The Adam Cherrick Lecture in Jewish Studies at Washington University

The Adam Cherrick Lecture Fund in Jewish Studies at Washington University was established in 1988 by Jordan and Lorraine Cherrick of St. Louis, Missouri in memory of their son. Its purpose is to advance Jewish Studies at Washington University. Since its inception, the Fund has benefited both the University community and St. Louis at large by bringing world-renowned scholars to speak on campus.

Past speakers include:

David Biale, University of California, Davis

Sarah Abrevaya Stein, University of California, Los Angeles

Bernard Wasserstein, University of Chicago

David M. Stern, University of Pennsylvania

Marc Saperstein, Leo Baeck College

Peter Schäfer, Princeton University

David Goodblatt, University of California, San Diego

Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert, Stanford University

Menachem Kellner, University of Haifa

Derek Penslar, University of Toronto

Susan Niditch, Amherst College

Kenneth Seeskin, Northwestern University

Leonard Fein, Founding Editor, Moment Magazine

Jeffrey Gurock, Yeshiva University

Martin Jaffee, University of Washington, Seattle

Fred Lazin, Ben Gurion University

David Berger, Brooklyn College

Pnina Lahav, Boston University

David Novak, University of Virginia