In December 1984, Peter Solomon (AB ’60, MBA ’63), then a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers, announced the establishment of the Friends of the Center for Jewish Studies.  This organization seeks to provide an ongoing base of support for the Center and to enable it to expand its present areas of activity.  Annual support from the Friends helps shape the future of Jewish Studies and sustain the Center as an influential, multifaceted enterprise at Harvard. 

Some of the specific projects the Friends of the Center for Jewish Studies include:

• student research projects (both undergraduate and graduate, school-year and summer);
• graduate student fellowships;
• research-related expenses for visiting scholars;
• public lectures and class presentations by distinguished scholars;
• doctoral dissertation advising by specialized scholars from outside Harvard;
• group discussions of research in progress for Harvard faculty and students in Jewish studies

You are invited to show your interest in Jewish Studies at Harvard by joining the Friends of the Center for Jewish Studies in one of the following categories:

Associate - $50             Patron - $100                Pillar - $500                   Benefactor - $1,000

Associates of the Center receive the newsletter and invitations to lectures, symposia and colloquia.

Patrons of the Center additionally receive priority invitations to selected events and selected publications.

Pillars of the Center additionally receive copies of all Center publications.

Benefactors of the Center receive all of the preceding, including invitations to additional events.
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This year we hope to substantially increase the number of Friends of the Center, thereby creating a broader base of support for the Center’s projects and activities.  If you know anyone who might be interested in joining the Friends, would you please notify the Center (617-495-4326) so that we may contact them to acquaint them with the Center’s work.
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If you would like to become a Friend of the Center for Jewish Studies and make a donation, please contact CJS at cjs@fas.harvard.edu or mail donations directly to:
Friends of the Harvard University
Center for Jewish Studies
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
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