European Association for Jewish Studies

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Moses Maimonides, Guide for the Perplexed, end of part 1. Cod Hebr 37 fol 112b. © The Royal Library, Copenhagen The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) is the sole umbrella organisation for Europe representing the academic field of Jewish Studies. Its primary aim is to encourage and support the research and teaching of Jewish studies at university level in Europe, and other places of higher education and learning.

The EAJS was founded as a voluntary academic association in 1981. Among its activities are the support and organisation of congresses and colloquia, the publication of the European Journal of Jewish Studies (EJJS), and the hosting of the Online Directory of Jewish Studies in Europe. Additionally, the Funders Database provides EAJS members with information about funding resources in Jewish Studies.

Membership of the Association is open to all with an active scholarly interest in Jewish studies.

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EAJS Nahmanides Workshop Programme (2020-21): Call for applications opens 3 February 2020, with deadline of 5 April 2020.

EAJS Nahmanides Workshop Programme Call for Applications (2020-21) The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) invites applications to the Nahmanides Workshop Programme for the academic year 2020-21. The Nahmanides Workshop Programme is one … [Further Information]

EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies (2020-21): Call for applications opens 3 February 2020, with deadline of 5 April 2020.

EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies Call for Applications (2020-21): Opens 3 February 2020 The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) invites applications to the EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish … [Further Information]

Letter from the EAJS Secretary and the EAJS Administrator to EAJS Members

Dear members, In these uncertain times, international communication and understanding have never been so important. Please be assured that the EAJS remains as committed as ever to the goal of fostering cooperation among scholars involved in Jewish … [Further Information]

New Book. Paul Heger. “Institutionalized Routine Prayers at Qumran: Fact or Assumption?”

Paul Heger, Institutionalized Routine Prayers at Qumran: Fact or Assumption? Journal of Ancient Judaism Supplements … [Further Information]

Call for proposals. Jews and Quakers Conference ‘Prejudice and Privilege’. Birmingham, UK. 29-30 June 2020. Deadline for proposals: 9 March 2020.

29th-30th June 2020: Jews and Quakers Conference 'Prejudice and Privilege' Keynote Speakers Professor Shirli Gilbert (Professor of Modern Jewish History, UCL, London) Dr. Benjamin J. Wood (Woodbrooke Centre for Research in Quaker Studies, … [Further Information]

International Summer School. Biblical Hebrew Poetry: The Song of Songs and its Reception in Judaism. Leuven, Belgium. 7-11 September 2020. Deadline for registration: 31 May 2020.

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL ON BIBLICAL HEBREW POETRY: THE SONG OF SONGS AND ITS RECEPTION IN JUDAISM The faculties of Theology and Arts KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. 7-11 September 2020 This Summer School will provide a thorough investigation … [Further Information]

Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme (2020/21) and Leo Baeck London Year Book Essay Prize in German-Jewish Studies (2021).

Final call: Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme 2020/21 The Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme is an international fellowship programme for doctoral candidates pursuing research into the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry. Every year, the programme … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. 2nd Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar: “Cultural Heritage and Jewish/non-Jewish Relations”. University of Southampton. 16-17 July 2020. Deadline: 10 February 2020.

Call for Papers 2nd Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar: Cultural Heritage and Jewish/non-Jewish Relations 16-17 July 2020, University of Southampton The Parkes Institute for Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program. Tel Aviv University. 28 June – 23 July 2020. Deadline: 1 May 2020.

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program at Tel Aviv University June 28 – July 23, 2020 The 15th international Yiddish summer program at Tel Aviv University will take place from June 28 to July 23, 2020. The Naomi Prawer Kadar … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. BAJS Conference: World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present. Southampton (13-15 July 2020). Deadline: 31 January 2020.

British Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference Call for Papers World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present 13th to 15th July 2020 University of Southampton and the Parkes Institute for the Study of … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. 27th International Conference on Jewish Studies. Moscow (31 January – 2 February 2021). Deadline: 1 October 2020.

Call for papers for the 27th International Conference on Jewish Studies Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to inform you that the call for papers for the 27th International Conference on Jewish Studies has been announced. The Conference will be held … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. Grants from EU funded project “Research Infrastructure on Religious Studies” (ReIReS). Deadline: 16 February 2020.

The EU funded project “Research Infrastructure on Religious Studies” (ReIReS) offers scholars from any academic discipline the opportunity to spend typically two weeks in one of fourteen outstanding European research centres (libraries and archives) … [Further Information]

Call for Papers: KCL/UCL Hebrew Bible Day Conference, ‘Foreign Nations in the Prophets’, 7 May 2020. Deadline for applications: 29 February 2020.

Call for Papers: KCL/UCL Hebrew Bible Day Conference, ‘Foreign Nations in the Prophets’, Thursday 7th May 2020 As previously announced, King’s College London and University College London have established an annual joint Hebrew Bible Day Conference. … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Jewish Civilisation (2020). Deadline: 20 March 2020

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS SUMMER INSTITUTE ON THE HOLOCAUST AND JEWISH CIVILISATION The Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University, USA, and the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London, with the support of … [Further Information]

Conference. “German-Jewish Agency in Times of Crisis, 1914–1938”. University of Sussex. 18-19 February 2020.

Conference ‘German-Jewish Agency in Times of Crisis, 1914–1938’ 18/19 February 2020, University of Sussex (Brighton, UK) with the generous support of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Organised by: Dr David Jünger, Weidenfeld Institute … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. International Research Conference. “The roles of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and other international Jewish organisations in the Islamic world”. 1-2 September 2020. Deadline: 1 March 2020.

Call for Papers for an International Research Conference Co-Sponsored by JDC and the Ben-Zvi Institute Tuesday-Wednesday, 1-2 September 2020 In recent decades, scholars have been paying increased attention to the study of Jews in Islamic … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. International Conference “Philosophy of Dialogue in Russian, German, and Jewish Thought”. Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia. 22-24 June 2020. Deadline: 1 April 2020

CFP: International Conference "Philosophy of Dialogue in Russian, German, and Jewish Thought" Saint-Petersburg State University, The Department of Jewish Culture International Conference 22-24 June 2020 Call for Papers Following the success of … [Further Information]

SEFER Center International Grant. Research on History and Culture of Russian Jewry in Different Historical Periods. Deadline: 31 March 2020.

'SEFER’ CENTER INTERNATIONAL GRANT FOR THE RESEARCH ON HISTORY AND CULTURE OF RUSSIAN JEWRY IN DIFFERENT HISTORICAL PERIODS SEFER Center awards grants to support research projects in multiple disciplines on Russian Jewry. The subject of the research … [Further Information]