The British and Irish Association for Holocaust Studies is delighted to announce the first event in this year's online lecture series, featuring Professor Esra Özyürek (University of Cambridge). Please use this link to register. If you encounter any issues with registration, please contact David Tollerton in the first instance: d.c.tollerton@exeter.ac.uk Monday 11 December, 6.00-7.30pm (GMT) Title: 'Subcontractors of … Continue reading Lecture: Professor Esra Özyürek, ‘Subcontractors of Guilt: Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Post-War Germany’ (11.12.2023)
Vacancy: Northern Bridge Collaborative Doctoral Awards PhD opportunity: The Growth and Decline of North East Jewish Communities, 1881-2000
Northern Bridge Collaborative Doctoral Awards PhD opportunity: The Growth and Decline of North East Jewish Communities, 1881-2000 The industrial growth of the late Victorian period coincided with Jewish diasporic migration globally. While the influx of Jews from Eastern Europe was not as large in Britain as elsewhere, the diaspora nonetheless changed the British urban landscape … Continue reading Vacancy: Northern Bridge Collaborative Doctoral Awards PhD opportunity: The Growth and Decline of North East Jewish Communities, 1881-2000
Vacancy: PhD positions (Lund University)
Vacancy, PhD positions, Lund University Lund University will announce PhD positions on January 15 and Jewish Studies will be a prioritized area this time. A PhD position at Lund University means a salary for four years and the possibility of having a co-advisor from another university. The deadline for application is February 15, 2024. More information … Continue reading Vacancy: PhD positions (Lund University)
Calls for Applications for Visiting Fellowships: The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Calls for Applications for Visiting Fellowships The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is delighted to announce calls for applications for 3 different forms of Visiting Fellowships as part of its Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies programme: 2 OSRJL Visiting Fellowships in Rare Jewish Languages, … Continue reading Calls for Applications for Visiting Fellowships: The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
SHERMAN LECTURE 2023: Prof Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, ‘Judaism and Climate Change: Religious Responses to the Eco-Crisis’
SHERMAN LECTURE 2023 University of Manchester Prof Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (Arizona State University) on 'Judaism and Climate Change: Religious Responses to the Eco-Crisis’. Mon 27 Nov at 8:00pm UK time via zoom. Co-hosted by the Centre for Jewish Studies and Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester. To register please email office@jewishmanchester.org and state that you wish … Continue reading SHERMAN LECTURE 2023: Prof Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, ‘Judaism and Climate Change: Religious Responses to the Eco-Crisis’
CfP, BIAJS Conference 2024: Jews, Gender, and Sexuality (8-10 July, University of Bristol)
Call for Papers, BIAJS Conference 2024 Jews, Gender, and Sexuality Annual Conference, 8-10 July 2024 University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Given both long-standing and recent debates about feminism, identity, equality, trans rights, women’s religious and political leadership, Queer representation, and reproductive rights, the 2024 British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies annual conference will focus … Continue reading CfP, BIAJS Conference 2024: Jews, Gender, and Sexuality (8-10 July, University of Bristol)
CfP: Jewish Historical Studies: A Journal of English-Speaking Jewry
Jewish Historical Studies: A Journal of English-Speaking Jewry CFP for Volume 56 (2025) Deadline for submissions 31 March 2024 We invite submissions for Volume 56 of Jewish Historical Studies: A Journal of English-Speaking Jewry (JHS). In concert with its founding mission, JHS publishes original research focused on the Jewish past in pre-modern and modern England. … Continue reading CfP: Jewish Historical Studies: A Journal of English-Speaking Jewry
Vacancy: Assistant Professorship in Second Temple Judaism Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
Assistant Professorship in Second Temple Judaism Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge The Faculty of Divinity wishes to appoint to an Assistant Professorship in Second Temple Judaism, from 1 September 2024. We seek applicants with teaching experience and with a record of, or clear potential for, conducting and publishing outstanding research in this field. Candidates … Continue reading Vacancy: Assistant Professorship in Second Temple Judaism Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
BIAJS Annual Conference, 2024: Save the Date
BIAJS Annual Conference 2024 The BIAJS Annual Conference 2024 will take place from 8 to 10 July 2024 at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. The theme is 'Jews, Gender, and Sexuality'. Further details to follow shortly.
Public Lecture Online: ‘A Multiracial Jewish Family in the Early Atlantic World’ (31.10.23)
A Multiracial Jewish Family in the Early Atlantic World Black History Month: Public Lecture Online Date: 31 October 2023 Time: 18:30 – 19:30 (GMT) Location: Online Speaker: Laura Arnold Leibman, Reed College, United States Booking: Free event – book your place Blanche Moses, an obsessive genealogist and descendent of one of the most prominent Jewish … Continue reading Public Lecture Online: ‘A Multiracial Jewish Family in the Early Atlantic World’ (31.10.23)
BIAJS Statement on War in Israel
BIAJS Statement on War in Israel Over the weekend, we watched in horror as Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, kidnapping, killing, and injuring civilians. The region is now at war, and many people in Israel and Palestine are suffering the consequences. On behalf of the British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies, we … Continue reading BIAJS Statement on War in Israel
Vacancy: W1 professorship with tenure track W2 for Jewish Studies, University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen enjoys high international acclaim, owing to its long research tradition and broad spectrum of subjects in the natural sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences. With more than 210 degree courses, we offer an attractive range of subjects for around30,000 students. Göttingen is characterized by the close cooperation of the University, … Continue reading Vacancy: W1 professorship with tenure track W2 for Jewish Studies, University of Göttingen
Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, Autumn 2023 events
BIRKBECK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF ANTISEMITISM AUTUMN 2023 EVENTS PUBLIC LECTURES Migration hysteria: the deep historical roots of ‘replacement theory’ Public lecture Date: 12 October 2023 Time: 6.30pm – 8.00pm Location: Birkbeck, University of London, Clore Lecture Theatre, Clore Management Centre, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7JL Speaker: Leo Lucassen, International Institute of Social History, … Continue reading Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism, Autumn 2023 events
Statement on the University of Lucerne’s Jewish Studies Post
The committee of the British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies is both surprised and disappointed at the University of Lucerne’s recent decision to advertise a post in Jewish studies for which applicants must be a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Regardless of how the university’s Faculty of Theology interprets the interplay between Swiss … Continue reading Statement on the University of Lucerne’s Jewish Studies Post
Seminar: Between Self-Determination and Self-Censorship: Antisemitism and Interwar Jewish Politics (28 June, 1-2pm)
Between Self-Determination and Self-Censorship: Antisemitism and Interwar Jewish Politics Speaker: Marc Volovici, University of Haifa Date: 28 June 2023 Time: 1pm-2pm Booking: Free seminar for scholars. Please contact bisa@bbk.ac.uk for further information Event link: https://bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/between-self-determination-and-self-censorship-antisemitism-and-interwar-jewish-politics/ In the wake of the First World War, antisemitic conspiracy theories concerning the allegedly pernicious political aspirations of “World Jewry” … Continue reading Seminar: Between Self-Determination and Self-Censorship: Antisemitism and Interwar Jewish Politics (28 June, 1-2pm)
Vacancy: Lecturer in Modern European Jewish History (University of Southampton)
Lecturer in Modern European Jewish History University of Southampton Location: Avenue Campus Salary: £43,155 to £54,421 Full Time Permanent Closing Date: Monday 03 July 2023 Reference: 2326223AR Full details at https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=2326223AR The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the University of Southampton is a community … Continue reading Vacancy: Lecturer in Modern European Jewish History (University of Southampton)
Vacancy: Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London / Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London
Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London / Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London Starting salary from £48,376, depending on experience. (University of London salary scale Grade 8) Start date: As soon as possible The Leo Baeck Institute London is seeking a new director to lead the institute in its next exciting phase of development. … Continue reading Vacancy: Director of the Leo Baeck Institute London / Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London
Vacancy, Project Administrator, SOAS (AHRC-DFG project in “Rabbinic Civil Law in the Context of Ancient Legal History”)
Project Administrator SOAS – University of London 3-year Project Administrator position for the AHRC-DFG project in “Rabbinic Civil Law in the Context of Ancient Legal History” Department: School of History, Religions and Philosophies Contract Type: Fixed Term ( 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2026) Salary: Grade 6 - £32834.82 - £39213.82 per annum including London Allowance Location: London … Continue reading Vacancy, Project Administrator, SOAS (AHRC-DFG project in “Rabbinic Civil Law in the Context of Ancient Legal History”)
Launch of the Sheffield Jewish Studies Research Network (Online and in-person)
Launch of the Sheffield Jewish Studies Research Network Wed, 31 May 2023 13:00 - 17:00 BST Online and in-person Details and registration here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-the-sheffield-jewish-studies-research-network-tickets-627162950267 The Jewish Studies theme serves as an umbrella for the diverse and interdisciplinary research and teaching taking place within the university pertaining to the widely defined field of Jewish Studies. The … Continue reading Launch of the Sheffield Jewish Studies Research Network (Online and in-person)
Conference: ‘Comparative Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature In Judaism, Islam and Christianity (c. 600-c. 900)’
Comparative Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature In Judaism, Islam and Christianity (c. 600-c. 900) Online and at the University of St Andrews 5-6 June 2023 Monday 5 June 2023 9:30-10 Registration and Coffee 10-1 Session One: Welcome David Cook (Rice University), “Apocalypse in the History of Damascus: Ibn `Asakir (d. 1176) and the Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic … Continue reading Conference: ‘Comparative Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature In Judaism, Islam and Christianity (c. 600-c. 900)’
Mia Spiro: ‘No Englishman did it’: Jews, the news, and the Whitechapel Murders of 1888 (online event, 31 May, 2023)
Online zoom event ‘No Englishman did it': Jews, the news, and the Whitechapel Murders of 1888 Part of the series, 'Migrantphobia and Antisemitism: Prejudice, Culture and Belonging’. Hosted by Maynooth University, where we will be joined by Dr Mia Spiro (University of Glasgow). Abstract is below. The event will place 3:30-5 pm (Irish time), 31 … Continue reading Mia Spiro: ‘No Englishman did it’: Jews, the news, and the Whitechapel Murders of 1888 (online event, 31 May, 2023)
Vacancy: Senior Teaching Fellow – Jewish Studies (SOAS)
Job opportunity at SOAS Senior Teaching Fellow - Jewish Studies Department: History, Religions, and Philosophies (HRP) Contract Type: Fixed term contract, terms 2-3, 2023-24 (8/1/24-15/6/24) Salary: Grade 7 ( £41,004.82 - £48,168.82 inc London Weighting) Location: SOAS, Bloomsbury, London Hours: 6 hours/week teaching contact time SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution … Continue reading Vacancy: Senior Teaching Fellow – Jewish Studies (SOAS)
BIAJS 2023 Student Essay Prize (Deadline, 19th June)
BIAJS 2023 Student Essay Prize Deadline: 19th June We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2023 BIAJS student essay prize. Two prizes of £400, ordinarily for one outstanding undergraduate and one postgraduate essay by students at institutions in the UK and Ireland, are awarded annually. Undergraduate submissions should be a final year dissertation … Continue reading BIAJS 2023 Student Essay Prize (Deadline, 19th June)
Sherman Conversation 2023 Application Extension
Sherman Conversation Application Extension 30 April The Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester is pleased to announce the Sherman Conversation 2023: ‘Encountering Others, Encountering Ourselves’: Reflexivity and the Jewish Studies Researcher, 4 September 2023. This workshop seeks to explore collaboratively and reflexively our positions as Jewish Studies researchers in relation to the … Continue reading Sherman Conversation 2023 Application Extension
Parkes Institute Visiting Fellowships 2023-2024
Parkes Institute Visiting Fellowships 2023-24 The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton is delighted to once again invite applications for two visiting fellows to take up temporary positions at the Parkes Institute. This year’s theme is ‘Jewish Economic History from Antiquity to the Present Day’, with a particular … Continue reading Parkes Institute Visiting Fellowships 2023-2024
Bogdanow Lecture in Holocaust Studies 2023:’Gender and Ukraine. New Approaches and Themes’
Bogdanow Lecture in Holocaust Studies 2023 'Gender and Ukraine. New Approaches and Themes' Prof. Wendy Lower (Claremont McKenna) Professor Lower is the John K. Roth Professor of History at Claremont McKenna College, and the Director of the Mgrublian Center for Human Rights. She has published widely on the Holocaust in Ukraine, victims’ testimonies, and women‘s history. Her … Continue reading Bogdanow Lecture in Holocaust Studies 2023:’Gender and Ukraine. New Approaches and Themes’
Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: Jews, ‘Gay People and the Holocaust’: Online film series and live-streamed panel discussion
Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester and Manchester Reform Synagogue Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: Jews, Gay People and the Holocaust Online film series and live-streamed panel discussion with public Q&A, 2-8 February 2023 Chiming with the 25th anniversary of the release of the controversial landmark film Bent (UK / Japan 1997), the five films … Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day 2023: Jews, ‘Gay People and the Holocaust’: Online film series and live-streamed panel discussion
Second Temple Early Career Academy (STECA) Spring Virtual Writing Retreat
STECA Spring Virtual Writing Retreat Second Temple Early Career Academy (STECA) is pleased to announce an upcoming virtual writing retreat aimed mostly at students and ECRs, but others more senior are also more than welcome to attend. When: Mon 27 March 2023 Start: 12pm GMT (1pm CET/8am EDT) End: flexible All are welcome: students, early … Continue reading Second Temple Early Career Academy (STECA) Spring Virtual Writing Retreat
Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in Jewish Urban Landscapes in Western Europe (University of Amsterdam)
Postdoctoral position in Jewish Urban Landscapes in Western Europe University of Amsterdam Vacancy title Postdoctoral position in Jewish Urban Landscapes in Western Europe Closing date 01 February 2023 Educational level Postdoc Scope of the job 30,4 - 38 hours per week Salary indication € 3703 - € 5439 gross per month, based on 38 hours … Continue reading Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in Jewish Urban Landscapes in Western Europe (University of Amsterdam)
Vacancy: Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism (Radboud University)
Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism Radboud University Employment 0.8 FTE Gross monthly salary € 3,974 - € 5,439 Required background PhD Organizational unit Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Application deadline 22 January 2023 Apply now Are you a researcher willing to use your expertise in theology to make a societal … Continue reading Vacancy: Assistant Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism (Radboud University)
CfP: 3rd Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar (26-27 June 2023), ‘Experiencing and Imagining Jewish/non-Jewish Relations’ (University of Southampton, UK)
Call for Papers: 3rd Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar 26th-27th June 2023, University of Southampton (UK) ‘Experiencing and Imagining Jewish/non-Jewish Relations’ The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton, supported by the Institute for Historical Research at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, are pleased … Continue reading CfP: 3rd Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar (26-27 June 2023), ‘Experiencing and Imagining Jewish/non-Jewish Relations’ (University of Southampton, UK)
Vacancy: Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and/or Ancient Judaisms (Education and Research) University of Exeter
Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and/or Ancient Judaisms (Education and Research) University of Exeter Full details at: https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=552033cJZO&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences This full time, permanent post is available from 1st August 2023. Job reference: P85691 Date posted: 14/12/2022 Application closing date: 16/01/2023 Location: Exeter (Hybrid) Salary: The starting salary will be from £39,745 … Continue reading Vacancy: Lecturer in Hebrew Bible and/or Ancient Judaisms (Education and Research) University of Exeter
Online colloquium, ‘The Holocaust in Belarus: historical perspectives and methodological innovations’ (16th December, 2022)
Caen Colloquium The Holocaust in Belarus: historical perspectives and methodological innovations Join us on the 16th December in Caen (Caen Memorial Museum) or on zoom for a one-day international colloquium on the Holocaust in Belarus. It is co-organised by the University of Caen, Caen Memorial Museum and Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton … Continue reading Online colloquium, ‘The Holocaust in Belarus: historical perspectives and methodological innovations’ (16th December, 2022)
Lecture: Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, ‘The Jewel in the Crown of Anglo-Jewry? A History of Limmud’ (6 December, 2022)
2022 Sherman Community Lecture Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, 'The Jewel in the Crown of Anglo-Jewry? A History of Limmud' Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, author Challenge and Conformity: The Religious Lives of Orthodox Jewish Women (Littman, 2021), will present the 2022 Sherman Community Lecture on the topic, “The Jewel in the Crown of Anglo-Jewry? A History … Continue reading Lecture: Rabba Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, ‘The Jewel in the Crown of Anglo-Jewry? A History of Limmud’ (6 December, 2022)
Interdisciplinary workshop: Authority and Leadership in Modern and Contemporary Judaism (Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism)
Eighth Annual OXFORD SUMMER INSTITUTE ON MODERN & CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM (OSI) July 2-6, 2023 Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford in conjunction with the Berman Center for Jewish Studies, Lehigh University Authority and Leadership in Modern and Contemporary Judaism https://www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-applications-2023-oxford-summer-institute-on-modern-contemporary-judaism/ The Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism (OSI) … Continue reading Interdisciplinary workshop: Authority and Leadership in Modern and Contemporary Judaism (Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism)
BIAJS Book Prize 2023
BIAJS Book Prize 2023 We are pleased to announce that the 2023 BIAJS Book Prize competition is now open. The book prize initiative was launched in 2018 to recognise and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies. The prize was last year won by Dr Nick Posegay, with an honourable mention for Professor … Continue reading BIAJS Book Prize 2023
Statement regarding the University of Edinburgh’s response to the talk by Dr Salman Abu Sitta on the British Mandate Period, 8 November 2022
STATEMENT BY THE ANTISEMITISM WORKING GROUP, BIAJS REGARDING: THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH’S RESPONSE TO THE TALK BY DR SALMAN ABU SITTA ON THE BRITISH MANDATE FOR PALESTINE, 8 NOVEMBER 2022. As the Antisemitism Working Group at the British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies, we express our profound concern at the response of the University … Continue reading Statement regarding the University of Edinburgh’s response to the talk by Dr Salman Abu Sitta on the British Mandate Period, 8 November 2022
CfP: ‘YiLaS 3: Yiddish in the 21st Century’ International conference (UCL, 27-29 March, 2023)
YiLaS 3: Yiddish in the 21st Century International conference University College London The UCL Departments of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (Lily Kahn and Sonya Yampolskaya) and Linguistics (Kriszta Eszter Szendrői and Zoë Belk) are delighted to invite abstracts for the international conference YiLaS (Yiddish Language Structures) 3: Yiddish in the 21st Century, to be held … Continue reading CfP: ‘YiLaS 3: Yiddish in the 21st Century’ International conference (UCL, 27-29 March, 2023)
CfP: ‘The Litvak Diaspora’ (University of Cape Town, 3-5 July 2023)
The Litvak Diaspora University of Cape Town, 3-5 July 2023 The Parkes Institute and the Kaplan Centre (University of Cape Town) are pleased to share this call for papers for an upcoming conference 'The Litvak Diaspora' taking place at the University of Cape Town 3-5 July 2023. Litvaks formed a significant share of Jewish emigrants … Continue reading CfP: ‘The Litvak Diaspora’ (University of Cape Town, 3-5 July 2023)
Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism – upcoming events
Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism – upcoming events Lunchtime Seminar The Politics of Memory and the Return of the Xenophobic Right Speaker: Valentina Pisanty, University of Bergamo Date: 20 October 2022 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Venue: Online Book now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-politics-of-memory-and-the-return-of-the-xenophobic-right-tickets-424917789547 There are two facts for us all to see, Valentina Pisanty proposes. First, … Continue reading Birkbeck Institute for the Study of Antisemitism – upcoming events
Online lecture: Dr Sean Durbin, ‘Themes in Christian Zionism from 1948 to the Present’ (12 October, 2022)
Online lecture: Dr Sean Durbin, ‘Themes in Christian Zionism from 1948 to the Present’ Wednesday 12 October, 2.00-3.30pm via Zoom Sean is the author of Righteous Gentiles: Religion, Identity, and Myth in John Hagee’s Christians United for Israel (Brill, 2018). The presentation is associated with the University of Exeter’s Network for Religion in Public … Continue reading Online lecture: Dr Sean Durbin, ‘Themes in Christian Zionism from 1948 to the Present’ (12 October, 2022)
CfP, BIAJS Conference 2023: ‘Race in Jewish Worlds, Antiquity to the Present’ (10-12 July, 2023)
Call for Papers, BIAJS Conference 2023 Race in Jewish Worlds, Antiquity to the Present Annual Conference, 10-12 July 2023 Edge Hill University, West Lancashire, UK CALL FOR PAPERS Since the explosion of Black Lives Matter in 2020, societies around the world are paying greater attention to the questions of race and racism, including their role … Continue reading CfP, BIAJS Conference 2023: ‘Race in Jewish Worlds, Antiquity to the Present’ (10-12 July, 2023)
BIAJS and Limmud Festival
BIAJS and LImmud Festival Limmud Festival (23rd-27th December 2022) is a prime opportunity for Jewish Studies scholars to present their research to an engaged lay audience, connect with religious and communal leaders from the British Jewish community, and sell books. We extend the following special offer to BIAJS members: complimentary single-day place(s) 30% discount on residential places (multi-days) Limmud … Continue reading BIAJS and Limmud Festival
Apocalyptic Transformations and Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Workshop (September, 2022)
Apocalyptic Transformations and Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Workshop 19-20 September 2022 Programme Monday, 19th September 2022 Session 1 Chair: Menahem Ben Sasson 14:00-14:15: Emmanouela Grypeou & Helen Spurling: Welcome address 14:15-15:00: András Kraft (Vienna): “The Place of Pseudo-Hippolytus in Early Byzantine Eschatology” 15:00-15:45: Stefanie Rabe (Berlin): "The First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John: … Continue reading Apocalyptic Transformations and Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages Workshop (September, 2022)
CfP: “Visualizing ‘The Jewish Question’ 1933-Present: Anti-Nazi Resistance, the Holocaust, Collaboration, Ambivalence” ( Jewish Film and New Media)
CALL FOR ESSAY PROPOSALS: Jewish Film and New Media “Visualizing ‘The Jewish Question’ 1933-Present: Anti-Nazi Resistance, the Holocaust, Collaboration, Ambivalence" We invite proposals for essay contributions to a special issue of the journal Jewish Film and New Media that will offer a range of critical responses to an urgent yet complicated issue: … Continue reading CfP: “Visualizing ‘The Jewish Question’ 1933-Present: Anti-Nazi Resistance, the Holocaust, Collaboration, Ambivalence” ( Jewish Film and New Media)
Vacancy: PhD positions in SNSF funded Research project “The Jewish and Christian Samuel” (University of Bern)
Four PhD positions in Jewish Studies, Christian Theology, Interreligious Studies or Classics in the SNSF funded Research project “The Jewish and Christian Samuel. Connections, Demarcations, Entanglements” at the University of Bern (2023-2027) The Institute of Historical Theology and the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Bern invite applications for four PhD positions. The … Continue reading Vacancy: PhD positions in SNSF funded Research project “The Jewish and Christian Samuel” (University of Bern)
Vacancy: Curator of Hebrew Collections, British Library
Curator Hebrew Collections Summary Salary: Salary £32,000 per annum Location: St Pancras Job Type: Fixed Term Contract Vacancy Group: Chief Librarians Portfolio Category: Collection Care, Curation & Conservation Closing Date: 12/08/2022 Date Posted: 15/07/2022 Reference: 04160 Description Full Time, Fixed Term for 3 years The British Library leads the way in advancing world’s knowledge. The … Continue reading Vacancy: Curator of Hebrew Collections, British Library
BIAJS: New domain name
BIAJS: New domain name The British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies website can not be found at: biajs.co.uk
Visting Fellowships: Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Call for Applications for Visiting Fellowships Closing Date: 28 September 2022, 12 noon UK Time The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (OCHJS), as part of its Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL), invites proposals from individuals wishing to undertake a Visiting Fellowship at the OCHJS … Continue reading Visting Fellowships: Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Vacancy: Lecturer in Jewish Studies, SOAS
Lecturer in Jewish Studies Job title: Lecturer in Jewish Studies Department: School of History, Religions and Philosophies Contract Type: Fixed term (one year) Salary: Grade 8 £47,765 - £53,912 pa inclusive Location: London Hours: 35 hours per week SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of … Continue reading Vacancy: Lecturer in Jewish Studies, SOAS
BIAJS Annual Conference 2022: Two Round-Tables (Online)
BIAJS Annual Conference 2022: Two Round-Tables (Online) BIAJS members are warmly invited to two round-tables that form part of this year's BIAJS conference programme and are offered online (free and open to all): Time in the Plural: Why Time Studies Matter in Jewish Studies Tuesday, 5 July, 5.30pm (UTC+1:00). We are delighted to be able … Continue reading BIAJS Annual Conference 2022: Two Round-Tables (Online)
CFP, Special issue on Jews in South Africa, Jewish Historical Studies
CFP, Special issue on Jews in South Africa, Jewish Historical Studies First published in 1893, the journal Jewish Historical Studies aims “to serve as a leading forum for Anglo-Jewish historiography, as well as comparative and multi-site work that integrates English-speaking Jews.” Even as we continue to encourage and solicit research focused on the Jewish past … Continue reading CFP, Special issue on Jews in South Africa, Jewish Historical Studies
Online streaming and free panel discussion with Q&A: ‘Famile Brasch’
Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester in collaboration with UK Jewish Film Online streaming and free panel discussion with Q&A: Famile Brasch (Germany 2018) Final event of the University of Manchester’s film series Jews in the Eastern Bloc The film will be available on the UKJF streaming platform from 9-13 June 2022, followed by … Continue reading Online streaming and free panel discussion with Q&A: ‘Famile Brasch’
Book launch, ‘The Mishnaic Moment: Jewish Law among Jews and Christians in Early Modern Europe’ (23 June, 2022)
Book Launch: The Mishnaic Moment: Jewish Law among Jews and Christians in Early Modern Europe Thursday, 23rd June 2022, 5pm Fitzhugh Auditorium, Cohen Quadrangle, Exeter College, Walton St Oxford OX1 2HG. Prof Philip Alexander (Manchester) will deliver a lecture to celebrate the launch of The Mishnaic Moment: Jewish Law among Jews and Christians in Early … Continue reading Book launch, ‘The Mishnaic Moment: Jewish Law among Jews and Christians in Early Modern Europe’ (23 June, 2022)
BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022): Preliminary Programme
BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022): Preliminary Programme It is with great pleasure that we share the preliminary programme for this year's BIAJS conference 'Unfolding Time: Texts - Practices - Politics': http://www.kcl.ac.uk/trs/assets/biajs-draft-programme-22-05-11.pdf With more than 120 speakers, the conference promises a lively return to an in-person meeting. For more information, including visits and tours, … Continue reading BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022): Preliminary Programme
CfP, Virtual Symposium Reading Arendt Today: Migration and Prejudice
Virtual Symposium Reading Arendt Today: Migration and Prejudice 20 January 2023, hosted by Maynooth University Keynote speaker: Prof. Lyndsey Stonebridge (University of Birmingham, UK) It has almost become a truism that the work of Hannah Arendt is a powerful theoretical guide to contemporary culture and politics. “How could such a book speak so powerfully to … Continue reading CfP, Virtual Symposium Reading Arendt Today: Migration and Prejudice
CfP: Archaeology, Antiquity, and the Making of the Modern Middle East: Global Histories 1800–1939 (25–26 May, 2023, University of Warwick)
CALL FOR PAPERS: Archaeology, Antiquity, and the Making of the Modern Middle East: Global Histories 1800–1939 25–26 May, 2023, University of Warwick, Global History and Culture Centre This conference will explore the role played by discoveries and debates about the ancient past in the development of ideas about the Middle East in the nineteenth and … Continue reading CfP: Archaeology, Antiquity, and the Making of the Modern Middle East: Global Histories 1800–1939 (25–26 May, 2023, University of Warwick)
Research training event in Jewish Studies for Post-doctoral and doctoral researchers, University of Manchester (13-14 June 2022, online)
Research training event in Jewish Studies for Post-doctoral and doctoral researchers, University of Manchester, 13-14 June 2022 (online via zoom) The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University is pleased to announce the sixth doctoral and early career Jewish Studies research training event of the Northern UK and Dublin Jewish Studies Partnership. Advanced PhD students … Continue reading Research training event in Jewish Studies for Post-doctoral and doctoral researchers, University of Manchester (13-14 June 2022, online)
BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022) Registration Reminder
BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022) Registration We are delighted to announce that registration for this year's BIAJS conference 'Unfolding Time: Texts - Practices - Politics' is open. The conference theme invites scholars to explore how Jews have shaped and shape their individual, familial and communal commitments, cultural and social lives, historical understandings and political … Continue reading BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022) Registration Reminder
Call for Contributions: Special issue of Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History
Call for Contributions For a special issue of Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History ‘Genocide/Ecocide: Culture, Public Debate, Language’ Issue Editors: Helena Duffy and David Tollerton Amidst the heated debate on building a new Holocaust memorial complex in London’s Victoria Tower Gardens were complaints about the destruction of green space and fears that … Continue reading Call for Contributions: Special issue of Holocaust Studies: A Journal of Culture and History
CfP: Centres and Margins in Postwar Jewish Worlds, University of Birmingham (UK) (July 4-5, 2022)
Centres and Margins in Postwar Jewish Worlds, University of Birmingham (UK) July 4-5, 2022 In a climate of rising secularism within some Jewish communities and increasing religiosity in others, amid significant struggles for social change within and beyond the Jewish world, the postwar period has witnessed substantial challenges relating to belonging, leadership, and participation in … Continue reading CfP: Centres and Margins in Postwar Jewish Worlds, University of Birmingham (UK) (July 4-5, 2022)
BIAJS 2022 Student Essay Prize (Deadline, 20th June )
BIAJS 2022 Student Essay Prize Deadline: 20th June We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 BIAJS student essay prize. Two prizes of £400, ordinarily for one outstanding undergraduate and one postgraduate essay by students at institutions in the UK and Ireland, are awarded annually. Undergraduate submissions should be a final year dissertation from the … Continue reading BIAJS 2022 Student Essay Prize (Deadline, 20th June )
Fully funded AHRC SGSAH CDA Studentship: “Judaica in Scotland, 1817 – Present: Objects of Faith, Migration and Identity”
Fully funded AHRC SGSAH CDA Studentship: “Judaica in Scotland, 1817 – Present: Objects of Faith, Migration and Identity” Application deadline - 5pm on Monday 16th May Award – Annual stipend of £16,062 per year and tuition fees for 3.5 years (FTE). Open to Home and International students PhD – Religious Studies The University of Edinburgh, … Continue reading Fully funded AHRC SGSAH CDA Studentship: “Judaica in Scotland, 1817 – Present: Objects of Faith, Migration and Identity”
Online streaming and panel discussion with Q&A: The Commissar (Soviet Union 1967) (7 April, 2022 @ 17.45)
Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester Free online streaming and panel discussion with Q&A: The Commissar (Soviet Union 1967) As part of the University of Manchester’s film series Jews in the Eastern Bloc 7 April 2022, 17.45-21.00 BST Aleksandr Askoldov’s topical Soviet film The Commissar (1967) is set during the Russian civil war in … Continue reading Online streaming and panel discussion with Q&A: The Commissar (Soviet Union 1967) (7 April, 2022 @ 17.45)
BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July, 2022): Registration open
BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July 2022): Registration open We are delighted to announce that registration for this year's BIAJS conference 'Unfolding Time: Texts - Practices - Politics' is now open. The conference theme invites scholars to explore how Jews have shaped and shape their individual, familial and communal commitments, cultural and social lives, historical … Continue reading BIAJS Annual Conference (11-13 July, 2022): Registration open
CfP for PhD and Early Career Researcher Workshop, ‘Imagined Jewishness and Jewish self-perception in Germany, Britain and Europe (1700 to 1948)’
PhD and Early Career Researcher Workshop Topic: Imagined Jewishness and Jewish self-perception in Germany, Britain and Europe (1700 to 1948) Date: September 12, 2022 to September 13, 2022 Location/Venue: The Jewish Museum, Raymond Burton House London Subject fields: Jewish History/British History/German History/Religious Studies and Theology Mode of participation: Participation by invitation and via Call for … Continue reading CfP for PhD and Early Career Researcher Workshop, ‘Imagined Jewishness and Jewish self-perception in Germany, Britain and Europe (1700 to 1948)’
CfP, ‘Operation Reinhardt and the Destruction of Polish Jews’ (International Conference, 27-29 November, 2022)
Operation Reinhardt and the Destruction of Polish Jews Call for Papers International Conference 27-29 November 2022 POLIN Museum – Warsaw, Poland Deadline for applications: 30 April 2022 Organizers POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw; Polish Center for Holocaust Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw; State Museum at Majdanek – The German Nazi … Continue reading CfP, ‘Operation Reinhardt and the Destruction of Polish Jews’ (International Conference, 27-29 November, 2022)
CfP, ‘Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society (16-17 June, 2022, online; University of Leeds)
'Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society' Call for Papers: 16th to 17th June 2022 Online University of Leeds We are excited to open our call for papers on the topic of 'Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society.' By focusing on religious engagements with the everyday “from … Continue reading CfP, ‘Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society (16-17 June, 2022, online; University of Leeds)
Online Lecture Series, Sacred Ink: Body Marking Throughout the Ages
eLecture Series, Sacred Ink: Body Marking Throughout the Ages The Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies, University College London, is hosting a free eLecture series, entitled Sacred Ink: Body Marking Throughout the Ages. The eLectures focus on body marking for ritualistic, aesthetic, and other benign purposes, from Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Ancient Israel, up to … Continue reading Online Lecture Series, Sacred Ink: Body Marking Throughout the Ages
Bursary for MA degree study in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, 2022-23
Bursary for MA degree study in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, 2022-23 This is a home/EU fees bursary for an MA student who chooses Jewish Studies topics as their main focus in the MA in Religions and Theology (https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/list/01297/ma-religions-and-theology/). One bursary will be awarded each year on a competitive basis. There are no … Continue reading Bursary for MA degree study in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, 2022-23
BIAJS Public Statement on Ukraine
BIAJS Public Statement on Ukraine BIAJS condemns the Russian state’s invasion of Ukraine. In particular, we stand in solidarity with Ukrainian academics and university students, both those who are now defending their home, families and country against Russian state aggression, and those who are becoming refugees. We recognise that both Russia and Ukraine, including the … Continue reading BIAJS Public Statement on Ukraine
Vacancy: Research Fellow (Post- Doctorate Researcher) for project on ‘Arabic Poetry in the Cairo Genizah’ (Trinity College Dublin)
The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies and Department of Near Middle Eastern Studies in Trinity College Dublin is seeking to recruit a Research Fellow (Post- Doctorate Researcher) with experience in the anthropology of texts and written culture. Successful candidate will work closely with the principal investigator and other team researchers on a European … Continue reading Vacancy: Research Fellow (Post- Doctorate Researcher) for project on ‘Arabic Poetry in the Cairo Genizah’ (Trinity College Dublin)
Online Public Lecture, ‘Birkenau in the Reichstag Building: Gerhard Richter’s Painting and the Auschwitz Sonderkommando Photographs’
Centre for Jewish Studies (University of Leeds) Monday, 14 March 6 pm Dr Dominic Williams (Northumbria) 'Birkenau in the Reichstag Building: Gerhard Richter’s Painting and the Auschwitz Sonderkommando Photographs' The photographs taken by a member of the Auschwitz Sonderkommando around Crematorium V in the summer of 1944 are some of the most important images from the Holocaust. In … Continue reading Online Public Lecture, ‘Birkenau in the Reichstag Building: Gerhard Richter’s Painting and the Auschwitz Sonderkommando Photographs’
Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies: Call for applications for Visiting Fellowships
OXFORD SEMINAR IN ADVANCED JEWISH STUDIES Hosted by the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in consortium with Mandel Scholion Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg Books in Judeo-Languages: Popular Reading and Scholarship 9 October to 3 December 2022 Project Leader: Dr Jean Baumgarten (Research Director Emeritus at the … Continue reading Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies: Call for applications for Visiting Fellowships
CfP, Freethought in the Long Nineteenth Century: New Perspectives (Queen Mary University of London)
Freethought in the Long Nineteenth Century: New Perspectives We are delighted to announce ‘Freethought in the Long Nineteenth Century: New Perspectives’, a two-day conference taking place at Queen Mary University of London (UK) in September 2022. Please see below for the CFP and our website for further details: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/events/freethought/ How did atheist, secularist, and humanist … Continue reading CfP, Freethought in the Long Nineteenth Century: New Perspectives (Queen Mary University of London)
Online Film: Jacob the Liar (1974) with panel discussion (2 February 2022), University of Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day event, in collaboration with Manchester Reform Synagogue
Online Film: Jacob the Liar (1974) with panel discussion (2 February 2022) University of Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day event, in collaboration with Manchester Reform Synagogue Free online streaming of Frank Beyer’s Jacob the Liar (GDR 1974), followed by discussion panel Wednesday 2 February 2022 18.30 – 21.00 GMT, online, register here Dir. Frank Beyer | GDR … Continue reading Online Film: Jacob the Liar (1974) with panel discussion (2 February 2022), University of Manchester Holocaust Memorial Day event, in collaboration with Manchester Reform Synagogue
University of Manchester Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2022
University of Manchester Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2022 The University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the 2022 Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies will be delivered by Prof. Marion Kaplan, Skirball Professor of Modern Jewish History at NYU. Prof. Kaplan is a three-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award … Continue reading University of Manchester Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2022
CfP, Workshop on History and Anthropology Through Literature: Approaches and Methodologies to the the study of Medieval and Modern Texts and Manuscripts (Trinity College Dublin)
ARABIC POETRY IN THE CAIRO GENIZAH is seeking abstracts for our workshop: History and Anthropology Through Literature: APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES TO THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN TEXTS AND MANUSCRIPTS 15th of July 2022 @ Trinity College Dublin, Ireland The Cairo Genizah is a treasure trove of medieval and early-modern manuscripts stored away in Egypt’s … Continue reading CfP, Workshop on History and Anthropology Through Literature: Approaches and Methodologies to the the study of Medieval and Modern Texts and Manuscripts (Trinity College Dublin)
CfP– Deadline extended to 31 January for BIAJS Annual Conference
BIAJS Annual Conference: Unfolding Time: Texts – Practices – Politics 11–13 July 2022, King’s College London ‘The word unfolding has a double meaning. A bud unfolds into a blossom, but the boat which one teaches children to make by folding paper unfolds into a flat sheet …’ Walter Benjamin. The annual conference of the British … Continue reading CfP– Deadline extended to 31 January for BIAJS Annual Conference
Vacancy: Teaching Associate in Modern European History (Fixed term), University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham Teaching Associate in Modern European History (Fixed term) Reference: ARTS543121 Closing Date: Sunday, 9th January 2022 Job Type: Teaching Department: History Salary: £31406 to £40927 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance. Full details: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ARTS543121 Applications are invited for the … Continue reading Vacancy: Teaching Associate in Modern European History (Fixed term), University of Nottingham
Vacancy: Doctoral Studentship at Cardiff and Southampton on ‘British Jewish Humanitarianism in the 20th century’
Doctoral Studentship at Cardiff and Southampton on British Jewish Humanitarianism in the 20th century The South, West & Wales Doctoral Training Partnership is a consortium of UK universities funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to provide postgraduate studentships and training. Collaborative Doctoral Awards (CDAs) are doctoral studentship projects which are developed by consortium … Continue reading Vacancy: Doctoral Studentship at Cardiff and Southampton on ‘British Jewish Humanitarianism in the 20th century’
Vacancy: Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Jewish History (Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Jewish History Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford Grade 36S: £48,835 - £65,574 p.a. Based at the Clarendon Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford The Faculty of Oriental Studies and Wolfson College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Jewish History in the Second Temple and Late Antiquity periods from 1 October … Continue reading Vacancy: Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Jewish History (Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford)
Vacancy: Lecturer in Jewish History, Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion
Lecturer in Jewish History Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion Teaching & Research The School of History, Archaeology and Religion wishes to appoint a full-time lecturer in Jewish History to cover a secondment. The appointee will contribute to the continued development of the School’s teaching and research in History. Applicants for the post should … Continue reading Vacancy: Lecturer in Jewish History, Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion
BIAJS 2022 Book Prize
BIAJS 2022 Book Prize We are pleased to announce that the 2022 BIAJS Book Prize competition is now open. The book prize initiative was launched in 2018 to recognise and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies. The prize was last year won by Brendan McGeever, with honourable mentions for books submitted by … Continue reading BIAJS 2022 Book Prize
Parkes Institute Visiting Fellowships, 2021-22
Parkes Institute Visiting Fellowships, 2021-22 The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton is delighted to once again invite applications for two visiting fellows to take up temporary positions at the Parkes Institute. This year’s theme is ‘Textual and non-textual Jewish heritage’, which can be interpreted broadly and include … Continue reading Parkes Institute Visiting Fellowships, 2021-22
Online Film: The Black Book with panel discussion (10 – 13 November, 2021)
Online Film: The Black Book with panel discussion (10 – 13 November 2021) The Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester is pleased to announce the next Screen & Talk event as part of the UK Jewish Film Festival: The Black Book | Dir. Guillaume Ribot | France 2019 | 92 mins | UK … Continue reading Online Film: The Black Book with panel discussion (10 – 13 November, 2021)
Visiting Fellowships, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Call for Applications Closing Date: 15 November 2021, 12 noon UK Time The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (OCHJS), as part of its new programme the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL), invites proposals from individuals wishing to undertake a Visiting Fellowship at the OCHJS … Continue reading Visiting Fellowships, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh
Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh We are welcoming in applications for our Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme 2022. Outline proposals should be submitted, along with a short summary CV by 6 December 2021 at 9am. Full details are available on our website! https://www.ed.ac.uk/divinity/research/postdoctoral-fellowships Proposals in Jewish and … Continue reading Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship Scheme, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh
2021 Yerushah Lecture: Professor Martin Goodman, ‘Mission and toleration in Judaism’ (Monday 11 October at 5 pm)
Monday 11 October at 5 pm 2021 Yerushah Lecture Professor Martin Goodman, 'Mission and toleration in Judaism' The Cambridge Faculty of Divinity is pleased to announce that the 2021 Yerushah Lecture will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday, 11 October, in the Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity, West Road. Professor Martin Goodman (University of Oxford), will speak on ‘Mission … Continue reading 2021 Yerushah Lecture: Professor Martin Goodman, ‘Mission and toleration in Judaism’ (Monday 11 October at 5 pm)
Oxford Interfaith Forum, ‘Interfaith Discussion Series 2021’ (Co-Hosted with the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies)
Oxford Interfaith Forum warmly invites you to our Upcoming Events Interfaith Discussion Series 2021 Co-Hosted with the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Registration details are available at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbiU9aAw4WhK5a_mJF0rR9t90B-wPr4UzD-W7BENW2jIuDIw/viewform?usp=pp_url SEPTEMBER 2021 Discussion topic: The Creation Story. Date:14th September 2021 Time: 19:30-20:30 BST | 20:30-21:30 CEST |11:30-12:30 PDT | 14:30-15:30 EST | 21:30-22:30 IST Welcome address: Lord Alderdice, Patron of Oxford Interfaith Forum. Chair: Revd Nevsky Everett, … Continue reading Oxford Interfaith Forum, ‘Interfaith Discussion Series 2021’ (Co-Hosted with the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies)
Online Conference: ‘Apocalyptic as a Literary Phenomenon in Judaism, Christianity and Islam’ (13-14 September, 2021)
Apocalyptic as a Literary Phenomenon in Judaism, Christianity and Islam This online two-day workshop is the first from a consortium that brings together scholars from different disciplines to encourage innovative discussion about the nature of apocalyptic writings, interrelationships between Jewish, Christian and Islamic apocalyptic traditions and their contribution to Jewish-Christian-Muslim relations. The focus of the … Continue reading Online Conference: ‘Apocalyptic as a Literary Phenomenon in Judaism, Christianity and Islam’ (13-14 September, 2021)
Free online language classes, Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages
Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages The new Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL) of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies (OCHJS), in collaboration with other institutions in Europe and elsewhere, is pleased to announce its inaugural academic year, 2021-22. Beginning in October 2021, … Continue reading Free online language classes, Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages
Vacancy, Cataloguer, Dangoor Hebrew Manuscripts Collection British Library
Vacancy: Cataloguer, Dangoor Hebrew Manuscripts Collection, British Library Location: London Salary: £26,000 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed On: 6th August 2021 Closes: 12th September 2021 Job Ref: 03749 To apply, click here [Apply] Fixed Term for 18 Months St Pancras The British Library leads the way in advancing world’s knowledge. We have recently … Continue reading Vacancy, Cataloguer, Dangoor Hebrew Manuscripts Collection British Library
CfP, BIAJS Conference 2022: ‘Unfolding Time: Texts – Practices – Politics’ (11–13 July 2022, King’s College London)
BIAJS Conference: Unfolding Time: Texts - Practices - Politics 11–13 July 2022, King’s College London ‘The word unfolding has a double meaning. A bud unfolds into a blossom, but the boat which one teaches children to make by folding paper unfolds into a flat sheet …’ Walter Benjamin The annual conference of the British … Continue reading CfP, BIAJS Conference 2022: ‘Unfolding Time: Texts – Practices – Politics’ (11–13 July 2022, King’s College London)
Annual Conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies ‘World in Crisis’ – Participant Registration Closing on Thursday 1 July
Annual Conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies ‘World in Crisis’ – Participant Registration Closing on Thursday 1 July Registration for the BAJS annual conference on ‘World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present’ (online from 5th - 7th July 2021) has closed for speakers but is currently open until 1st … Continue reading Annual Conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies ‘World in Crisis’ – Participant Registration Closing on Thursday 1 July
Vacancy: Montague Burton Research and Teaching Fellow in Jewish Studies, School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies (University of Leeds)
Montague Burton Research and Teaching Fellow in Jewish Studies, School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Cultures. Are you a dynamic early career researcher holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustained interest … Continue reading Vacancy: Montague Burton Research and Teaching Fellow in Jewish Studies, School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies (University of Leeds)
Time to register: BAJS Annual Conference ‘World In Crisis’ 5-7 July 2021 (Registration Closing Friday 25 June)
BAJS Annual Conference ‘World In Crisis’ 5-7 July 2021 Registration Closing Friday 25 June We are delighted to be able to share details of the programme and registration for the annual conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies on ‘World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present’, which will run online … Continue reading Time to register: BAJS Annual Conference ‘World In Crisis’ 5-7 July 2021 (Registration Closing Friday 25 June)
Online film event, ‘A collection of art and blood, the Goering catalogue’ (Thurs 10 June 2021, 5.45pm ), The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University
“A collection of art and blood. The Goering catalogue. Online film event (10 June 2021) The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University is pleased to announce that the next Screen & Talk event will be the screening of 'A collection of art and blood, the Goering catalogue' followed by a Q&A panel with Jean-Marc Dreyfus, co-writer of the … Continue reading Online film event, ‘A collection of art and blood, the Goering catalogue’ (Thurs 10 June 2021, 5.45pm ), The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University
BAJS Annual Conference ‘World In Crisis’ (5-7 July 2021)
BAJS Annual Conference ‘World In Crisis’ 5-7 July 2021 We are delighted to be able to share details of the programme and registration for the annual conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies on ‘World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present’, which will run online from 5th - 7th July … Continue reading BAJS Annual Conference ‘World In Crisis’ (5-7 July 2021)
‘Jewish Immigration in Myth and Reality’, Online conference (June 21-25, 2021)
Jewish Immigration in Myth and Reality June 21-25, 2021 Organizers: Dr Natalie Wynn, Herzog Centre, Trinity College Dublin and Dr Mara W. Cohen Ioannides, Missouri State University; Sponsors: Herzog Centre, Trinity College Dublin; Midwest Jewish Studies Association of the USA; Western Jewish Studies Association of the USA. Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/organizations/events?org=33305035647 Mara Cohen Ioannides Events | Eventbrite … Continue reading ‘Jewish Immigration in Myth and Reality’, Online conference (June 21-25, 2021)