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Nehama Aschkenasy earned a PhD in Comparative Literature from New York University in 1977. She also holds degrees in Judaic Studies and English literature from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She teaches courses in Israeli and Middle Eastern literature, Bible, Women's Studies, and English Literature at the Stamford campus and graduate courses in Literature and Politics and Literature and Religion at the Storrs campus. In 1981 Aschkenasy founded the Center for Judaic and Middle Eastern Studies at UConn, Stamford, which coordinates the credit courses within the academic curriculum and offers outreach programs for the community at large in all areas of Judaic culture, literature , and history as well as in interfaith studies. The Center enjoys broad community recognition and financial support, and its innovative outreach programs are attended by diverse groups from the local communities.