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Our Scholar in Residence 2024 is Dr. Laura Shaw Frank. Please join us!

Dr. Laura Shaw Frank

Laura Shaw Frank serves as the Director of AJC's William Petschek Contemporary Jewish Life Department. She oversees AJC's Jewish educational initiatives as well as Jewish communal research and programming. She also oversees AJC's engagement with university administrators to assist them in preventing and responding to antisemitism on campus. A passionate and seasoned educator, Laura writes, teaches and speaks throughout the country about American Jewry, antisemitism, Israeli society and history, Israel-Diaspora relations, and Jewish advocacy. Laura holds a PhD in Jewish history from University of Maryland, College Park and undergraduate and law degrees from Columbia University. Prior to coming to AJC, she held educational and administrative roles at SAR High School and Yeshivat Maharat.

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Thu, March 28 2024 18 Adar II 5784