Schusterman Center for Israel Studies

Exhibition: The Hiatt Institute

A red 1960s-era bus drives down a road, the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) building behind it. Superimposed on the image are the words: The Jacob Hiatt Institute in Jerusalem

Still from Professor Ernest Stock's 1967-1968 film.

Photo Credit: Rolf Kneller

The Jacob Hiatt Institute in Jerusalem, 1961-1983

An online exhibition exploring Brandeis University's groundbreaking Israel Study Abroad program. Researched and developed by Wintana Sium '23.

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In celebration of Brandeis University's 75th Anniversary, the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University presents "The Jacob Hiatt Institute in Jerusalem, 1961-1983." This online exhibition illuminates the history and enduring legacy of Brandeis University's innovative study abroad program, and takes viewers inside the student experience with photos, videos and memories shared by program alumni.

You can even hop in our time machine and experience the Hiatt Institute together with the 1967 cohort, thanks to a rare film discovered in the Brandeis archives while conducting research for the exhibition. 


Image courtesy of Adlai Stock and the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.