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Galas, Professor Michał

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Position: Lecturer/Professor
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski (Jagiellonian University)
Instytut Judaistyki (Institute of Jewish Studies)
ul. Józefa 19
Kraków
31-056 Kraków
Poland
http://www.judaistyka.uj.edu.pl/

Teaches (T) and/or researches (R) in:

2. History of the Jewish People: TR
Early Modern: TR
Modern: TR
Regional and National (i.e. in North Africa, Greece, Eastern Europe, Germany, Middle East, Spain, India, South America, United States, etc): TR
Local (e.g. the Jews of Canterbury, the Jews of Kovno, etc): TR
3. Religion and Religious Movements: TR
22: Jewish religion - general: T
Sabbateanism: TR
Hasidism: TR
Reform Judaism: TR
Orthodox Judaism: TR
31: Comparative Religion: R
4. Jewish Thought and Philosophy: TR
Jewish Mysticism: TR
9. Contemporary Studies: TR
Jews in the United States: TR
10. Jewish Studies and Resources: TR
77: Scholarship, history of: R
78: Teaching and Study of Judaism: T

Description

Prof. Michał Galas is the head of the Institute of Jewish Studies, at the Jagiellonian University. He teaches history of Judaism and history of Jews in Poland, East-Central Europe and the United States. His scholarly interests concentrate on modern Judaism and history of Jewish religious heritage in Poland, particularly Jewish mystical and messianic movements. His recent research is dedicated to the influence of progressive Judaism in Poland. M. Galas is the author and editor of many studies which have been published in Polish, English and German. His has published several books including: Jews in Kraków. Polin Studies in Polish Jewry, vol. 23, edited by Michał Galas & Antony Polonsky (Oxford 2011); Rabin Markus Jastrow i jego wizja reformy judaizmu. Studium z dziejów judaizmu w drugiej połowie XIX wieku [Rabbi Marcus Jastrow and His Program of Reform of Judaism. Studies from the History of Judaism in the Second Half of the 19th Century] (Kraków 2007, Boston 2013). In years 2010-2018 Prof. Galas served as the President of the Polish Association for Jewish Studies. He has been awarded several fellowships in Poland and abroad.

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