18th Contact Day Jewish Studies on the Low Countries
Institute of Jewish Studies – University of Antwerp
Tuesday 12 May 2026
Abstract submission deadline: 15th December
The Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp is organising the eighteenth annual interdisciplinary conference devoted to Jewish Studies on the Low Countries — understood as the states of the current Benelux, the states that preceded them in the geographical region of the Low Countries in the widest sense, their former colonies as well as global diaspora communities connected to them. The purpose of the conference is to facilitate contacts and cooperation between researchers working within this area of study.
We encourage the participation of both early career researchers and more established scholars, in order to foster exchange between different research generations. We are particularly keen to receive proposals and/or sessions that are explicitly comparative in character or focus on specific themes and disciplines within Jewish Studies concerning the Low Countries. Proposals need not be limited to a specific historical period, and presentations may include work in progress. We will welcome proposals for both individual papers and collective panels. The conference language is English.
Please note that the conference organisers regret that they cannot provide financial support to cover travel and accommodation of presenters or participants. Please submit an abstract of maximally 400 words and a short CV by 15 December 2025.
For further information please contact:
Karin Hofmeester: kho@iisg.nl
Veerle Vanden Daelen: veerle.vandendaelen@kazernedossin.eu