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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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]

EAJS Digital Jour Fixe

EAJS Digital Jour Fixe The Digital Forum of the EAJS invites all interested to participate in the “EAJS Digtal jour fixe” taking place monthly or bimonthly on Fridays 10-11h30 CET / 9-10h30 BT via zoom. These meetings will be dedicated to the … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. University of Amsterdam and the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. Jewish Heritage Seminar for Early-Career Professionals and Graduate Students. Amsterdam. 28 August – 2 September 2022.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The University of Amsterdam and the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe are now accepting applications to attend an intensive JEWISH HERITAGE SEMINAR for early-career professionals and graduate students in Amsterdam, … [Further Information]

New Announcements

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New from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization: Ageing in Medieval Jewish Culture by Elisha Russ-Fishbane

New from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization Ageing in Medieval Jewish Culture by Elisha Russ-Fishbane July 2022, pp. 417, Hardback 9781800348516, Ebook 9781802070736, £45 This is a seminal study of cultural attitudes to old age … [Further Information]

Call for Abstracts. “The Medieval Afterlife of Hellenistic Judaism in Western Europe”. A conference organized by the SNSF project. 15-17 March 2023 (Deadline for abstracts: 15 Sept 2022).

The Medieval Afterlife of Hellenistic Judaism in Western Europe A conference organized by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project: Lege Josephum! Ways of Reading Josephus in the Latin Middle Ages www.legejosephum.unibe.ch 15 - 17 … [Further Information]

CFA: Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein and Gilbert M. & Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Judaic Studies, application deadline: 1st Oct 2022

Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein and Gilbert M. & Fannie S. Rosenthal Chair of Judaic Studies The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Richmond invites applications for the Marcus M. and Carole M. Weinstein and Gilbert M. & … [Further Information]

New Jobs: Four PhD positions in Jewish Studies, Christian Theology, Interreligious Studies or Classics in the SNSF funded Research project “The Jewish and Christian Samuel. Connections, Demarcations, Entanglements” at the University of Bern, deadline for applications: 30th Sept 2022

New Jobs: Four PhD positions in Jewish Studies, Christian Theology, Interreligious Studies or Classics in the SNSF funded Research project “The Jewish and Christian Samuel. Connections, Demarcations, Entanglements” at the University of Bern, deadline … [Further Information]

New job: Assistant Professor of History and Judaic Studies, Location: Providence, RI, deadline for applications: 2nd October 2022

New job: Assistant Professor of History and Judaic Studies, Location: Providence, RI, deadline for applications: 2nd October 2022 02 Job Title: Assistant Professor of History and Judaic Studies, Location: Providence, RI The Department of History … [Further Information]

Three full-time positions as Senior Lecturer in Yiddish, Associate Senior Lecturer in Yiddish, and Lecturer in Yiddish based at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University, deadline for applications: 15th Sept 2022

Three full-time positions as Senior Lecturer in Yiddish, Associate Senior Lecturer in Yiddish, and Lecturer in Yiddish based at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University. For more information on the vacancies and on how to … [Further Information]

Call for applications: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Hebrew Palaeography, deadline for applications: 15th September 2022

Call for applications: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Hebrew Palaeography Function: Full-time post-doctoral research associate (35 hours/week) Initial duration: 1 year Starting date: 1 November 2022 As part of the project: ‘Hebrew … [Further Information]

Rabbinic Judaism (open rank), Divinity School, University of Chicago – positions in the study of Rabbinic Judaism. Deadline for applications: 1st Sept 2022

Rabbinic Judaism (open rank), Divinity School 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, 2023. Rank and salary are open. We … [Further Information]

Public Job Advertisement: The Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Münster (WWU), Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a Doctoral Research Associate, Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in, (salary level TV-L E 13, 65%), application deadline: 15 August 2022

Public Job Advertisement The Institute for Jewish Studies at the University of Münster (WWU), Germany, is seeking to fill the position of a Doctoral Research Associate Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in (salary level TV-L E 13, … [Further Information]

Call for Applications for Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages Visiting Fellowships; Closing Date: 28 September 2022, 12 noon UK Time

Call for Applications for Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages Visiting Fellowships Closing Date: 28 September 2022, 12 noon UK Time Please note that the call for applications for two OSRJL Visiting Fellowships is now … [Further Information]

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY: THE KATZ CENTER is pleased to announce the theme for its 2023–24 international fellowship program—the study of sound, music, and aurality in Jewish life, past and present, application deadline: 24 October 2022

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY The Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting fellowship applications for the 2023–2024 academic year on the theme of THE SOUND AND MUSIC OF JEWISH LIFE THE KATZ … [Further Information]

Body as a Source of Pleasure and Pain around 1900: Female Polish-Jewish Perspectives – hybrid workshop, 23 January 2023

Body as a Source of Pleasure and Pain around 1900: Female Polish-Jewish Perspectives – hybrid workshop, 23 January 2023 The early 1900s in the Polish lands was a time when body, and a woman’s body in particular, became a focus of the discussion … [Further Information]

2023-2024 Fellowship Opportunity, The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan, Jewish Visual Cultures, Application deadline: 7th Nov 2022

2023-2024 Fellowship Opportunity The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of MichiganJewish Visual Cultures Studies of visual imagination in Jewish life have exploded in recent years. From the growth of Jewish museums … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. University of Amsterdam and the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. Jewish Heritage Seminar for Early-Career Professionals and Graduate Students. Amsterdam. 28 August – 2 September 2022.

CFA: IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students, APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2022 For IEG Fellowships beginning in March 2023 or later

IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2022 For IEG Fellowships beginning in March 2023 or later The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards 8–10 fellowships for international doctoral students in … [Further Information]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR TOPICAL ISSUES: OPEN THEOLOGY vol. 2023, deadline for proposals: 31st Oct 2022

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR TOPICAL ISSUES OPEN THEOLOGY vol. 2023 Open Theology (www.degruyter.com/opth) - a peer-reviewed open access journal published by De Gruyter - invites groups of researchers, conference organizers and individual … [Further Information]