A historical synagogue in Corsicana, Texas
Azura shop in Israel
Israeli grafitti that reads ''Lebanon: it's so 80's''
The Simon Theatre in Brenham
Jewish cemetery in Gonzales, Texas
Historical Marker on the B'nai Abraham Orthodox Synagogue in Brenham, Texas

Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere.
— Lionel Trilling

The Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin provides a multi-disciplinary Jewish Studies curriculum for students at the University of Texas and an innovative crossroads for research on the study of Jewish life in the Americas, its place in Jewish history, and its contemporary and future relationship to the State of Israel.

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Fall 2009 Courses

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Elizabeth Agnew

Jewish Studies major Elizabeth Agnew profiled on the "Be A Longhorn" website


Remember--One for Each Million (fused-glass art commemorating the Holocaust)

Forgiveness Illuminated

Holocaust survivors' testimonials shed light on our ability to recover after traumatic experiences, researcher finds


Image from Fritz Henle exhibition

Fritz Henle: In Search of Beauty

Exhibition resides at the Harry Ransom Center, FEBRUARY 3, 2009 - AUGUST 2, 2009