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A Special Offer from Polity Press: Correspondence: 1939 - 1969 by Theodor W. Adorno & Gershom Scholem This new volume brings together the long-running correspondence between two towering figures of German intellectual culture, covering a wide range of their discussions on philosophy, religion, history, politics, literature, and the arts. April 2021 | Cloth | ISBN … Continue reading A Special Offer from Polity Press: ‘Correspondence 1939-1969’ by Theodor W. Adorno & Gershom Scholem

Research training event in Jewish Studies for PhDs and Early Career Researchers, University of Manchester, 10-11 June 2021 (online via zoom)The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University is pleased to announce the fifth doctoral and early career research training event of the Northern UK and Dublin Jewish Studies Partnership. Advanced PhD students and post-doctoral … Continue reading Research training event in Jewish Studies for PhDs and Early Career Researchers, University of Manchester, 10-11 June 2021 (online via zoom)

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 “Philosophy in Scripture”: Jewish Philosophical Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the Late Medieval Period 24 April to 18 June 2022 Project Leaders:Professor … Continue reading Visiting Fellowships, Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies: “‘Philosophy in Scripture’: Jewish Philosophical Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the Late Medieval Period” (24 April to 18 June 2022)

The Selig Brodetsky Memorial Lecture 2021 23 March 2021, 17:30 (UK time) Prof. Asa Simon Mittman (Art History, California State University-Chico) “Far From Jerusalem: The Exclusion of Jews on Christian Maps” Prof. Asa S. Mittman is an authority on conceptions of medieval monsters. This lecture is about how medieval Christian maps use principles of inclusion … Continue reading The Selig Brodetsky Memorial Lecture 2021, Prof. Asa Simon Mittman, ‘Far From Jerusalem: The Exclusion of Jews on Christian Maps’ (23 March, 2021)

The School of Divinity and the Edinburgh Jewish Studies Network are keen to support suitable candidates working in Modern Jewish Studies to apply for the above scholarship. The scholarship is to the value of up to £17,000 per year, for a maximum of three years, for PhD study beginning in either September 2021 or January 2022. … Continue reading Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe PhD scholarship

University of Manchester Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2021 The University of Manchester Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce the 2021 Bogdanow Lecture in Holocaust Studies will be delivered by Oscar-winning film director László Nemes. The globally acclaimed filmmaker, whose 2015 film 'Son of Saul' won numerous international prizes including an Academy Award, … Continue reading University of Manchester Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2021

Post doctorate opportunity, University of Manchester The Rothschild Foundation Europe offers a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Jewish Studies for two years. The Foundation only allows one application per institution, and so there will be an internal selection process for The University of Manchester. The time frame for the two-page outline is tight but the approach … Continue reading Post doctorate opportunity, University of Manchester

Bursary for MA degree study in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, 2021-22 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, 2021-22

British Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference 5-7 July, 2021 World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present University of Southampton and the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations The annual conference of the British Association for Jewish Studies 2021 will explore Jewish perspectives on a world in crisis, whether … Continue reading Reminder: CfP, British Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference, ‘World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present’ (5-7 July, 2021)

Groningen-Leuven-Oxford Network Conference, 8-9 March 2021 University of Oxford | Oriel Centre for the Study of the Bible Hebrew Bible and Jewish  Antiquity For any questions please contact: Stefania Beitia, PA to Professor Hindy Najman and Administrator for the Oriel Centre for the Study of the Bible (stefania.beitia@oriel.ox.ac.uk) Lula Mae Blocton, Summer Ease, 1975 Session … Continue reading Conference, ‘Hebrew Bible and Jewish Antiquity’ (8-9 March, 2021)

Anglo Israel Archaeological Society Online Lecture Dr Gideon Avni, 'Jerusalem between Late Antiquity and Early Islam- The Creation of a Multicultural City' We’re still taking registrations for our next Zoom lecture which will take place on Wednesday 6th January 2021 at 5.00pm (GMT) when DR.GIDEON AVNI (Hebrew University of Jerusalem & Israel Antiquities Authority) will be speaking about ‘ … Continue reading Online AIAS talk: Dr Gideon Avni, ‘Jerusalem between Late Antiquity and Early Islam- The Creation of a Multicultural City’ (6th January 2021, 5.00pm)

‘The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the age’ The Belarusian-Jewish Cultural Heritage Center and The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton are delighted to announce that the international conference on ‘The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the age’ will take … Continue reading CfP: ‘The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the age’ (28-30 June, 2021)

The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Join us for a guided “tour” via Zoom with Dr Eva Frojmovic, Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Leeds When: Thursday December 3rd, 8pm To book: Email admin@kolnefesh.org.uk Zoom details can be found on the Kol Nefesh website, https://www.kolnefesh.org.uk/

Anglo Israel Archaeological Society lecture at 4pm on Wednesday 18th November: Dr Kimberley Czajkowski (University of Edinburgh) on ‘Re-approaching the Babatha Archive’. The Cave of Letters in Israel’s Judean Desert has offered up a wealth of documentary evidence, including the rare archives of two families. These are commonly named after the Jewish women to whom most … Continue reading Anglo Israel Archaeological Society lecture, ‘Re-approaching the Babatha Archive’ (18 November, 2020)

Thursday 1st October at 4.00pm (UK time). Dr Yana Tchekhanovets (Israel Antiquities Authority, Ben Gurion University in the Negev) The Holy City? Fourth-Century Jerusalem in the Light of the New Archaeological Data In order to receive the log-in details please write to Sheila Ford (secretary@aias.org.uk) indicating your interest. The Christianization of Aelia Capitolina/Jerusalem, is usually associated with … Continue reading Online Lecture: Dr Yana Tchekhanovets, ‘The Holy City? Fourth-Century Jerusalem in the Light of the New Archaeological Data’ (Thursday 1st October at 4.00pm)

Online Lecture: ‘Jewish Treasures in Oxford’ 27 October 2020, 1–2pm Free, book in advance Email: fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk There are many rare, beautiful and scholarly valuable Hebrew and Jewish manuscripts in the Bodleian Library and the libraries of the colleges of the University of Oxford. What is less known is how these collections of manuscripts were originally assembled, who … Continue reading Online Lecture: ‘Jewish Treasures in Oxford’ (27 October 2020, 1–2pm)

OXFORD CENTRE FOR HEBREW & JEWISH STUDIES REGISTRAR           Location                                 Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford Salary                                     £29,176 [Grade 6, stage 1 of the University of Oxford’s salary scale] Hours                                     Full time – 35 hours per week Contract type                       Permanent The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is the leading academic Jewish studies centre in Europe … Continue reading Vacancy: Registrar, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies

JewTh!nk   JewTh!nk (jewthink.org) is a project to set up a popular, not for profit service to allow diverse Jewish voices to be heard in Britain. Why do we need JewThink? Existing Jewish publications in the UK are struggling. The circulation of print-based media continues to dwindle and close, and websites fight to produce revenue. At the same time, newspapers are subject to editorial decisions. JewThink aims to be an open, democratic platform for discussion and debate – free from the … Continue reading JewTh!nk

Eva Frojmovic and Jay Prosser, 'Jewish objects in a time of crisis: Cecil Roth as collector' 8th June 2020, TIME: 20:00 (British Summer Time)   Cecil Roth began researching in Italy in the 1920s, during a double crisis: Jews were abandoning tradition and emptying their family’s attics of old documents, and Mussolini was rising to power. Cecil … Continue reading Webinar, ‘Jewish objects in a time of crisis: Cecil Roth as collector’ (8 June, 2020)

New British Jewish Web Platform With the intention of creating new conversations and opportunities to publish in the UK Jewish media to promote books and other creative work or to respond to an issue currently exists, we are looking to set up a new an online public-facing *nonacademic* forum, for academics, intellectuals, creatives, and others … Continue reading New British Jewish Web Platform

Jewish objects in a time of crisis: Cecil Roth as collector Jun 8, 2020 08:00 PM BST Cecil Roth began researching in Italy in the 1920s, during a double crisis: Jews were abandoning tradition and emptying their family's attics of old documents, and Mussolini was rising to power. Cecil Roth had begun to collect what … Continue reading Webinar, ‘Jewish objects in a time of crisis: Cecil Roth as collector’ (8 Jun, 2020 08:00 PM BST)

Please note that this lecture has been CANCELLED.  Lecture, Prof. Rami 'Three Decades of Excavations at Bethsaida'  Monday 23rd March,  6.00pm at the Institute of Archaeology  

Please note that this lecture has been CANCELLED. Lecture, Prof. Rami 'Three Decades of Excavations at Bethsaida'  Monday 23rd March,  6.00pm at the Institute of Archaeology Bethsaida is the most frequently mentioned site in the Gospels, frequently mentioned by the ancient Jewish historian Josephus, Greco Roman authors and by the Rabbinical literature. It may have one … Continue reading CANCELLED: Anglo Israel Archaeological Society Lecture, Prof. Rami ‘Three Decades of Excavations at Bethsaida’ 

'Gender in Moving In and Out of Religion' Centre for Religion and Public Life Seminar 17th March, 1-2.30pm, Botany House Research Room, 1.03 All are welcome to a special Centre for Religion and Public Life seminar on gender and religion conversion to Islam, Christianity and Judaism in contemporary Europe, with Dr Mariecke van den Berg, … Continue reading ‘Gender in Moving In and Out of Religion’, Centre for Religion and Public Life Seminar (17 March, 2020), University of Leeds

On the back wall, in the far-right corner of the Cardiff Reform Synagogue is a memorial tablet.  This tablet commemorates relatives of the CRS congregation who were murdered during the Holocaust, but whose final resting places are unknown.  As the Congregation dwindles, and memories fail, the final links to these people are being lost.  The … Continue reading Shoah victims of Cardiff Reform Synagogue, Jewish History Association of South Wales information request

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2020   We are delighted to announce that the Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2020 will be given by Prof. Dina Porat (Tel Aviv University and Chief Historian of Yad Vashem) on the topic 'The Holocaust in Political Life: Israel and Europe in Comparison'. Lectures at 6pm on 28 and … Continue reading Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2020, University of Manchester