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Sarah Denne

PhD Student in Religious Studies - xfr9wv@virginia.edu

Sarah is a second year PhD student in the Religious Studies department where her work centers around questions of the ethics of suffering and evil in modern thought. She completed a masters at the University of Chicago Divinity school where she studied critical theory and first-person Holocaust testimonies. Currently, she is interested in the intersection of modern Jewish and Christian thought with literary narratives about subjectivity and evil. In past work, she has written about self-formation, mystical responses to suffering, and dehumanization.

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Abigail Snyder

MA Student in Religious Studies - wjc3eu@virginia.edu

Abigail Snyder is a first-year MA student in the Religious Studies department where she studies Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity. Inspired to pursue a degree in Religious Studies because of her experience at an archaeological dig in Israel during the summer of 2022, her research interests include rabbinic texts, Jewish law, and material culture. Prior to studying at UVA, she earned a BA in English, with a minor in biology, from Hillsdale College. Abigail is a graduate student assistant for the Jewish Studies Program and a Manin Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow.

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Harrison Stewart

Media Support Specialist - hes2wxr@virginia.edu

Harrison graduated from UVA in May with a double major in Religious Studies and Media Studies. As Media Support Specialist, he combines these passions in managing the Jewish Studies Program's website, social media, and audiovisual production. Harrison also works as a video editor for the Darden School of Business, and as podcast producer on the UVA Mormon Studies Podcast, "Scholars & Saints".