Faculty and Staff
Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies
1346 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI  53706-1558
phone (608) 262-3204
fax (608) 262-9417
 hebrew@mailplus.wisc.edu

Faculty
For research interests, projects, and publications,
click on individual faculty member names

 
Rachel Feldhay Brenner, Ph.D.
(CV is a pdf file-to download Acrobat Reader click here)
Undergraduate Advisor for Modern Hebrew Track

Professor

(Modern Hebrew and Jewish literature)
1354 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-6102
brenner@wisc.edu

Michael V. Fox, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Director
Undergraduate Advisor for Biblical Hebrew Track
Jay C. and Ruth Halls-Bascom Professor

(Hebrew Bible; Semitics)
1338 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-2089
mvfox@wisc.edu
http://palimpsest.lss.wisc.edu/~mfox/

Cynthia L. Miller, Ph.D
(CV is a pdf file-to download Acrobat Reader click here

Department Chair
Professor

(Biblical Hebrew and Semitic languages)
1344 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-9785
clmiller2@wisc.edu 

Gilead Morahg, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
(Modern Hebrew Literature)
gmorahg@wisc.edu

Jordan D. Rosenblum
, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
(Rabbinics)
1340 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-9553
jrosenblum@wisc.edu

Norman D. Roth, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
(Medieval Jewish History)
ndroth@wisc.edu

Keith N. Schoville, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
(Biblical Literature and Archaeology)
knschovi@wisc.edu


Senior Lecturers and Distinguished Lecturers


Bilha Mirkin

Senior Lecturer
(Modern Hebrew)
1356 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-2967
 bmirkin@wisc.edu

Ronald Troxel, Ph.D.
  Distinguished Lecturer
(Biblical Languages and Literature)
Coordinator of Undergraduate Education for the Religious Studies Program
1348 Van Hise Hall
  (608) 263-1972
rltroxel@wisc.edu

Haya Yuchtman
Senior Lecturer
(Modern Hebrew)
1356 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-2967
 yuchtman@wisc.edu


Academic Staff for Fall 2008

Richard Benton
Associate Lecturer
(Jewish Mysticism Bible to Kabbalah)
1352 Van Hise Hall
(608) 263-2835
rcbenton@wisc.edu

Jeff Blakely, Ph.D.
Experienced Lecturer
(Introduction to Biblical Archaeology)
1336 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-8240
jblakely@wisc.edu

Assaf Meshulam
Associate Lecturer
(Readings in Contemporary Hebrew Literature)
1342 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-2968
meshulam@wisc.edu

Michael Rony, Ph.D.
Post-doc Fellow
(Jewish Studies)
1352 Van Hise Hall
(608) 263-2835
michaelrony@yahoo.com

Miri Talmon-Bohm, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
(Introduction to Hebrew Literature)
(Israeli Fiction in Translation)
1342 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-2968
talmonbohm@wisc.edu

Earl Tod Twist
Associate Lecturer
(The Bible in the Middle Ages)
1352 Van Hise Hall
(608) 263-2835
ettwist@wisc.edu


Teaching Assistants for Fall 2008

Abraham Johnson
(Introduction to Biblical Literature-Discussions 303, 305, 306)
1335 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-8240
apjohnson3@wisc.edu

Christopher Jones
(Introduction to Judaism-Discussions 301, 303, 305)
1336 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-8240
cjones4@wisc.edu

Timothy P. Mackie
(Biblical Hebrew 103/303, 323)
1336 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-8240
tpmackie@wisc.edu


Steve Modugno

(Introduction to Biblical Literature-Discussions 301, 302, 305)
1336 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-8240
modugno@wisc.edu

Jonathon E. Wylie

(Introduction to Judaism-Discussions 302, 304, 306)
1336 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-8240
jwylie@wisc.edu



Department Office Staff

Christine A. Dargis
Department Administrator
1346 Van Hise Hall
(608) 262-3204

cadargis@wisc.edu


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