Where are they now?

The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies has created the largest and most important academic programme in Jewish studies in Europe, based on undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral research and teaching.

The Centre is helping to rebuild this discipline in universities throughout Europe and the world by preparing the next generation of scholars. Students have come from a variety of backgrounds – Jewish, Christian, Muslim and other – and from more than forty countries, including China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and the former Soviet Union. Many have then gone on to academic positions at leading universities in Asia, Europe, North America and the United Kingdom, lecturing in Hebrew and Jewish studies or in related fields such as history, religious studies and cultural studies.

The contribution the Centre makes is not confined to the academic realm. As Oxford University is one of the elite universities in the world, its graduates rise to positions of influence and leadership in many spheres across the globe in subsequent decades. The influence of the Centre at this formative stage in their lives can be immeasurably valuable.

We thought we would seek out a few of our alumni and ask them to tell us their stories.

Please note: If you would like to make contact with any of the former students mentioned, please e-mail the Centre on enquiries@ochjs.ac.uk in the first instance and we will be glad to pass on your message. Likewise, if you would like to send in any news of your own, please e-mail us!