COHN-HADDOW

Center for Judaic Studies

Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies
Wayne State University
2311 Faculty Administration Building
656 W. Kirby
Detroit, MI 48202

Experience your heritage
in the heart of Detroit

313-577-2679 • 313-577-8136 (fax)

The Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies was established in 1988 by

cohnhaddowcenter@wayne.edu

More information about the Cohn-Haddow Center
may be found at judaicstudies.wayne.edu . To
learn more about the Jewish Studies Minor, visit
clas.wayne.edu/jewishstudies.

Wayne State University and the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan

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

Wayne State and Southeast Michigan's thriving Jewish community.

David Weinberg, professor of history at Wayne State, is the center's director.

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.