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Winter Weather Announcement

Due to the winter weather forecast and the governor’s state of emergency, all Kean campuses will shift to remote operations at noon tomorrow, Sunday, February 22, and all day on Monday, February 23. 

All classes and activities will be conducted remotely during this time. Employees will also work remotely. Only those employees deemed essential during weather emergencies should report to campus. Employees with questions about their status should consult their supervisor. 

Keanu’s Kitchen will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday and Monday to serve residential students. 

All vehicles parked on the main Kean campus must be relocated to the Kean Parking Deck next to Hynes Hall by 9 p.m. today to facilitate campus cleanup. Vehicles parked elsewhere on campus may be relocated. 

President Repollet’s book signing at Metropolitan Baptist Church, originally scheduled for tomorrow, is canceled. 

Jewish Studies and World Affairs

The Jewish Studies and World Affairs program at Kean University is designed to stimulate inquiry into the Jewish cultural interaction with the larger world. This emphasis encourages cross-cultural understanding based on an appreciation of a fundamental and seminal culture. The program takes advantage of the university’s proximity to New York City’s metropolitan museums, foundations, libraries, and human rights organizations. 

Jewish Studies organizes many public events featuring nationally recognized scholars and critics-at-large, and hosts an Annual Jewish Studies Lecture/Artists Series. Jewish Studies also sponsors or cosponsors faculty lectures in the community as well as national and international conferences.

Important to its mission is the program’s collaboration with other Jewish academic and cultural programs on and off campus. It promotes study in Israel and Europe through the university’s Study Abroad program, as well as study in Washington, DC, through its Washington Program; maintains agreements with nearby Elizabeth’s Jewish Educational Center and with Hillel’s Soref Initiative for Emerging Campuses; and supports the Jewish community’s Birthright Israel program.

Jewish Studies is closely tied to the university’s Holocaust Resource Center, Hillel (a student-led organization), Jewish Faculty and Staff Association, and the Master of Arts degree program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Jewish Studies and World Affairs Minor

Students can take an 18-credit minor in Jewish Studies, and chose courses from 13 different disciplines. Courses for this program can be used toward fulfilling requirements for the major and for graduation.

Jewish Studies and World Affairs guidesheet

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Holocaust Scholar Peter Hayes Speaks at Kean University

Holocaust Scholar Peter Hayes Speaks at Kean University

Holocaust scholar and author of Why? Explaining the Holocaust, Peter Hayes, Ph.D., took on two key questions about the Holocaust as part of his Murray Pantirer Memorial Holocaust Scholar Lecture at Kean University.
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Russian-American Violinist Yevgeny Kutik Performs “Music from the Suitcase” at Kean Stage

Russian-American Violinist Yevgeny Kutik Performs “Music from the Suitcase” at Kean Stage

Kutik’s intimate immigrant story told in a concert and lecture

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