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American University's Jewish Studies Program prepares students for careers in the Jewish community and Jewish education. The Jewish Studies Program emphasizes the skills acquired in a liberal arts education-research, writing, and effective communication. Students find that these skills, combined with their internships in Jewish communal work, have prepared them to enter a range of professional fields, or to further their educations in graduate degree programs.

The following are just some of the diverse accomplishments of Jewish Studies alumni:

• Associate in the Finance Resource Development Department of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
• Elementary school teacher at a Jewish day school
• Program specialist for B'nai B'rith Youth Organizations
• Jewish Service Corp volunteer
• Assistant principal of a congregation Hebrew school
• Work for the Foundation for Jewish Camping
• Member of the United Jewish Communities National Young Leadership Cabinet
• Director of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia
• Great Lakes regional director of the American Associate of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• Work with the American Society for Technion- Israel Institute of Technology
• Work with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee
• Assistant Director for the Center for Human Rights and Public Policy at B'nai B'rith International
• U.S. Representative to the Young Jewish Leadership Diplomatic Seminar
• Ordained Rabbi
• Work with the Union for Reform Judaism
• Vice president of the Chicago Jewish Federation
• Work with the Initiative for Israel on Illinois Campuses

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