Call for Papers: Jews in Krakow: History and Culture. Krakow, Sept. 23-25, 2024

Submission deadline: April 15, 2024

In 1986 the first academic institution in post-war Poland devoted to the study of the history of Jews – The Research Center on the History and Culture of Jews in Poland at the Jagiellonian University – opened in Krakow. Today the city, with its numerous academic and cultural institutions, is one of the most thriving centers of Jewish studies in Central Europe.

The abundant literature on Krakow’s Jewry is written in many languages (mainly Polish, English, Hebrew, and German), which reflects the international character of the research. Numerous research projects pertinent to various aspects of the history of Jews in Krakow have been conducted in recent decades. The conference will serve as a platform for researchers from various centers and academic backgrounds to meet. Organisers invite papers engaging with any aspects of the history and culture of Krakow’s Jewry, from the Middle Ages to today: social, religious, political and economic history; cultural, literary and everyday life; history of Jewish institutions, biographies, and commemorations of Krakow Jewry.


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About Maria Stürzebecher

I am the curator of the Museum Old Synagogue in Erfurt and scientific coordinator for the UNESCO World Heritage application Jewish-Medieval Heritage in Erfurt. Since 2012, I am editing the series "Erfurter Schriften zur Jüdischen Geschichte"; in 2020, the 6th volume "Ritual Objects in Ritual Contexts." was published. I studied History of Arts, Archaeology, Sociology and History and wrote my PhD thesis about the medieval Erfurt Treasure, which was published in 2009 entitled „Der Schatzfund aus der Erfurter Michaelisstrasse – Mittelalterliche Goldschmiedearbeiten als Zeugnisse jüdischen Lebens in Erfurt“.