Summer Study
Students who wish to take summer courses abroad or domestically should follow the procedures for summer school credit available in the Class Deans Office.
Financial aid for summer study abroad may be available via international study grants at the Office for International Study. The Class Deans Office also provides limited funding for summer study (usually no more than $500) based on a competitive application process.
Study Abroad Adviser: Justin Cammy
Israel
Universities in Israel offer intensive summer programs for all levels of Hebrew language study, and courses in Jewish studies and Middle Eastern studies.
Financial aid may be available for study and advanced research, service or internships in Israel via the Sylvia Berger '24 Fund, the Wilson Fund of the Program in Middle East Studies, and IEG of the Office International Study.
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hebrew University offers courses in classical and modern Hebrew, Arabic, Jewish Studies, Biblical Studies, Archeology, and Middle East Studies in June, July, August 2012)
- Tel Aviv University (TAU offers summer courses in Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish and Middle East Studies in June, July, and August, 2012)
- Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Hebrew: no Summer 2012 dates available yet)
- Haifa University – Intensive Hebrew (Intensive Hebrew: July 2012, session I; August 2012, session II; Intensive Arabic: August 2012)
- The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies (July 2012)
N.B.: Special waivers are required of students electing to study in Israel. Please contact the study abroad adviser and/or the Office for International Study for more information.
Europe
- CET Jewish Studies in Prague (May 31 - July 26, 2012)
- Civitas Summer Professional Internship Program, Warsaw, Poland (June 1-July 31, 2012, in English)
- Leo Baeck Summer University, Berlin (LBSU) in Jewish Studies (July 5-August 17, 2012)
Hebrew Language Study in the U.S.
The following institutions offer excellent intensive summer Hebrew language instruction.
There is very little financial aid available for students studying at domestic (U.S.) programs. Students planning to attend a program at an American institution should apply for financial aid at that institution and for assistance through the Class Deans Office.
- Arizona State University:
Summer Intensive Language Study,
Elementary Modern Hebrew & Yiddish (Tempe, AZ: June 4-July 20, 2012)
- The Jewish Theological Seminary:Intensive Hebrew Language Session (Beginning May 22, 2012)
- Brandeis-Middlebury College: Hebrew Summer Language School (Middlebury, VT: June 29 - August 17, 2012)
- Brandeis Hebrew Language Summer Institute (Brandeis University, Waltham MA: May 29-June 22, 2012)
Yiddish Language Study
Students interested in Yiddish language, literature, and culture are encouraged to attend one of the following programs.
- Indiana University, Slavic, Eastern European and Central Asian Languages Classes (Dates for Summer 2012 not yet available)
- Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture (June 18-July 27, 2012) A joint program between Bard College and the Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. It is based at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.
- Vilnius Yiddish Insitute (Vilnus University, Lithuania: July 22-August 17, 2012)
- Yiddish Summer Program: Tel Aviv University and Beit Sholem Aleichem (Tel Aviv: June 25-July 19, 2012
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