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The Stern College for Women (SCW) is the undergraduate women's college of arts and sciences of Yeshiva University. It is located at the university's Israel Henry Beren Campus in the Murray Hill section of Manhattan.

The college provides programs in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and Jewish studies, along with combined degree programs in dentistry, physical therapy, and engineering, among others. It grants the bachelor of arts degree, and also awards the Associate of Arts degree in Hebrew language, literature, and culture. SCW's dual undergraduate curriculum includes the Basic Jewish Studies Program, a one- to two-year introduction to Bible, Jewish law, and Hebrew that allows students without traditional yeshiva or day school backgrounds to be integrated into SCW's regular Jewish studies courses. The Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies offers courses ranging from elementary to advanced levels in Bible, Hebrew, Jewish history, Jewish philosophy, and Jewish laws and customs. The S. Daniel Abraham Honors Program stresses writing, critical analysis, cultural enrichment, individual mentoring, and the development of leadership skills.

SCW was established in 1954, based on a gift from the late industrialist Max Stern. Between 1945–1954, YU also opened a medical school, and graduate schools for Jewish social work, education, and psychology, as well as a community service department. On October 11, 1977, Rabbi Joseph Dov Soloveitchik delivered the introductory shiur (lecture) to inaugurate the program.

Notable alumni

  • Judith Bleich (née Ochs; born 1938), professor of Judaic studies at Touro College
  • Erica Brown, Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and founding director of its Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values and Leadership
  • Shayna Goldberg (born 1979), American–Israeli author, educator, and Yoetzet Halacha (halachic advisor)
  • Leah Gottfried (born 1991), actress and filmmaker
  • Amy Guterson (born 1967), actress, filmmaker, and educator
  • Anna Kaplan (née Monahemi; born 1985), Iranian-born American, New York State Senator
  • Gilah Kletenik, academic and Open Orthodox rabbi
  • Rochelle Majer Krich (born 1947), writer of mystery novels and winner of an Anthony Award and the Mary Higgins Clark Award
  • Faranak Margolese (born 1972), American-Israeli writer
  • Atara Marmor (Betty-Anne-Atara Marmor, née Feuerwerker; 1943–2003), French historian and art collector
  • Dina Najman (born1968), rabbi of the Kehilah of Riverdale
  • Hindy Najman (born1967), academic specialising in Jewish studies and the Hebrew Bible; Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford
  • Lexa Roséan (born1958), writer, dancer, psychoanalyst, and Wiccan high priestess
  • Yael Ziegler (born 1970), American–Israeli author, Tanakh scholar, and educator

See also

  • List of Jewish universities and colleges in the United States

References

Notes

  • The Basic Jewish Studies Program
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