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  • Haven’t made summer plans yet? It’s not too late, check out these offerings!

    Learn about Jewish Languages:
    https://www.jewishlanguages.org/languages

    Learn Hebrew this summer
    https://www.middlebury.edu/language-schools/languages/hebrew 
    https://www.jtsa.edu/program/summer-hebrew-language-courses/
    https://www.losangelesulpan.com/

    Learn about Jewish Mysticism, ethics, and more:
    https://www.chabadusc.com/jewishu/

    Camp opportunities:
    Camp Gilboa, a progressive Jewish summer camp in Big Bear, CA, is still looking for staff this summer: https://www.campgilboa.org/ Contact: Rebecca Green <rebecca@campgilboa.org>
     
    Camp Haverim at the Merage JCC is an energetic, safe and nurturing day camp, where children swim, play sports, make craft projects, go on field trips and make friends. We are hiring qualified, enthusiastic individuals who are interested in working with children and willing to commit to work the entire summer, June 11-August 24, in addition to five training dates prior to the start of camp. Positions open: senior counselors; lifeguards; sports; academic; art; science & nature specialists. Apply online: http://www.jccoc.org/jcamps/join-our-staff/

    Internships, Grants, Prizes & Fellowships
    Jewish Center for Justice
    summer justice/legislative fellowship in which fellows work on legislation and advocacy on behalf of the organization rabbisimonds@jewishcenterforjustice.org

  • Students taking Jewish Studies classes have access to two world-class library systems:
    USC Libraries
    HUC Libraries

  • Jewish Studies maintains academic connections with several departments and interdisciplinary programs. Below are links to some of them.

    American Studies and Ethnicity
    Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
    Archaeology
    French and Italian
    Gender Studies
    History
    Middle East Studies Program
    Spanish and Portuguese
    School of Religion
    Thornton School of Music, Department of Choral and Sacred Music

  • Jewish Studies partners with several institutes and organizations connected with USC to coordinate lectures, research programs, and other events.

    Archaeology Research Center
    Casden Institute for the Study of the Jewish Role in American Life
    Chabad @ USC
    Feuchtwanger Memorial Library
    Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities
    Max Kade Institute for Austrian, German, and Swiss Studies
    Office of Religious Life
    Center for Advanced Genocide Research
    USC Hillel
    USC Shoah Foundation

  • Plagiarism — presenting someone else’s ideas as your own, either verbatim or recast in your own words—is a serious academic offense with serious consequences. Please familiarize yourself with the discussion of plagiarism in SCampus in Part B, Section 11, “Behavior Violating University Standards” https://policy.usc.edu/scampus-part-b/. Other forms of academic dishonesty are equally unacceptable. See additional information in SCampus and university policies on scientific misconduct, http://policy.usc.edu/scientific-misconduct

  • Student Counseling Services (SCS)
    (213) 740-7711 – 24/7 on call
    Free and confidential mental health treatment for students, including short-term psychotherapy, group counseling, stress fitness workshops, and crisis intervention.

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    1-800-273-8255
    Provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention Services (RSVP)
    (213) 740-4900 – 24/7 on call
    Free and confidential therapy services, workshops, and training for situations related to gender-based harm.

    Sexual Assault Resource Center
    Visit the website for more information about how to get help or help a survivor, rights, reporting options, and additional resources.

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