UC Santa Cruz Alum Named Executive Director of Largest International Society of Jewish Studies
By Scott Rappaport
UC Santa Cruz alumnus Warren Hoffman has been named the next Executive Director of the Association for Jewish Studies (AJS), the largest international society of students and scholars of Jewish studies.
The recipient of a Ph.D. in American Literature from UC Santa Cruz in 2004, Hoffman is the author of two scholarly books, The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical (2014) and The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture (2009).
“I am honored to serve as the next executive director of the Association for Jewish Studies at this very exciting time in the organization’s history,” said Hoffman, “marking nearly half a century of strengthening the field of Jewish Studies.”
“The Association for Jewish Studies played a significant role in my scholarly career dating back to my years as a graduate student, and it is extremely gratifying to return to the organization in this leadership role,” he added.
Hoffman currently serves as Associate Director of Community Programming for the Center of Jewish Life and Learning at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.