CJS mourns the loss and celebrates the life of Roslyn Greenfield, a longtime CJS supporter and co-founder, with husband Larry Greenfield, of the Greenfield Summer Institute. Ros passed away peacefully on the morning of June …
Year: 2025
Celebrating 25 Years of the Greenfield Summer Institute
How a Cocktail Party Led to a Lifelong Learning Program After the founding of the Center for Jewish Studies in 1991, dozens of UW alumni, their spouses, and family members asked how they could help …
Introducing Nina Caputo
Incoming CJS Director and Lipton Professor of Jewish Studies Beginning this fall, Nina Caputo will become the Lipton Professor of Jewish Studies and the Center’s next director. Caputo joins us from the University Florida, …
2025-2026 Scholarship & Award Winners
Remembering Frances Lipton Weinstein (1923 – 2025)
The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies mourns the loss and celebrates the life of Frances Lipton Weinstein, distinguished benefactor of the Center and lifetime member of the CJS Board of Visitors. She passed away on March …
Jordan Rosenblum Wins National Jewish Book Award
Jordan Rosenblum’s book Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig has received a National Jewish Book Award in the category of Jewish Food Writing and Cookbooks (the Jane and Stuart Weitzman Family Award). Congratulations to Jordan! …