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

January 23, 2019 by EAJS Administrator Leave a Comment

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 International Yiddish Summer Program is unique in offering Yiddish instruction at five levels, and in offering cultural programs both on campus and in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv.

As students of TAU International, the Tel Aviv University Overseas School, whose credentials are recognized by universities worldwide, participants will receive 80 hours of language and literature instruction (four credits) with highly qualified and experienced teachers in small classes. Language instruction is supplemented by a rich program of afternoon lectures on Yiddish literature and culture, a research symposium for graduate students, conversation classes, concerts, cultural activities, and tours.

The costs of the program are:

$ 1450 tuition
$ 60 Application fee
$ 800 for housing (double occupancy).

Scholarships are available for full time students.

Academic Program Directors:

Prof. Hana Wirth-Nesher, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Avraham Novershtern, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Beit Shalom Aleichem

Prof. Justin Cammy, Smiths College – Summer Director.

Summer Program Video Clip

Online Registration: www.international.tau.ac.il

Closing Date for Applications: May 1, 2019.

For additional information, please contact:

The Naomi Prawer Kadar International Yiddish Summer Program

Tel: +972-3-6407805

Fax: +972-3-6407732

naomiyiddish@tauex.tau.ac.il

www.naomiyiddish.tau.ac.il

One-Year Jewish Studies Program at Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden. Early deadline: 31 January 2019; Final deadline: 31 March 2019

December 7, 2018 by EAJS Administrator

The 2019-2020 One-Year Jewish Studies Program at Paideia

The 2019-2020 One-Year Jewish Studies Program at Paideia – The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden is now open for applications

Paideia is a European academic Institute founded in 2000 with the mandate to nurture the renewal of European Jewish culture, to support cross-cultural dialogue, and to promot a positive paradigm of a minority culture within European societies. Paideia does this through highly intensive educational leadership program, focusing on in-depth knowledge of Jewish sources and on social innovation.

The program offers a unique international Jewish studies experience during eight months in Stockholm with the possibility of completing a 120 ECTS Master in Jewish Civilizations at the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien in Heidelberg, Germany. It combines traditional Hevruta study methodology, an academic approach to interpretation and practical application, and includes intensive text studies running chronologically from Torah and Midrash, through Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Responsa Literature to Modern Jewish Philosophy and Literature, language studies (Modern Hebrew at three levels), as well as a three-week trip to Israel, including studies at Yad Vashem and at the National Library of Israel.

The studies are tuition free and students are eligible for scholarships towards accommodation and living costs.

Early deadline: 31 January 2019

Final deadline: 31 March 2019

Students can apply through our website www.paideia-eu.org. For more information contact us at info@paideia-eu.org.