Center for Judaic Studies

10/15/2026

CJS students Alexis S. + Jules T. meeting up in Glasgow during quarters abroad!! College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences at DU DU Abroad

10/14/2026

Center friend Dr Howard Israel at Adam Rovner's lecture at YU

10/13/2026

Holla for Challah!!!! There is still time and room to sign up!!
bitly/cjs-challah

10/06/2026

CJS director Adam Rovner on the New Books in Jewish Studies podcast

Podcast Episode · New Books in Jewish Studies · October 3 · 1h 1m

09/17/2026

CJS Student Welcome Ice Cream Party Fall 2026!! College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Denver

09/15/2026

Center director Adam Rovner with the Sherlock Holmes of the bass, Brian Ritchie. 45 years of the Violent Femmes. 50 years of CJS. Add it up!

09/11/2026

A Sweet New Year to you and yours! College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Denver DU Hillel

09/01/2026

the Center welcomes new students and parents on move-in day!

08/27/2026

The Center shares in the grief of the Kutner family and the wider Denver community for the loss of Cantor Zachary Kutner (z”l). Born in Poland in 1925, Cantor Kutner survived N**i labor, concentration, and death camps, including Auschwitz and Dachau. He was the sole survivor of his family. After the war, Cantor Kutner languished in a displaced persons camp until arriving in the U.S. in 1950. In Denver, Kutner became a successful businessman and later served as beloved cantor at several local synagogues. Anyone who had the privilege of hearing him lead prayers on the high holidays experienced one of the last links to a haunting prewar Yiddishkeit. Cantor Kutner continued to lead services until his late 90s. His legacy of learning, charity, and ahavat Yisrael live on. A husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Cantor Kutner delighted in his ever expanding family. We thank his family for designating the Center’s Holocaust Awareness Institute for memorial gifts. May his memory be a blessing.

https://bit.ly/supporthai

08/25/2026

The Center mourns the passing of longtime supporter Audrey Friedman Marcus (z”l). (https://feldmanmortuary.com/tribute/details/5604/Audrey-Marcus/obituary.html) A powerful force in Jewish education, Audrey founded the Center’s “Fred & Audrey Friedman Marcus Holocaust Lecture” nearly a quarter century ago. This labor of love in memory of her husband, Fred Marcus (z”l), (https://survivalandwitness.org/table-of-contents/fred-marcus/) has exposed thousands of community members to internationally acclaimed speakers, authors, artists, and filmmakers who commemorate Holocaust history and memory. Many Center directors and staff worked with and learned from Audrey. We are privileged to honor her memory. Her family have directed contributions to the Center to support the Friedman Marcus Holocaust Lecture (https://bit.ly/support-marcus) and the legacy of her teaching and activism.