Program Overview

The Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies

The Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies is the center for the study of Jews and Judaism at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. It offers a variety of public and academic programs that enhance student learning, promote Jewish Studies scholarship, and contribute to the intellectual life of the Knoxville community and beyond.

Program Overview

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville offers an interdisciplinary Jewish Studies major and minor as well as several scholarships to support student learning. Courses in Judaic Studies range from modern Hebrew to the Holocaust.

Academic Programs

• Jewish Studies Concentration, BA Requirements
• Jewish Studies Minor
• UT in Israel

Scholarships

• Dr. Ruben P. Robinson Judaic Studies Scholarship
• The Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Scholarship in Judaic Studies

Faculty and Staff

• Faculty
• Emeritus/Emerita
• Glazer/Orwitz Teaching Fellows in Modern Hebrew
• Schusterman Visiting Professors
• Affiliated Graduate Students

Events and Lectures

• Calendar of Events
• Lecture Series
  • Judaic Studies Lecture Series
  • Karen and Pace Robinson Lecture Series on Modern Israel
  • Solomon/Schwartz Distinguished Lecture Series in Judaic Studies
  • Emerging Voices Lecture Series
• Past Events

About the Program

The Fern and Manfred Steinfeld Program in Judaic Studies is part of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The program aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Jewish history, culture, and religion through its academic and public programs.

News and Updates

• Sinnreich offers insight into story about Oak Ridge man facing deportation for his role as a German concentration camp guard
• Helene Sinnreich is interviewed about her research by WUOT for Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Andrews Invests in Jewish Education
• Helene Sinnreich article on "White House Press Secretary Mangles Holocaust History" (The Commercial Appeal, Sunday, April 16, 2017)

Upcoming Events

• Feb 2026: Erez DeGolan, “Jewish Joy, Imperial Power, and the Rabbis of Roman Palestine"
• Apr 2026: "The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Calendar of Holocaust Memory"

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