Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies

Birthright participants are far more engaged; their peers are losing ties to Judaism, study finds ejewishphilanthropy.com/birthright-par…

Birthright travelers look different after Oct. 7 -- but the effect remains the same, study shows jta.org/2026/03/23/isr… via @JTAnews

"Nationwide, the Jewish community has become more diverse, so it makes sense that the rabbinate would be as well" ~CMJS Interim Director Janet Krasner Aronson apnews.com/article/judais…

CMJS researchers' recent article on the relationship between antisemitism and political ideology, "Antisemitism, Israel, and Political Ideology on the American College Campus,” appears in the journal Politics, Groups, and Identities. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Just published: "Antisemitism, Israel, and political ideology on the American college campus" #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📽 Join JFS at @CohenCenter Brandeis for an exclusive screening of “7/10: Testigos del Terror,” the first documentary capturing Oct. 7 through Israel’s Latin American community. 📅 Dec 2, 2025 📍 Wasserman Cinematheque Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Join us & @CohenCenter Initiative on the Jews of the Americas (JOTA) on December 3 @12PM (EST) for the book talk "The Holocaust and Latin America: Migration, Resettlement and Memory" led by co-editors Daniela Gleizer, Emmanuel Kahan, and @YaelSiman. RSVP: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Citing a number of CMJS Jewish community studies. "Making interfaith families a valued part of Jewish communities" ejewishphilanthropy.com/making-interfa…

Citing CMJS research on Jewish young adults and Israel. "End of Gaza war offers a historic opportunity to reengage young Jews worldwide" ejewishphilanthropy.com/end-of-gaza-wa…

Antisemitism on campus is a real problem − but headlines and government-proposed solutions don’t match the experience of most Jewish students buff.ly/5eLi6Zr

Antisemitic beliefs rare among faculty, Brandeis University study finds highereddive.com/news/antisemit… via @HigherEdDive

Just released: "Ideology in the Classroom" explores how faculty at US universities think about contentious political issues and how these issues are addressed in the classroom. Based on a survey of more than 2200 faculty at 146 research universities. brandeis.edu/cmjs/antisemit…

New Brandeis study finds university faculty more heterodox, less anti-Israel than generally presumed ejewishphilanthropy.com/new-brandeis-s…

Just released: New report on the impact of financial insecurity on the college trajectory of Jewish young adults. brandeis.edu/cmjs/research/…

Also, on June 4, please join us for a special Jews of the Americas book event with Professor Judit Bokser Liwerant, "National and Transnational Paths of Latin American Jews." conta.cc/4m6nDoL

On June 4, join CMJS researchers Nicole Samuel (moderator) and Graham Wright (author), along with other contributors to a recent themed issue of Journal of Jewish Education, to discuss their articles re. antisemitism on college campuses since October 7. brandeis.edu/mandel/events/…

Is Miami-Dade’s Jewish population growing? A major new survey has the answer Read more at: #storylink=cpy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Eye-opening study becomes roadmap to a stronger St. Louis Jewish community stljewishlight.org/?p=286018