A few topics of interest to the Casden Institute
- Portrayal of Jews in films, theater and the arts
- Contributions Jews have made, and continue to make, to American life and Jewish feminism
- Issues in Jewish identity: West Coast versus East Coast
- Changes and continuity in Jewish families
- Jewish artists and the expression of identity
- Jewish values and the public education debate
- Population changes in Jewish communities in the West
- Historic and contemporary relationships between Jewish Americans and other ethnic and religious minorities
- Role of the Jewish community in medical ethics and the right-to-die debate