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Pamela 
Barmash​​

Professor of Hebrew Bible and Biblical Hebrew
Professor of Religious Studies (by courtesy)
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​Housni 
Bennis

​Senior Lecturer in Arabic Language
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​Nancy 
Berg

Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature
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Flora 
Cassen

Chair of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
Associate Professor of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies and of History
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Maxwell 
Greenberg

Friedman Postdoctoral Fellow in Jewish Studies
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
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Ayala 
Hendin

Israel Institute Postdoctoral Research Associate and Teaching Fellow
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​Martin 
Jacobs

​Professor of Rabbinic Studies
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Meera 
Jain

Lecturer of Hindi Languages and Cultures
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Sara 
Jay

Lecturer in Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
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Erin 
McGlothlin

Vice Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of German and Jewish Studies
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​Aria  
Nakissa​

Director of Graduate Studies in Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies
​Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Anthropology
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​Nancy 
Reynolds​

​Associate Professor of History, of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (Affiliate), and of Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies (Affiliate)
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Toqeer 
Shah

Lecturer of Urdu
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Eyal 
Tamir

Lecturer of Hebrew
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​Younasse 
Tarbouni

Teaching Professor of Arabic
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Madhavi 
Verma

Lecturer in Hindi Languages and Cultures
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​Anika 
Walke​

Georgie W. Lewis Career Development Professor
Associate Professor of History; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies; and of Global Studies
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David 
Warren

Lecturer of Middle East Studies and Arabic
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Noa 
Weinberg

Lecturer of Hebrew
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​Hayrettin 
Yücesoy

Director of Undergraduate Studies for Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies​
Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, History (Affiliate), and Global Studies Study Abroad Advisor for Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies