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The Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice University welcomed four high school students June 9-13, 2025 as inaugural STJA Archival Fellows, offering them a unique, hands-on dive into the rich tapestry of Houston’s Jewish history. Read more here: … Continue reading →

Texas A&M University debuted their new Jewish Studies Program and Minor in the Spring of 2024. The new Program had their kickoff event on November 6, 2023, which included TJST members Ashley Passmore (Texas A&M; Coordinator of the Jewish Studies … Continue reading →

Click below to read a recent Lilith blog post, where TJST member Dr. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau discusses poetry two of her students at the University of Houston wrote for her Women in the Hebrew Bible course. At the bottom of the blog … Continue reading →

On June 21st, Professor Jason Johnson (Trinity University) published an Op-Ed in the Washington Post. The article, “The truth neither side wants to admit: President Trump’s wall will work, but it will mean America has failed,” discusses parallels between calls … Continue reading →

Download: Program for Borderlands TJSRT Colloquium December 2017

Call for paper and panel proposals on all areas of Jewish Studies regardless of discipline, geographical focus, or time period. The WJSA usually features panels about Jews in the American West, pedagogical aspects of Jewish Studies, and contemporary Jewish issues. … Continue reading →