COHN-HADDOW
Center for Judaic Studies
Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies
Wayne State University
2311 Faculty Administration Building
Experience your heritage
in the heart of Detroit
656 W. Kirby
Detroit, Ml 48202
The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies was established in 1988 by
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Wayne State University and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu
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Detroit/United Jewish Foundation, thanks to an endowment created by the
Honorable Avern Cohn, John M. Haddow and Mike Zeltzer. Since then the
Center has come to personify the continuing positive relationship between
may be found at judaicstudies.wayne.edu . To
Wayne State and Southeast Michigan's thriving Jewish community.
learn more about the Jewish Studies Minor, visit
David Weinberg, professor of history at Wayne State, is the Center's director.
clas.wayne.edu/jewishstudies.
The Cohn-Haddow Center has a vital role in promoting the awareness and
enjoyment of Jewish scholarship and culture. By sponsoring and hosting
activities from educational programs to lectures and cultural events, the
Center has introduced faculty, staff and students of the University, as well as
the general public, to some of the world's most distinguished scholars and
creative artists. Its Judaica Resource Center contains an impressive collection
of software, reference works and media, and complements the University's
extensive holdings in the field of Jewish Studies. At the same time, the
strength of the Center's outreach mission has helped make Wayne State a
leader in university-community relations.
Three years ago, the synergy between Wayne State and the Cohn-Haddow
Center resulted in the establishment of a Jewish Studies Minor at the
University. This program provides undergraduate and non-traditional students
an opportunity to explore the history, culture and politics of the Jewish
people from Biblical times through the modern era. Its interdisciplinary,
faculty-led courses examine Jewish cultural and intellectual history and
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traditions, promoting a greater appreciation for the richness of Jewish art,
music and theater.