European Association for Jewish Studies

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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 and became a registered charity in 2010. 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.

EAJS Congress Postponed Until 2023: The Twelfth EAJS Congress will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 16-20 July 2023

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Call for Papers. Twelfth EAJS Congress. “Branching Out. Diversity of Jewish Studies”. Frankfurt/Main, Germany. 16-20 July 2023. Deadline: 31 December 2022

Branching Out. Diversity of Jewish Studies Twelfth EAJS Congress (16-20 July 2023) Call for Papers Deadline for Submissions: 23:59 (GMT+1), 31 December 2022 (This deadline will not be extended) Jewish Studies is – and has been since Leopold … [Further Information]

Twelfth EAJS Congress (16-20 July 2023) – EAJS Emerge: Call for Applications – Deadline: 31 December 2022

Branching Out. Diversity of Jewish Studies Twelfth EAJS Congress (16-20 July 2023) EAJS Emerge: Call for Applications Deadline for Applications: 23:59 (GMT+1), 31 December 2022 Jewish Studies is a multi-disciplinary field that brings together … [Further Information]

Call for Submissions: Distinguished EAJS Panel and Distinguished EAJS Graduate Student Panel. Deadline: 15 January 2023

Branching Out. Diversity of Jewish Studies Twelfth EAJS Congress (16-20 July 2023) Distinguished EAJS Panel & Distinguished EAJS Graduate Student Panel Call for Submission Deadline: 15 January 2023 The EAJS invites colleagues who have … [Further Information]

New Horizons in Jewish Studies – EAJS Lecture Series

New Horizons in Jewish Studies - EAJS Lecture Series The "New Horizons in Jewish Studies - EAJS Online Lecture Series" is a new EAJS initiative that seeks to present to our members (and the interested wider public) a series of free online lectures … [Further Information]

Twelfth EAJS Congress (16-20 July 2023) – Volunteers Needed

Branching Out. Diversity of Jewish Studies Twelfth EAJS Congress (16-20 July 2023) Volunteers Needed The organizers of the twelfth EAJS Congress “Branching Out: Diversity of Jewish Studies” are looking for two volunteers for the … [Further Information]

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

EAJS Statement The European Association for Jewish Studies condemns Russia’s unprecedented and barbaric aggression against Ukraine. We express solidarity with Ukraine, with its democratically-elected government and with its people. We honour those … [Further Information]

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Tenure-Track Position: Western and Central European Jewish History, 18th Century – World War I (inclusive) with teaching and research experience, deadline for applicants: 17th Jan 2023

Tenure-Track Position: Western and Central European Jewish History, 18th Century - World War I (inclusive) with teaching and research experience in additional topics pertaining to Jewish society and culture in the “Long Nineteenth Century” The … [Further Information]

Tenure Track Position in the Department of Talmud and Oral Law in the study of Tannaitic Literature, Talmud Bavli and Talmud Yerushalmi, deadline for applications: 15th Jan 2023

Tenure Track Position in the Department of Talmud and Oral Law in the study of Tannaitic Literature, Talmud Bavli and Talmud Yerushalmi The Faculty of Jewish Studies and the Naftal-Yaffe Department of Talmud and Oral Law at Bar-Ilan University … [Further Information]

The Shalom Spiegel Institute Summer Seminar in Medieval Hebrew Poetry, Week long Seminar on Shem Tov ibn Falaquera, deadline for applicants: 15th Jan 2023

The Shalom Spiegel Institute Summer Seminar in Medieval Hebrew Poetry Week long Seminar on Shem Tov ibn Falaquera The 2023 session of the Shalom Spiegel Institute of Medieval Hebrew Poetry at the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, will be … [Further Information]

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d), Heidelberg, deadline for applicants: 15th Dec 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d), Heidelberg, deadline for applicants: 15th Dec 2022 Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) The position is limited in time until 31.03.2026. The place of employment is Heidelberg. The successful applicant will … [Further Information]

Lecture: Power relations and violence instances in Israeli feminism, Prof. Henriette Dahan Kalev, 12 December, 6pm-8pm, PLC (65, rue des Grands Moulins – 75013 Paris )

Power relations and violence instances in Israeli feminism, Prof. Henriette Dahan Kalev, 12 December, 6pm-8pm, PLC (65, rue des Grands Moulins - 75013 Paris ) Lecture: Power relations and violence instances in Israeli feminism, Prof. … [Further Information]

Call for Papers: Beta Israel: A History of Coping and Struggle International Conference, Tel Aviv University, March 27-28, 2023, deadline for applications: 15 Dec 2022

Call for PapersBeta Israel: A History of Coping and StruggleInternational Conference, Tel Aviv UniversityMarch 27-28, 2023 The third conference of the Ethiopian Jewry Heritage Center, in collaboration with the Goldstein – Goren Diaspora Research … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. International Conference. Resorts, Spas, and Sommerfrische: Jewish Cultures of Rest and Recreation. Bad Aussee, June 2023. Deadline for applications: 15 December 2022

International Conference: Call for Papers Resorts, Spas, and Sommerfrische: Jewish Cultures of Rest and Recreation A cooperation between the Jewish Studies Program, Central European University, and the Center for Jewish Studies, University of … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. BIAJS Conference: ‘Race in Jewish Worlds, Antiquity to the Present’. 10-12 July 2023. Deadline: 15 December 2022.

CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Race in Jewish Worlds, Antiquity to the Present’ British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference, 10-12 July 2023 Supported by an EAJS Conference Grant Edge Hill University, West Lancashire, UK Since the … [Further Information]

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications for the Edgar Bronfman Chair in Modern and Contemporary Judaic Studies, to start in Fall 2023, deadline for applicants: 12th Dec 22

Edgar Bronfman Chair in Modern and Contemporary Judaic Studies The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications for the Edgar Bronfman Chair in Modern and Contemporary Judaic Studies, to start in Fall 2023. We … [Further Information]

Eighth Annual, OXFORD SUMMER INSTITUTE ON MODERN & CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM (OSI), July 2-6, 2023, deadline for applications: 15th Jan 2023

Eighth Annual OXFORD SUMMER INSTITUTE ON MODERN & CONTEMPORARY JUDAISM (OSI) July 2-6, 2023 Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University of Oxford in conjunction with the Berman Center for Jewish Studies, Lehigh … [Further Information]

Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Young Scholar Awards for Scholarly Excellence in Research of the Jewish Experience, deadline for application: January 23, 2023

Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Young Scholar Awardsfor Scholarly Excellence in Research of the Jewish Experience On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Salo W. Baron’s birthday in 2020, the University of Vienna together with the Salo W. and … [Further Information]

Call for Applications – Graduate Research Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History, Application deadline for Graduate Research Fellowships starting in September 2023 is February 3, 2023.

Call for Applications – Graduate Research Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History The application deadline for Graduate Research Fellowships starting in September 2023 is 3 February 2023 The Center for Jewish History offers ten-month … [Further Information]

New job: Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History, University of North Carolina, USA, application deadline: Dec 9th 2022

New job: Assistant Professor in Medieval/Early Modern Jewish History University of North Carolina, USA The Department of History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, invites applications for a tenure-track position as assistant … [Further Information]

“The Water Cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean, 1500-1900”, Venice, 13-14-15 September 2023, deadline for proposals: 31 January 2023

"The Water Cultures of Europe and the Mediterranean, 1500-1900" Venice, 13-14-15 September 2023 The conference is part of the activities of the project "Water-Cultures. The Water Cultures of Italy, 1500-1900" (ERC AdG n. 833834, PI prof. … [Further Information]

YiLaS 3: Yiddish in the 21st Century, International conference, University College London, deadline for applicants: 31st December 2022

YiLaS 3: Yiddish in the 21st Century International conference University College London The UCL Departments of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (Lily Kahn and Sonya Yampolskaya) and Linguistics (Kriszta Eszter Szendrői and Zoë Belk) are delighted to … [Further Information]

Call for Papers: 53rd Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, deadline for applicants: 10 Dec 2022

Call for Papers: 53rd Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, deadline for applicants: 10 Dec 2022 The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas invites you to join fellow … [Further Information]

Call for applications: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) fellowship 2023, deadline for applications: 23 January 2023

Call for applications: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) fellowship 2023, deadline for applications: 23 January 2023 The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives is pleased to announce that it is … [Further Information]

New Book. A Vision of Yemen: The Travels of a European Orientalist and His Native Guide, A Translation of Hayyim Habshush’s Travelogue. Alan Verskin

A Vision of Yemen: The Travels of a European Orientalist and His Native Guide, A Translation of Hayyim Habshush's Travelogue Alan Verskin About the book: In 1869, Hayyim Habshush, a Yemeni Jew, accompanied the European orientalist Joseph Halévy on … [Further Information]

Call for Applicants: GIF Young Scientists’ Meeting, 2023: Connecting Individuals and Communities in Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz, May 29–June 1, 2023, deadline for applicants: 15th Dec 2022

Call for Applicants: GIF Young Scientists’ Meeting, 2023: Connecting Individuals and Communities in Medieval and Early Modern Ashkenaz, May 29–June 1, 2023 Classic studies of Jewish history in Europe have often focused on the collective experience … [Further Information]

Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program (2023/24), Application deadline: 15 December 2022

Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program (2023/24) Application deadline: 15 December 2022 The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI) offers up to five fellowships to external researchers for a visit in … [Further Information]