UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies
Pioneering Jewish Studies since 1826.
The Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies goes back to the very foundations of UCL, as Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid (1778-1859), one of the leading figures in the struggle for Jewish emancipation in England, was among the principal founders of UCL and the chief promoter of its Hebrew department.
Today, the Department’s range of Jewish Studies courses is the widest anywhere in Europe. Drawing on UCL’s tradition of secularism and open-mindedness, we integrate all aspects of Jewish Studies, from antiquity to modernity, through the prism of history, literature, politics, and languages. Our small, friendly, and ambitious department is also noted for our compelling and innovative research.