2025 Jewish American Heritage Month Campus-wide Message

Dear campus community, 

This Jewish American Heritage Month, we express our gratitude to and appreciation for the Jewish American campus community for being an important part of UC Berkeley’s legacy and culture.

Campus Events: 

• May 2, 2025 - BLC (Berkeley Language Center) Spring 2025 Fellows Forum: including Ladino en Kaza (Ladino at Home): Towards an At-Home Language Nesting Kit for Ladino Revitalization, Julia Peck (Linguistics).

• May 4, 2025 - Jewish Arts & Bookfest

• May 7, 2025 - Out of the Mailbox: UC Berkeley Undergraduate Research on the Magnes Postcard Collection

Media to Read/Watch:

• Language as Connection: A Tapestry of Jewish Culture, History and Community

• Campus Connections at the Magnes

• The New Leader Scholarship: An Interview with Bill and Ruth Goldman

Campus Departments:

• Antisemitism Education Initiative

• Center for Jewish Studies and the Jewish Studies Minor for Undergraduates and Designated Emphasis for Graduates

• Helen Diller Institute (HDI) for Jewish Law and Israel Studies: Israel Studies Minor, Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program, Research Support for Students, and Academic Programs in Israel

• Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures

Campus Organizations:

• Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Jewish Life and Campus Climate 

• Jewish Registered Student Organizations

• University Health Services for Jewish Students

To learn more and/or submit additional events and resources, visit the Jewish American Heritage Month webpage

Thank you,

Fabrizio Mejia

he/him

Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion 

Victoria Plaut

she/ella

Vice Provost for the Faculty

Stephen C. Sutton

he/him/his

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Eugene Whitlock 

he/him/his

Chief People and Culture Officer

To help create an environment that lives up to our seven Principles of Community, we will send regular messages to acknowledge various heritage/history months and holidays. While we won't include every month or holiday, we will make an effort to ensure members of our community feel represented. Additionally, Berkeley News and Berkeley Life Blog will often post articles highlighting people, programs, and research that align with these heritage/history months and holidays. Learn more about our updated approach to heritage/history/prevention messaging

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