EAJS Congresses and Colloquia

The Association has organised eleven international congresses since it was founded in 1981. These are now held every four years. In the intervening years, the Association has supported colloquia in different venues in Europe under the auspices of two separate programmes, the EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies and the EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies, on a range of subjects with smaller invited groups of scholars.

Both programmes have had the same purpose: to foster cooperation among scholars involved in Jewish Studies across Europe, and to support early career researchers in this field to develop a professional network.

Calls for Submissions are usually issued in January/February for the Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies.

Reports on past events in the EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies are posted here.

Reports on past events in the EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies are posted here.

For more details of these Conference Grant Programmes, click here or contact the EAJS Administrator.

Congresses

A History of EAJS Congresses

EAJS Congresses The Twelfth EAJS Congress will be held in Frankfurt, Germany, on 16-20 July 2023 1982: First EAJS Congress, Oxford, 18th-21st July 1982 1984: Methodology in Jewish Studies. Second EAJS Congress, Oxford, 22nd-26th July … [Read More...]

Jewish and Non-Jewish Cultures in Contact: New Research Perspectives. Tenth EAJS Congress, Paris, 20th-24th July 2014

X Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies Paris, France July 20-24, 2014 “Jewish and Non-Jewish Cultures in Contact: New Research Perspectives” The Tenth Congress of the European Association for Jewish … [Read More...]

Judaism in the Mediterranean Context. Ninth EAJS Congress, Ravenna, 25th-29th July 2010

IX Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies Ravenna, Italy July 25-29, 2010 “Judaism in the Mediterranean Context” The ninth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies was held in Ravenna, Italy, from 25th to 29th … [Read More...]

Past and present perspectives in Jewish Studies. Eighth EAJS Congress, Moscow, 23rd-27th July 2006

Eighth EAJS Congress, Moscow, 23rd-27th July 2006 Past and present perspectives in Jewish Studies. This congress was the first international event of that size in Jewish Studies to take place in Moscow. Never before had an East European … [Read More...]

Jewish Studies and the European Academic World. Seventh EAJS Congress, Amsterdam, 21st-25th July 2002

Seventh EAJS Congress, Amsterdam, 21st-25th July 2002 Jewish Studies and the European Academic World. As most EAJS members will know, or should, the quadrennial EAJS congresses are meant to be the high points in the life of the Association. Of … [Read More...]

Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Sixth EAJS Congress, Toledo, 19th-23rd July 1998

Sixth EAJS Congress, Toledo, 19th-23rd July 1998 Jewish Studies at the Turn of the Twentieth Century The congresses of the EAJS have become one of the Association’s most representative activities. After Oxford (twice), Berlin, Troyes and … [Read More...]

Jewish Studies in a New Europe. Fifth EAJS Congress, Copenhagen, 14th-18th August 1994

Fifth EAJS Congress, Copenhagen, 14th-18th August 1994 Jewish Studies in a New Europe The fifth EAJS congress in Copenhagen, 14-18 August 1994, was organized under the heading Jewish Studies in a New Europe. The response to the calls for … [Read More...]

Commentary, Interpretation, Translation. Fourth EAJS Congress, Troyes, 8th-13th July 1990

Fourth EAJS Congress, Troyes, 8th-13th July 1990 Commentary, Interpretation, Translation The fourth Congress of the EAJS was held at the Congress Centre, Troyes, from 8 to 13 July 1990, on the general theme of Commentary, Interpretation, … [Read More...]

The Interpretation of Scripture in Judaism. Third EAJS Congress, Berlin, 26th-31st July 1987

Third EAJS Congress, Berlin, 26th-31st July 1987 The Interpretation of Scripture in Judaism Around one hundred and fifty participants from eleven countries gathered in Berlin between 26th and 31st July for the Third Congress of the EAJS. … [Read More...]

Methodology in Jewish Studies. Second EAJS Congress, Oxford, 22nd-26th July 1984

Second EAJS Congress, Oxford, 22nd-26th July 1984 Methodology in Jewish Studies The second congress of the EAJS was held at Hertford College, Oxford, from 22 to 26 July 1984, on the general theme of Methodology in Jewish Studies. The main … [Read More...]

First EAJS Congress, Oxford, 18th-21st July 1982

First EAJS Congress, Oxford, 18th-21st July 1982 The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS), founded in May 1981, held its first Congress at Hertford College, Oxford, from 18th to 21st July 1982, under the presidency of Geza Vermes. … [Read More...]

Colloquia

International roundtable discussion: Teaching of Jewish History and Culture at Universities. Evaluation of Experience and New Visions. EAJS Congress, Kraków, Poland. July 2018.

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2017/18 REPORT International roundtable discussion: Teaching of Jewish History and Culture at Universities. Evaluation of Experience and New Visions EAJS Congress, Kraków, Poland. July 2018. The original … [Read More...]

EAJS Workshop Report. ‘E Pluribus Unum? Multidisciplinarity in Jewish Studies Programmes and Teaching’. Museum of the History of the Jews in Girona. May 2017.

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2016/17 REPORT E Pluribus Unum? Multidisciplinarity in Jewish Studies Programmes and Teaching Venue: Museum of the History of the Jews in Girona (Museu d’Història dels Jueus) Date: 28 - 29 May … [Read More...]

EAJS Laboratory Report. ‘Summer Laboratory for Young Genizah Researchers and those Interested in the Field’. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München. September 2017.

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2017/18 REPORT EAJS Summer Laboratory for Young Genizah Researchers and those Interested in the Field Conveners: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (EPHE Paris), Ben Outhwaite (Genizah Research Unit … [Read More...]

EAJS Roundtable: ‘Turning the Page: Jewish Print Cultures & Digital Humanities’ – Report

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2016/17 REPORT Turning the Page: Jewish Print Cultures & Digital Humanities An EAJS Roundtable 6–7 February 2017 Universiteit van Amsterdam Convenors: Dr Andrea Schatz (King’s College London), … [Read More...]

EAJS Laboratory Report. ‘Yiddish Language and Culture. A Relay Station of Modernity and Lieu de Mémoire of Postmodernity’. University of Vienna. February 2017

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2016/17 REPORT Yiddish Language and Culture. A Relay Station of Modernity and Lieu de Mémoire of Postmodernity University of Vienna, 13th to 14th February 2017 Conveners: Dr Olaf Terpitz (Department of … [Read More...]

EAJS Roundtable Report. ‘YIVO’s Histories, Contexts, Tensions: A special Litvak Days event to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of YIVO’. London. December 2015.

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2015/16 REPORT YIVO's Histories, Contexts, Tensions: A special Litvak Days event to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of YIVO EAJS Roundtable held in London from 1st to 2nd December … [Read More...]

EAJS Laboratory Report. ‘Research Approaches in Hebrew Bible Manuscript Studies. A Critical Overview Based on Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Cairo Genizah and European Genizah’. Aix-en-Provence. June 2016

EAJS Programme in European Jewish Studies 2015/16 REPORT Research Approaches in Hebrew Bible Manuscript Studies. A Critical Overview Based on Evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Cairo Genizah and European Genizah Aix-en-Provence, MMSH, Centre … [Read More...]

A History of EAJS Colloquia

EAJS Colloquia 1996 Medieval Jewish Bible Exegesis. Yarnton Manor, Oxford, 15th-19th July 1996. Co-ordinator: Albert van der Heide, Leiden University 1997 Early Rabbinic Judaism (convened by the European Centre for the University … [Read More...]

The Jewish-Theological Seminar of Breslau, the ‘Science of Judaism’ and the Development of a Conservative Movement in Germany, Europe, and the United States (1854-1933). 13th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Wolfson College, Oxford, July 22nd to 25th, 2013

Thirteenth EAJS Summer Colloquium The Jewish-Theological Seminary of Breslau, the »Science of Judaism« and the Development of a Conservative Movement in Germany, Europe, and the United States (1854—1933) Wolfson College Oxford, July 22—25, … [Read More...]

Wissenschaft des Judentums in Europe: Comparative Perspectives. 12th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, Oxford, July 23rd to 26th, 2012

Twelfth EAJS Summer Colloquium Wissenschaft des Judentums in Europe: Comparative Perspectives 23-26 July, 2012, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies (OCHJS), Yarnton Manor, Oxford Convenor: Christian Wiese (Frankfurt am … [Read More...]

Books within Books – New Discoveries in Old Book Bindings. 11th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Wolfson College, Oxford, July 18th to 20th, 2011

Eleventh EAJS Summer Colloquium Books within Books: New Discoveries in Old Book Bindings 18–20 July 2011, Wolfson College, Oxford Convener: A. Lehnardt The 2011 Summer Colloquium of the EAJS was held at Wolfson College, Oxford from July 18th - … [Read More...]

Manuscripts and History in the Jewish Middle Ages. 10th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Wolfson College, Oxford, July 6th to 9th, 2009

Tenth EAJS Summer Colloquium Manuscripts and History in the Jewish Middle Ages 6–9 July 2009, Wolfson College, Oxford Conveners: Piero Capelli and Marina Rustow The 2009 Summer Colloquium of the EAJS was held at Wolfson College, Oxford from 6 to … [Read More...]

Hebrew linguistic thought and its transmission in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. 9th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Wolfson College, Oxford, July 7th to 9th 2008

Colloquium of the EAJS 'Hebrew Linguistic Thought and its transmission in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times' 7-9 July 2008, Oxford, Wolfson College Convenor: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger The 2008 Summer Colloquium of the EAJS was held at … [Read More...]

The Cultures of Maimonideanism: New Approaches to the History of Jewish Thought. 8th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Wolfson College, Oxford, July 16th to 19th, 2007

The Cultures of Maimonideanism: New Approaches to the History of Jewish Thought 8th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Wolfson College, Oxford, July 16th to 19th, 2007 The 2007 EAJS Summer Colloquium convened at Oxford, Wolfson College, from July 16 to … [Read More...]

The Teaching of Hebrew in European Universities. 7th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 18th to 20th July 2005

The Teaching of Hebrew in European Universities 7th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 18th to 20th July 2005 The 2005 Summer Colloquium, held at Yarnton Manor near Oxford, from 18 to 20 July, with generous assistance from the British … [Read More...]

Epigonism and the Dynamic of Jewish Culture. 6th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 5th to 8th July 2004

Epigonism and the Dynamic of Jewish Culture. 6th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 5th to 8th July 2004 In the lovely setting of Yarnton Manor, the EAJS once again hosted last year’s Summer Colloquium, entitled “Epigonism and the dynamic … [Read More...]

Teaching the Holocaust in Higher Education in Europe. 5th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 2nd to 4th July 2003

Teaching the Holocaust in Higher Education in Europe. 5th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 2nd to 4th July 2003. This year’s EAJS/ECUTJC Summer Colloquium, on Teaching the Holocaust in Higher Education in Europe, was convened by … [Read More...]

Issues in Jewish Philosophy. 4th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 23rd to 26th July 2001

Issues in Jewish Philosophy 4th EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 23rd to 26th July 2001 When the EAJS was founded almost exactly 20 years ago, in May 1981, it saw as its first task the organization of international congresses once every … [Read More...]

Medieval Hebrew Poetry in Its Religious and Secular Context. 3rd EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 24th to 27th July 2000

Medieval Hebrew Poetry in Its Religious and Secular Context 3rd EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 24th to 27th July 2000. Between 24 and 27 July 2000 a unique meeting of twenty-five participants took place under the aegis of the European … [Read More...]

Early Rabbinic Judaism. 2nd EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 22nd to 26th September 1997.

Early Rabbinic Judaism 2nd EAJS Summer Colloquium, Yarnton Manor, 22nd to 26th September 1997. A successful colloquium was held in Yarnton Manor in September by the European Centre for the University Teaching of Jewish Civilization. It was … [Read More...]