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 …
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! …
CJS Director Jordan Rosenblum Publishes New Book
Congratulations to Professor Jordan Rosenblum on the publication of his new book: Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig. To hear more about the book before you buy it, you can read this …
Remembering Marjorie Singer Tobias (BS ’50)
CJS mourns the recent loss of Marjorie Singer Tobias (BS ’50), an alumna of UW-Madison and lifetime member of the CJS Board of Visitors. Tobias passed away on November 27th at the age of 95. …
Remembering Harvey M. Meyerhoff (BBA ‘48)
CJS mourns the recent loss of Harvey M. Meyerhoff (BBA ‘48), an alumnus of UW-Madison and a founding member of the CJS Board of Visitors. Meyerhoff passed away on August 6 at the age of …
Prof. Nadav Shelef Interviewed on WPR about Ongoing Israel-Gaza Conflict
On Wednesday, October 11 Nadav Shelef, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Israel Studies and Professor of Political Science, was interviewed on WPR about the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. You can listen to …