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Second Professorship
in Hebrew
and in Jewish History
In 1970, Harvard acknowledged the importance of its Jewish Studies program by establishing a second tenured professorship in Hebrew and in Jewish History. This position was, and continues to be, wholly funded through general University funds. With two full-time faculty positions, Harvard could now offer a rich mixture of undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of medieval and modern Jewish history and philosophy, and medieval and modern Hebrew language and literature. During these years, enrollments increased steadily, and while the number of concentrators in Jewish Studies remained small, numerous undergraduates were able to take at least one or two courses in Judaica while at Harvard.