Staff & Contact Information

 

Mailing Address:

308 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1319

Phone & Fax:

Phone: (608) 265-4763
Fax: (608) 265-8110

DIRECTOR

Pamela Potter
pmpotter@wisc.edu

CENTER ADMINISTRATOR

Anita Lightfoot
allightf@wisc.edu
(608) 265-4763

CENTER ASSISTANT

Kesha Thompson
knthompson@wisc.edu
(608) 265-8150

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CHAIR

David Sorkin
djsorkin@wisc.edu

INDIVIDUAL MAJORS LIAISON

Adam Gamoran
Professor of Sociology
gamoran@ssc.wisc.edu

LECTURES COMMITTEE CHAIR

Tony Michels
Mosse Professor in American Jewish History
aemichels@wisc.edu

CONNEY PROJECT IN JEWISH ARTS CHAIR

Douglas Rosenberg
Professor in the Art Department
rosend@education.wisc.edu

SUMMER INSTITUTE COMMITTEE CHAIR

Pamela Potter
Professor of Music
pmpotter@wisc.edu

LIBRARY SYSTEMS LIAISONS

Jill Rosenshield
jrosenshield@library.wisc.edu

Phyllis Weisbard
pweisbard@library.wisc.edu

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR

Cynthia Miller
Associate Professor of Hebrew and Semitic Studies
clmiller2@wisc.edu

SEXUAL HARRASSMENT INTAKE OFFICER

Judith Kornblatt
Professor of Slavic Languages
jkornbla@wisc.edu

STUDENT ADVISORS

Tony Michels
Mosse Professor in American Jewish History
aemichels@wisc.edu

Anita Lightfoot
allightf@wisc.edu
(608) 265-4763

 

The Center for Jewish Studies Named Professorships

Anthony Michaels, George Mosse Professor of History and Jewish Studies
Rachel F. Brenner, Max and Frieda Weinstein-Bascom Professor of Jewish Studies
Jordan D. Rosenblum, Belzer Professor in Classical Judaism
Simone Schweber, Michael S. and Judith B. Goodman Professor of Education and Jewish Studies
Nadav Shelef, Meyerhoff Professor of Israel Studies
David Sorkin, Frances and Laurence Weinstein Professor of Jewish Studies

 

Other People Important to the Center

Gary Sandefur, Dean
College of Letters and Science
102 South Hall, 608-263-2303
Email: gsandefur@ls.admin.wisc.edu

Stephen Wald, Director, Program Development, UW Foundation
1848 University Avenue, 608-265-3526
Email: Stephen.Wald@uwfoundation.wisc.edu

Jane Gellman, Chair, Board of Visitors, Center for Jewish Studies
(414) 264-7518
Email: janegel@gmail.com