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.

Second Call for Applications for Membership of the EAJS Digital Forum Advisory Board

Second Call for Applications for Membership of the EAJS Digital Forum Advisory Board Deadline for applications: 30 November 2019 The EAJS invites its Full, Associate and Student members to express interest in joining the Digital Forum Advisory … [Further Information]

Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme. Leo Baeck Institute London. Deadline: 1 February 2020.

Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme BMBF – Studienstiftung – Leo Baeck Institute London Aim of the Programme The international Leo Baeck Fellowship Programme awards fellowships to doctoral students who carry out research into the history and culture of … [Further Information]

New Books. Recent Vallentine-Mitchell titles.

Recent Vallentine-Mitchell titles Photographs of Childhood and Parenting on Kibbutz: Collective Memories and Private Memorials Edna Barromi-Perlman What is it that we wish to see in our photo albums? Reality as it was, or a selected, upgraded … [Further Information]

Call for Short papers. Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense on Maccabean Books. Louvain. 22-24 July 2020. Latest submission date: 31 March 2020.

Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense on Maccabean Books (Louvain, July 22 -24, 2020): Call for Short papers The Colloquium Biblicum Lovaniense 69 (Louvain, Belgium, July 22-24, 2020) will be devoted to new perspectives on the four Maccabean Books. The … [Further Information]

Call for papers. International Conference: The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the ages. Minsk. 23-25 June 2020. Deadline: 1 February 2020.

Call for paper International conference The history, culture and heritage of Jews in Belarus across the ages 23-25 June 2020, Minsk The Belarusian-Jewish Cultural Heritage Center and The Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish … [Further Information]

Conference. Jews and Muslims in Germany from the early 19th century until today. Munich. 15-17 January 2020.

Juden und Muslime in Deutschland vom frühen 19. Jahrhundert bis heute Wissenschaftliche Tagung 15.-17. Januar 2020, München Type of Event: Leo Baeck Conference Speakers: David Nirenberg (Chicago), Susannah Heschel (Darthmouth), Miriam Rürup … [Further Information]

Fellowship Programme. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives. Deadline: 21 January 2020.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2020 fellowship program. In 2020, seven fellowships will be awarded to senior scholars, postdoctoral … [Further Information]

Panel Discussion. About a Tea Bowl – Interwoven Experiences of Post-Soviet Jewish Migration. 27 November 2019.

About a Tea Bowl – Interwoven Experiences of Post-Soviet Jewish Migration Discussion with Brief Presentations (in German) Since the 1990s, Jews from the Asian part of the former Soviet Union have been immigrating to Germany. Generally referred to as … [Further Information]

Call for Applications for Fellowships. Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies. Towards the Study of Jewish-Buddhist Relations (2021). Deadline for applications: 10 January 2020.

Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies (in consortium with Mandel Scholion Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg) Towards the Study of Jewish-Buddhist Relations January to June 2021 Project … [Further Information]

Conference. “Biographies and Politics: The Involvement of Jews and People of Jewish Origin in Leftist Movements in 19th and 20th Century Poland”. POLIN. Warsaw, Poland. 1-2 December 2019.

Biographies and Politics: The Involvement of Jews and People of Jewish Origin in Leftist Movements in 19th and 20th Century Poland POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, (Warsaw, Poland) 1-2 December 2019 Link for more information and … [Further Information]

Conference. “Maternal Sacrifice in Jewish Culture: Rethinking Sacrifice from a Maternal Perspective in Religion, Art, and Culture”. Inalco, Paris. 19-21 November 2019.

Maternal Sacrifice in Jewish Culture Rethinking Sacrifice from a Maternal Perspective in Religion, Art, and Culture Dates: 19-21 November 2019 Venue: Inalco, PLC (65, rue des Grands Moulins 75013 Paris), Auditorium et Salle 4.24 The phrase … [Further Information]

DPhil scholarship. Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC DTP-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award. Edmund Castell, early modern lexicography, and the Hebraica collections of the University of Cambridge.

Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC DTP-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award at The University of Oxford, in partnership with the Cambridge University Library. Edmund Castell, early modern lexicography, and the Hebraica collections of the University of … [Further Information]

Faculty Fellowship: The Summer Institute for Israel Studies. Deadline: 31 January 2020.

Faculty Fellowship: The Summer Institute for Israel Studies June 10–21, 2020 at Brandeis and June 22–July 1, 2020 in Israel Apply now for this competitive fellowship. Created to address the need for serious and nuanced study of Israel in the … [Further Information]

Call for Presentations. National Association of Professors of Hebrew: International Conference on Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture. Toronto, Canada. 22-24 June 2020. Deadline for abstracts: 15 December 2019.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF HEBREW INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEBREW LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE YORK UNIVERSITY Toronto, Canada 22-24 June 2020 Call for Presentations The NAPH is pleased to announce that the 2020 NAPH … [Further Information]

New Position. Sultan Qaboos Professorship of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values. Cambridge. Deadline: 2 December 2019.

Sultan Qaboos Professorship of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values The Board of Electors to the Sultan Qaboos Professorship of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. 13th Contact Day Jewish Studies on the Low Countries. Institute of Jewish Studies – University of Antwerp. 14 May 2020. Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2020.

13th Contact Day Jewish Studies on the Low Countries Institute of Jewish Studies - University of Antwerp Thursday 14 May 2020 The Institute of Jewish Studies organizes for the thirteenth time an interdisciplinary conference at the University of … [Further Information]

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