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New York Times opinion columnist and author Michelle Goldberg joins longtime journalist and Stanford Communication lecturer Janine Zacharia for a conversation about what it means to be a Jewish journalist today.

Meet our award winners and graduates!

Jewish Studies recently celebrated our graduates and award winners. We are delighted to announce the winners of our annual undergraduate awards here. These students demonstrated exceptional scholarship and we are honored to share their accomplishments with you! With gratitude to the generous donors and their families who make these awards possible and one of our most steadfast judges who considers every submission, Emeritus Reinhard…

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In addition to his role as Jewish Studies core faculty member, Rowan Dorin is the director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS). A student reporter for The Stanford Daily shares her transformative experience with the program. 

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One of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Tova Friedman shared her experiences and her ongoing work to combat antisemitism, including a moderated conversation with Taube Center for Jewish Studies core faculty member, Ari Kelman. Friedman is the author of the memoir Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope (2022). 

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Stanford Jewish Studies graduate students from across the disciplines are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to the field. Congratulations to these students!