Dr. Eli Rosenblatt

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Eli Rosenblatt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research interests span Jewish ideas and cultures in the Americas, with particular focus on the United States and the Caribbean. His forthcoming monograph, titled "Creole Israel: Jewish Atlantic World Slavery," utilizes traditional tools from Jewish Studies—including Hebrew and Yiddish—to explore the historical role of Creole and African Diasporic cultural formations in American Jewish life. His recent publication, "Prayer of Jewish Militiamen," offers a new translation and analysis of an original Hebrew liturgy produced and chanted in the synagogue during the final stages of the Boni Maroon Wars in early nineteenth-century Suriname. Dr. Rosenblatt teaches courses such as REL 120: History of Judaism and REL 212: History of Antisemitism, and he is affiliated with the Program in Jewish Culture and Society as well as the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Research Interests

Courses

REL 120: History of Judaism REL 212: History of Antisemitism REL 511: Jewish Atlantic REL 494: Modern Judaism: Religion, Culture, Politics

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
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Specialization Notes

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