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.

Call for Applications. EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies (2019-2020).

EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies: Support for EAJS Conferences and Summer / Winter Schools Programme funded by Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (2019-2020) Deadline for applications: 15 April … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. “Rural and Urban Jewries Between Tradition and Modernity”. International Junior Scholars Workshop. University of Bamberg. 27-29 July 2020. Deadline: 15 April 2019.

Rural and Urban Jewries Between Tradition and Modernity. International Junior Scholars Workshop University of Bamberg 27-29 July 2020 Call for Papers The dichotomy of ‘tradition’ and ‘modernity’ characterizes our image of Jewish history and … [Further Information]

New issue: Medaon 12 (2018), 23 online

New issue: Medaon 12 (2018), 23 online The editors of „Medaon – Magazin für jüdisches Leben in Forschung und Bildung” are pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of our online-journal which is accessible via www.medaon.de. This … [Further Information]

Call for proposals. Sephardic History and Culture – International Graduate Workshop. Institute for Jewish Studies and Religious Studies, University of Potsdam, and Selma Stern Center for Jewish Studies Berlin-Brandenburg (ZJS). September 2019. Deadline for proposals: 8 April 2019.

International Workshop - Call for Proposals 25-26 September 2019 Sephardic History and Culture – Graduate Workshop Institute for Jewish Studies and Religious Studies, University of Potsdam, and Selma Stern Center for Jewish Studies … [Further Information]

SEFER CENTER INTERNATIONAL GRANT FOR RESEARCH ON HISTORY AND CULTURE OF RUSSIAN JEWRY IN DIFFERENT HISTORICAL PERIODS

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

Call for Papers. The 26th Annual International Conference on Jewish Studies. Sefer Center, Moscow. July 2019. Deadline: 1 March 2019.

The 26th Annual International Conference on Jewish Studies Sefer Center, Moscow 14 - 16 July 2019 The 26th Annual International Conference on Jewish Studies by the Sefer Center will be held in Moscow on 14-16 July 2019. The 26th Annual … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. Workshop: The Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism (OSI-MCJ). Oxford. 30 June – 5 July 2019. Extended Application Deadline: 1 March 2019.

Sixth Annual OXFORD SUMMER INSTITUTE ON MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM (OSI – MCJ) 30 June – 5 July 2019 Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies in conjunction with the Phillip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies, Lehigh … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) International Meeting: “The Bible in the Iberian World: A Religious Melting Pot”. August 2019. Deadline: 28 February 2019.

The Bible in the Iberian World: A Religious Melting Pot European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS). International Meeting Warsaw (Poland), 11-14 August, 2019 Warsaw 2019 Call for Papers Deadline: 28 February … [Further Information]

New books from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. February/March 2019.

New books from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement: A Revolution in the Name of Tradition, Naomi Seidman January 2019, pp. 448, Hardback, 9781906764692, £29.95 Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov … [Further Information]

New Jewish Studies Titles from Combined Academic Publishing

New Jewish Studies Titles from Combined Academic Publishing Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine: Two Worlds Collide, by Alan Dowty March 2019, pp. 320, Hardback, 9780253038654, £54.00 Indiana University Press Dowty traces the earliest roots of … [Further Information]

New Position. Research Associate (PhD) in Jewish Studies. University of Hamburg. Deadline for applications: 20 March 2019.

University of Hamburg — Research Associate (PhD) in Jewish Studies Faculty/Department: Humanities / Faculty of Philosophy Seminar/Institute: Institute for Jewish Philosophy and Religion Pending approval of external funding … [Further Information]

Call for Jewish Objects Artist. The University of Manchester. Deadline for applications: 25 February 2019

New commission (2019) University of Manchester 50 Jewish Objects Artist As part of major new public engagement initiative of the University of Manchester's Centre for Jewish Studies, we seek to select an artist for a two-month project working to … [Further Information]

Prizes for excellent research into Frankfurt/Main’s Jewish History. Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main. Deadline: 25 April 2019.

Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main Prizes (x2) for excellent research into Frankfurt/Main's Jewish History Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main (Polytechnische Gesellschaft Frankfurt am Main Foundation) is … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. International Conference: “New Directions: Sephardi/Mizrahi Migrations in Global Contexts”. Ramat-Gan, Israel. 17 – 19 Dec 2019. Deadline: 1 March 2019.

New Directions: Sephardi/Mizrahi Migrations in Global Contexts International Conference Dec. 17-19, 2019 Ramat-Gan, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel Call for Papers This conference seeks to address Sephardi/Mizrahi migration and the formation of … [Further Information]

MA fees bursaries in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, 2019-20

MA fees bursaries in Jewish Studies at the University of Manchester, 2019-20 This is a home/EU fees bursary for MA students who make Jewish Studies topics their main study focus in their MA in Religions and … [Further Information]

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program (30 June – 25 July 2019).

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program At Tel Aviv University June 30 – July 25, 2019 The 14th international Yiddish summer program at Tel Aviv University will take place from June 30 to July 25, 2019. The Naomi Prawer Kadar … [Further Information]

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