Contributors
To date, the Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies has received a total of over 1.3 million dollars to its Endowment Fund, representing gifts from individual donors and trust funds.
In addition, the Cohn-Haddow Center raises funds through an annual giving letter sent by the Office of University Advancement to the Center's mailing list.
We invite you to join the many individuals and organizations that make it possible for the Center to bring the best of Jewish scholarship to the campus and the community. For further information on how you can participate, please contact the Center at (313) 577-2679 or aa2690@wayne.edu.
Naming Opportunities
The Cohn-Haddow Center has a number of naming opportunities available. Some of the specific programs and activities include:
| 1. | Scholar-in-Residence |
The Center seeks to invite prominent scholars in Jewish Studies, preferably from Israel, to serve as a resource person at Wayne State University and in the Detroit Jewish community. Such an individual would be available to offer informal and formal lectures and classes on campus and in the community in his/her field of specialization. The scholar would also serve as a mentor or advisor for graduate students and professionals within the community. |
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| 2. | Annual Visiting Lectureship in the Following Fields: Bible, Hebrew Language and |
| Literature, Yiddish, Modern Jewish History, Holocaust and Israel | |
Since its inception, the Center has sponsored lectures and conferences featuring internationally renowned scholars who have shared their latest findings and discoveries with both the campus and the metropolitan community. An annual endowed lectureship in the major fields of Jewish studies will ensure that students, faculty and the community at large will have an opportunity to learn about exciting developments in Jewish scholarship on a continuing basis. |
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| 3. | Artist-in-Residence in Jewish Art, Theater or Music |
One of the important components of the Center's programming has been the sponsoring of art exhibitions, dramatic presentations on Jewish themes, and concerts in Jewish music. In inviting an annual artist-in-residence to the Wayne campus for a short-term visit, the Center would be able to provide the University with an intense experience in Jewish culture. Aside from offering lectures and performances, the artist-in-residence would also teach master classes and tutorials for interested individuals at the University and in the community. |
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| 4. | Endowed Directorship |
The Center seeks to establish its independence and ensure its continuity by creating an endowed chair for its Director. The Director's major responsibility is to help the Center fulfill its goals at the University and in the greater community. In addition, the Director teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in his/her field of specialization in Jewish Studies. The Director also publicizes the activities of the Center through participation in international and national conferences. Finally, through his/her research and writing, the Director helps to strengthen the Center's role as a major institution for Jewish scholarship in the United States. |
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| 5. | Biannual International Research Conference |
The Center is committed to sponsoring a biannual conference in a major topic of interest in Jewish Studies. The conference brings together world-renowned scholars who come to present formal papers and share their research in a public forum. The Center arranges to have papers published through the Wayne State University Press. The conference is free and open to the public and is held on the campus and in the community. Past topics have included "Jews in the Islamic World," "A Twenty-Five Year Retrospective on the Six-Day War," and "A Commemoration on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials." In March, 1999, the Center sponsored a conference on "Jews and the Urban Experience." |
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John and Rose Herman and Hortense Herman Alper Endowment Fund
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Harold Gales Fund
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The Evelyn Hoffman Kasle Philanthropic Fund
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Jacob Lassner in memory of Kalman Lassner
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The Sigmund and Sophie Rohlik Foundation
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George M. and Pearl A. Zeltzer Family Fund
The Center Wishes to Thank the Following Individuals and
Foundations
for their Support of Sponsored Lectureships
For further information on these and other
naming opportunities as well as other activities of the Cohn-Haddow Center
for Judaic Studies, please contact the Director, Dr. David Weinberg, at the Center's office (313) 577-2679.