
Rigorous Academic Study
The Schusterman Center is dedicated to supporting and growing the academic field of Israel studies.
The Schusterman Center is dedicated to supporting and growing the academic field of Israel studies.
We created a guide for scholars, educators, students, and anyone wanting to learn more about Israel. With expert-recommended resources and tips for effective research, this is a one-stop shop for Israel Studies queries, needs, and information.
We sponsor publications that seek to enlighten both a scholarly and non-scholarly audience with the latest research on the modern State of Israel.
Our Summer Institute for Israel Studies equips higher-education faculty with the resources they need in order to take a rigorously academic approach to teaching about modern Israel on college campuses.
Like the best Israel studies centers, the Schusterman Center is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of Israeli history, politics, culture and society. But its mission goes far beyond scholarship itself. The center is committed to creating and disseminating knowledge about the modern state of Israel, not just at Brandeis, but to a global audience.
The center is shaping and safeguarding the future of Israel studies by training the next generation of scholars in the field. Through innovative research and teaching programs, lectures, conferences, grants, publications, films and art exhibitions, complemented by a unique online resource site, the center is nurturing a worldwide community of people who are knowledgeable about Israel.
Are you looking for a dynamic position that will challenge and inspire you? Join our welcoming team!
The Schusterman Center is searching for a Program Administrator to plan and implement the logistics for all Center events -- virtual, hybrid and in-person -- including our flagship Summer Institute for Israel Studies. This position also handles the Center’s financial transactions, such as payments and deposits. You will join a small but mighty team of dedicated professionals, working with scholars and speakers from all over the world in a stimulating and collaborative atmosphere. Learn more and apply today!
The 2022 Summer Institute for Israel Studies (SIIS) cohort was among our most diverse yet: 23 faculty members teaching at institutions in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. We had five participants from three Abraham Accords countries - Bahrain, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates - a first in SIIS history! Over the course of a 12-day Brandeis residency, the 2022 fellows learned about Israel from distinguished scholars and experts in a broad range of fields, and developed a syllabus for a course they will teach at their respective institutions. During th 10-day study tour of Israel that followed, they engaged with leading figures in public life, the academy, and the arts, including politicians and civil servants, writers, public intellectuals, and Jewish and Arab community leaders, and visited historical and cultural sites.
Read the Summer 2022 issue of "Israel Studies." which features a special "Israel Dialectics" section devoted to religion, state and society in Israel. Articles include "Distinguished Member of the Euro(trash) Family? Israeli Self-Representation in the Eurovision Song Contest" by Daniel Mahla; "Religion and State Among the Palestinian-Arabs in Israel: A Realm of 'Their' Own" by Michael Karayanni; and "Samson, Unchained: Biblical Undercurrents in the Political Sentiments of Israeli Jews" by Uriel Abulof. "Israel Studies" is cosponsored by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies.
Looking to learn, research, or teach about Israel? Explore our Research Guide to Israel Studies, a one-stop shop for Israel Studies queries, needs, and information. This free guide contains resources for researchers of every kind. From the high schooler writing a class report, to a journalist looking for reliable information, to a senior academic with thirty years' experience, everyone - especially those now working from home - will find it invaluable. Produced with the Israel Studies faculty at Brandeis University, in conjunction with other leading scholars, and edited by our associate director, Dr. Shayna Weiss, this is the most comprehensive guide of its kind available. Explore the Research Guide to Israel Studies.