Friends of the Jewish Studies Program

Welcome to the Friends of the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University. This, the Friends’ inaugural year, also marks the 25th anniversary of the Program, and the 40th anniversary of the minor in Jewish Studies and we have many exciting events planned.

The creation of the Friends of Jewish Studies at SDSU is part of our evolution as an academic body that seeks to promote awareness, appreciation and cultivation of the Jewish experience in its broad diversity. We seek to provide superior, innovative programming that educates and captivates. This approach has helped us advance and nourish the partnership between the University, its students and the greater San Diego community.

SDSU boasts the largest Jewish student population south of Los Angeles and the twenty-eighth largest in the USA among accredited universities. Our Jewish Studies Program offers both a Major in Modern Jewish Studies and a Minor in Jewish Studies. The broad range of subjects we teach relate to Jewish history, religion and culture from the biblical through the modern period. Courses offered through our program are open to all SDSU students.

We are exceptionally proud that over the last 25 years the Jewish Studies Program at SDSU has touched the lives of innumerable individuals­both students and members of the San Diego community­by providing an important resource for the study of the Jewish people, their history and contemporary circumstances.

We are committed to continuing this important tradition. As a member of the Friends of the Jewish Studies Program, you are helping to ensure that we remain able to develop new courses, pursue original research, and provide thought-provoking public lectures, programs and outreach to the community.

Your commitment enables us to achieve and enhance our goals.

Here is just a small hint of what we are planning for the coming year:

• "Common Chords 3": JSP Artist-in-Residence, Yale Strom and Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad join forces in a Jewish-Muslim musical dialogue
  
  
• "Israel in the 21st Century: New Hopes, New Challenges: Four Master Lectures," three world-renowned experts join our Visiting Israeli scholar, Dr. Oren Meyers, in a vibrant and educational lecture series
  
  
• And much more

If you would like to make a donation online, please visit the Campanile Foundation website <http://giveonline.sdsu.edu/giving>. Please specify "Jewish Studies Program" in the third box that says "Please direct my gift to another school, department or program." All online donations are tax-deductible, private and secure.

If you would like to make a donation by mail, please fill out and print our donation form (.pdf).

If you need help or have any questions, please call 619-594-5327.