Title

eng Jeff Bernstein, Oral History Interview, 2025

Transcript Available

eng https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/252/

Performer

eng Jeff Bernstein

Interviewer

eng Kat Hacanyan

Description

eng Jeff Bernstein is a professor of political science and Director of the Faculty Development Center at EMU. Bernstein, alongside colleagues like Decky Alexander and Pam Landau, is another one of the Center for Jewish Studies' earliest supporters. He started teaching classes at EMU while working on a graduate degree from U of M and was later hired as a full time faculty member. Up until its move off campus, Bernstein served as a board member for Hillel, alongside CJS Founding Director Marty Shichtman. He was appointed director of the Faculty Development Center in 2021 and continues to serve on the CJS faculty advisory board. In this interview, Bernstein talks about the things that formed his Jewish identity, the changes in Eastern's Jewish student body over the years, and just how much work went into developing and maintaining the Center.

Exact Date

eng 3/3/2025

Run Time

eng 1:27:28

Publisher

eng Eastern Michigan University Archives

Collection Location

eng 013.OH

Rights

eng Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).

Subject

eng EMU Center for Jewish Studies, EMU Center for Oral History Research, Jewish Studies, CJS, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, Judaism, Jewish identity, community engagement, higher education, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, Plainview NY, Long Island, EMU Political Science, Faculty Development Center, Hillel, HCAM, University of Michigan, University administration, 1920s immigration, Ira Berkow, programming, Frankel Center,

Language

eng English

Type

eng Item