The Isaacsohn and André Families’ Visiting Fellowship

The Isaacsohn and André families’ Visiting Fellowship was launched in 2023 and in memory of the Isaacsohn and André families who perished in the Holocaust. This Visiting Fellowship programme will see leading academics from universities around the world joining Sussex experts in Jewish, Holocaust studies and Israel Studies as Visiting Fellows, for a period of up to three months. This will deepen Sussex’s research in this field and enrich the programmes offered to students and the University community. Fellows will join the Weidenfeld Institute of Jewish Studies and will have the opportunity to form affiliations with other research centres across the University to promote even greater collaboration on the broad topic of Jewish studies. We encourage applications that will initiation new collaborations, or extend existing collaborations with the Weidenfeld Institute of Jewish studies. In particular we are keen to increase and diversify our sources of funding through internationally collaborative grant applications.  

The Isaacsohn and André Families’ Visiting Fellowship offers a stipend to participating faculty of £7000 for the duration of the fellowship, or part of it depending on the length of their stay. Funding under this scheme will cover the Isaacsohn and André fellow’s travel, accommodation, visa costs and subsistence. Successful applicants will be expected to submit a brief report detailing outcomes after the conclusion of the fellowship.

For further information on the programmes please contact Professor Gideon Reuveni (g.reuveni@sussex.ac.uk) or Professor David Tal (d.tal@sussex.ac.uk).

Deadline: 15 June 2023.


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About Andreas Lehnertz

As Juniorpofessor 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 that 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.