The Vilnius Yiddush Institute is located at Vilnius University in Lithuania. It was founded in 2001 by Jewish scholars from the United States and Israel with the goal of promoting and preserving Jewish and Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe.

The Martin Buber Institute for Jewish Studies was founded in 1966 at the University of Cologne in Germany. It focuses on the history of Judaism.

The Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp in Belgium focuses on the “scientific study of Judaism” from a variety of different academic perspectives. Dr. Vivian Liska is director.

The Institut für Judaistik at the University of Vienna in Austria promotes the research on and teaching of Judaism with the goal of eliminating prejudice and anti-Semitism.

The Goldstein-Goren International Center for Jewish Thought is located at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel. It was established in 2000 to promote the knowledge and research of Jewish thought. Haim Kreisel is director.

The International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization is located at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It works to integrate Jewish studies and Israel studies into the university’s curriculum.

Read an Oct. 9, 2009, article from The Guardian about the reactions in the Middle East to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win.

Read an Oct. 9, 2009, article from CNN about the mixed reactions to Obama’s Noble Peace Prize win.

Read an Apr. 18, 2013, article from The American Spectator about the push to revoke Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize after the controversy surrounding his drone strikes.