European Association for Jewish Studies

Welcome to the EAJS website

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.

Call for Papers. “The Feuilleton, the Public Sphere and Modern Jewish Culture”. Jerusalem, Israel. 18-19 November 2019

Call for Papers: The Feuilleton, the Public Sphere and Modern Jewish Culture November 18-19, 2019 Jerusalem, Israel The Feuilleton Project, an initiative organized by faculty at Michigan State University, the Ohio State University, the University … [Further Information]

Call For Papers. Sessions and Roundtables: Jewish Borders in the Middle Ages (IMC 2019, University of Leeds, 6-9 July 2020).

Call For Papers, Sessions and Roundtables Jewish Borders in the Middle Ages IMC 2019, University of Leeds, 6-9 July 2020 The 2019 International Medieval Congress at Leeds, focusing on medieval materialities, featured two keynote presentations, … [Further Information]

Positions available in the study of Rabbinic Judaism. The University of Chicago Divinity School. Applications welcomed at the assistant professor, associate professor, and full professor rank

The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks scholar(s) for one or more positions in the study of Rabbinic Judaism for an appointment date of July 1, 2020. Rank and salary are open. We welcome applications at the assistant professor, associate … [Further Information]

New Book. “Jewish Orthodoxy in Scotland: Rabbi Dr Salis Daiches and Religious Leadership”.

New Book Jewish Orthodoxy in Scotland: Rabbi Dr Salis Daiches and Religious Leadership Hannah Holtschneider Edinburgh University Press, August 2019: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-jewish-orthodoxy-in-scotland-hb.html A transnational, … [Further Information]

New Position. Professor (W2) in German-Jewish History at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Opening for the position of a Professor (W2) in German-Jewish History at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany The successful candidate will teach at the University of Duisburg-Essen (in the fields of Jewish Studies and/or Jewish History, … [Further Information]

New Book. Eric Mendelsohn’s Synagogues in America.

New Book: Eric Mendelsohn’s Synagogues in America Author: Michael Craig Palmer, with essay by Ita Heinze-Greenberg Published by Lund Humphries https://www.lundhumphries.com/products/95608 ISBN: 9781848222946 £35 In America between 1946 and 1953, … [Further Information]

New Book. On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship; Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday

New Book On Wings of Prayer: Sources of Jewish Worship; Essays in Honor of Professor Stefan C. Reif on the Occasion of his Seventy-fifth Birthday Ed. by Calduch-Benages, Nuria / Duggan, Michael W. / Marx, Dalia Series: Deuterocanonical and … [Further Information]

Job opening. PhD/Assistant position. Institute of Jewish Studies. University of Bern. Deadline: 30 September 2019.

Job opening: PhD/Assistant position (100 %) in Institute of Jewish Studies The Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Bern has an open PhD research position (100 %) beginning February 1st, 2020 and limited to four years. The successful … [Further Information]

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