International Ephraim E. UrbachPost Doctoral Fellowship 2024-2025

The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture is inviting nominations for the International Ephraim E. Urbach Post-Doctoral Fellowship in any field of Jewish Studies for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Urbach Fellowship is aimed at assisting recipients of the PhD within the past 3 years in launching their scholarly careers through publication of their first book and furthering research in their areas of specialization. 

Applicants can be nominated by the Head of the Department at which their PhD was awarded, or by their Dissertation Supervisor. The Fellowship is designed for scholars who completed their dissertations with distinction, and who show promise of achieving distinguished academic careers.  For further information about the letter of nomination and details of the program please visit our website.

Applications are evaluated by an international panel of experts and committees of the World Union of Jewish Studies and the MFJC. Final action will be taken by the MFJC Board of Trustees in June 2024.

The Fellowship provides a stipend of up to $15,000 for one year.   Past recipients include applicants from programs at:  Bar-Ilan University, Ben Gurion University, Brandeis University, Ecole Pratique des Hautes, Etudes, Paris, Hebrew University, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York University, Stanford University and the University of Geneva.

We will be accepting letters of nomination until February 29, 2024.  Nominees will receive a link to the application portal and have until March 28, 2024 to complete their applications.


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About Andreas Lehnertz

As Juniorprofessor of medieval history with a specialization in Jewish history at the University of Trier, Andreas Lehnertz studies the social, cultural, and religious history of Europe. His academic pursuits focus on the nuanced dynamics of everyday Christian-Jewish relations, the study of marginal Hebrew and Yiddish deeds, the study of Jewish and general sealing practices, and the in-depth study of Jewish craftspeople. He wrote a book on "Jewish Seals in the Medieval German Empire: The Authentication and Self-Representation of Jewish Men and Women". His expertise has been further honed through his roles as a postdoctoral fellow in the ERC project "Beyond the Elite - Jewish Daily Life in Medieval Europe" at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and as a member of the Martin Buber Society in the Humanities and Social Sciences, also at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Currently he writes a book about "Jewish Craftspeople in Medieval Germany". Through his research and publications, he aims to make a meaningful contribution to the academic discourse surrounding medieval history and to provide valuable insights into the rich tapestry of European history during this pivotal period.