Bart Wallet holds the position of full professor of Jewish studies: early modern and modern Jewish history, at the University of Amsterdam. His area of expertise lies in Jewish urban cultures, with a particular emphasis on the role of Amsterdam in Jewish history. Presently, he leads a project examining the history of the Amsterdam Jewish quarter, employing both a cultural history and an applied history approach. Prior to his current role, he lectured at KU Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Wallet serves as a co-editor-in-chief for Studia Rosenthaliana: Journal of the History, Culture and Heritage of the Jews in the Netherlands, and he also serves as an editor for the European Journal of Jewish Studies. Additionally, he is a member of the steering committee of the Digital Forum of the European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS). For more than ten years, he has served as a co-secretary for the Dutch Association of Jewish Studies.
In collaboration with colleagues from the Open University of Israel, King’s College London, and his own department, Wallet has successfully organized six international winter/spring schools in Jewish studies. These events have been conducted in partnership with local universities and academic institutions in various locations such as Athens, Thessaloniki, Prague, Madrid, and Wroclaw.
Wallet has authored several publications, including “Reappraising the History of the Jews in the Netherlands” (2017), which he co-edited with Hans Blom, David Wertheim, and Hetty Berg. Additionally, he co-authored “Jews in the Netherlands: A Short History” (2023) with Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld. His research has encompassed topics such as early modern Yiddish historiography, the integration of Jews into Dutch society, and nineteenth-century Jewish book cultures.
As a member of the executive committee, Wallet will focus on European wide collaboration in terms of education and research, furthering digital humanities literacy and further integrating student members within the EAJS.