Haifa University

February 16, 2021

The Ruderman Program for American Jewish Studies at Haifa University is the first and only master’s program of its kind in Israel. Outstanding students and future leaders in Israel embark on a one year program which includes a ten-day educational tour in the US, surveying the history and present-day character of the American Jewish community. The program promotes ongoing academic research in Israel on the topics of Jewish-American life, American society and the lasting and vital bond between American Jews, the State of Israel and Israeli society. Each year, the program translates a book about American-Jewish history into Hebrew and publishes it for an Israeli audience, holds an annual national symposium for researchers in the field and launches innovative initiatives such as an exhibition celebrating 100 years of contribution by the American Jewish community to Israel.