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.

International Workshop. Calendar Polemics in Medieval Judaism and Islam (9th-11th Centuries). Center for Advanced Studies, LMU München. 9 – 10 September 2019.

Calendar Polemics in Medieval Judaism and Islam (9th-11th Centuries) International workshop organized by Ronny Vollandt (LMU) and Sacha Stern (UCL) 9 - 10 September 2019 Center for Advanced Studies, LMU München Monday, 9. September 13:30-15:00: … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. The Gimelstob Visiting Scholar of Judaic Studies. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, Florida Atlantic University. Spring 2020. Deadline: 16 September 2019.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Gimelstob Visiting Scholar of Judaic Studies Spring, 2020 The Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters Florida Atlantic University Thanks to the generous support of the Gimelstob endowment in the Dorothy F. … [Further Information]

Fellowships and grants at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center. Moscow. Deadline for applications: 10 November 2019.

Two opportunities (1 fellowship and 1 research grant) at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow Deadline for applications: 10 November 2019 Announcement 1: Fellowship at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow) Fellowship at the … [Further Information]

New Book. The Poet and the World. Festschrift for Wout van Bekkum on the Occasion of his Sixty-fifth Birthday.

New Book. The Poet and the World. Festschrift for Wout van Bekkum on the Occasion of his Sixty-fifth Birthday A collection of seventeen essays on pre-modern Hebrew poetry in honor of Wout van Bekkum, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, by the … [Further Information]

New Position. Director for the Jewish Museum Berlin. Deadline for applications: 1 September 2019.

Jüdisches Museum Berlin Since it opened in 2001, the Jewish Museum Berlin has been a distinctive institution on the landscape of European museums. With its exhibitions, collection, events, and educational work, the museum is a vibrant place of … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. International Conference for Young and Early Career Researchers: “Formation of Culture in Diaspora”. Saint Petersburg. 5-6 September 2019. Application deadline: 10 August 2019

Saint Petersburg State University, Institute of Philosophy invites to participate in the International Conference for Young and Early Career Researchers "FORMATION OF CULTURE IN DIASPORA" 5-6 September 2019 Research problems associated with the … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. The Judaism Panel at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture. Chester, UK. 11-13 September, 2020.

Call for Papers for the Judaism Panel at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture in Chester, UK, 11-13 September, 2020 Judaism is famous for its permeating boundary drawings between dos and don’ts … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. Hebrew teaching at the University of Amsterdam. January 2020.

Call for applicants: Hebrew teaching at the University of Amsterdam during January 2020. The department of Jewish, Hebrew and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Amsterdam (https://jewishstudiesamsterdam.eu) offers a teaching opportunity for … [Further Information]

Position Announcement. Kurt David Brühl Guest Professorship for Jewish Studies (Summer term 2020). Deadline for applications: 21 August 2019.

Kurt-David-Brühl-Gastprofessur für Jüdische Studien (Kurt David Brühl Guest Professorship for Jewish Studies) for the summer term 2020 at the Centrum für Jüdischen Studien / KFU Graz https://jobs.uni-graz.at/de/MB/137/99/5104 Deadline for … [Further Information]

New Book. Translation of Shimon An-Ski’s Yiddish diary of World War I into German.

Recently published: Translation of Shimon An-Ski’s Yiddish diary of World War I into German Shimon An-Ski: Der Khurbn in Polen, Galizien und der Bukowina. Hg. und mit einer Einführung von Olaf Terpitz. Übersetzt aus dem Jiddischen von Lilian … [Further Information]

New books from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilisation

New books from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilisation Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy, Chaim I. Waxman July 2019, pp. 240, Paperback, 9781786941640, £19.95 Chaim Waxman presents a detailed analysis of halakhic … [Further Information]

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