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.

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New Book. Philo of Alexandria and Greek Myth. Narratives, Allegories, and Arguments

Philo of Alexandria and Greek Myth. Narratives, Allegories, and Arguments (Studies in Philo of Alexandria, Volume: 10) Editors: Francesca Alesse and Ludovica De Luca In Philo of Alexandria and Greek Myth: Narratives, Allegories, and Arguments, a … [Further Information]

New Book. “The Jewish Calendar Controversy of 921/2 CE”.

The Jewish Calendar Controversy of 921/2 CE Series: Time, Astronomy, and Calendars, Volume: 7 Publisher: Brill Author: Sacha Stern In the year 921/2, the Jewish leaders of Palestine and Babylonia disagreed on how to calculate the calendar. This … [Further Information]

New Book. “Nearly the New World: The British West Indies and the Flight from Nazism, 1933-1945”.

Nearly the New World: The British West Indies and the Flight from Nazism, 1933-1945 By Joanna Newman Publisher: Berghahn Books Berghahn Books is pleased to announce the recent release of Nearly the New World: The British West Indies and the Flight … [Further Information]

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

Call for Applications for Membership of the EAJS Digital Forum Advisory Board The EAJS invites its Full, Associate and Student members to express interest in joining the Digital Forum Advisory Board. The Digital Humanities employ a large variety … [Further Information]

Woolf Institute. Summer School 2020: Religion and Society from the Medieval to the Modern. Deadline 3 May 2020.

APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for the Woolf Institute Summer School 2020: Religion and Society from the Medieval to the Modern The Summer School examines the interactions between religion and society and between the different religious … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. The 50th Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches. The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. Deadline: 1 November 2020.

The 50th Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas invites you to join … [Further Information]

Taube Philanthropies/OCHJS Doctoral Scholarship in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Deadline: 10 January 2020.

Taube Philanthropies/OCHJS Doctoral Scholarship in Hebrew and Jewish Studies The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies has been awarded a grant by Taube Philanthropies toward the Taube Family Doctoral Student Scholarship Fund. We invite … [Further Information]

Research Associate/PhD Student position. The department of Jewish Studies. Goethe University, Frankfurt. Deadline for applications: 30 October 2019

The department of Jewish Studies, supervised by Prof. Elisabeth Hollender in association with the LOEWE research group "Minority Studies: Language and Identity" at Goethe University, Frankfurt, is inviting applications – subject to final approval of … [Further Information]

Jewish Studies Titles from Combined Academic Publishing

Jewish Studies Titles from Combined Academic Publishing Shachar M. Pinsker, A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture New York University Press Hardback: 9781479827893. £28.99. May 2018 Paperback: 9781479874385. £17.99. October … [Further Information]

International Conference. “Scholarship and Intellectuality among the Lithuanian Jews. 18th to 20th Century.” Vilnius. 21-22 April 2020.

Scholarship and Intellectuality among the Lithuanian Jews. 18th to 20th Century An international scholarly conference dedicated to the 300th birth anniversary of the Vilna Gaon Vilnius, April 21-22 2020 Martynas Mažvydas National Library of … [Further Information]

Woolf Institute. Online Course. “Bridging the Great Divide: the Jewish-Muslim Encounter”. Cambridge.

Woolf Institute APPLICATIONS are now being accepted for the online course: Bridging the Great Divide: the Jewish-Muslim Encounter Despite their closeness in belief and practice, today, Jewish-Muslim interactions are often the source of intense … [Further Information]

Call for Papers. British Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference. “World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present”. 13-15 July 2020. Deadline: 15 January 2020.

British Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference Call for Papers World in Crisis: Reflections and Responses from Antiquity to the Present 13th to 15th July 2020 University of Southampton and the Parkes Institute for the Study of … [Further Information]

Call for Applications. Research Associate (PhD) in Jewish Studies. University of Hamburg. Deadline: 27 October 2019

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

New Book. “Jewish Flyers in the World War”.

Jewish Flyers in the World War by Felix A Theilhaber, edited by Elimor Makevet and Dr Dieter Gröschel. Published by Cross and Cockade International, 2019. ISBN 978-0-9555734-9-1 256 pp £25.00 … [Further Information]

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