The Center for Jewish Art “is offering a free introductory webinar on the Index of Jewish Art. This webinar is designed to help you effectively navigate the Index and utilize its diverse tools. It can also be integrated into course curricula and other group activities with students. For additional information, please reach out to Dr. Anna Berezin, Head of the Ritual and Ceremonial Section at the Center for Jewish Art, at anna.berezin@mail.huji.ac.il.”
Category Archives: Events
Oxford School of Rare Jewish Language Classes
Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages has announced “that applications for Oxford School of Rare Jewish Language’s classes beginning in Michaelmas Term 2024 are now open.”
Online Webinar: Reveal the Hidden History: Spiritual Jihad during Medieval Times – Muslims and Jews
Sunday, August 18, at 6 PM (Jerusalem time, GMT+2)
Explore the fascinating world of Jewish-Muslim relations during the Middle Ages. Join Dr. Michael Ebstein, Head of the MA in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University, as he dives deep into this complex topic.Intrigued? Learn more about the program, application process, and available scholarships! Free Registration.
Certificate for Jewish-Medieval UNESCO World Heritage Site presented in Erfurt
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office Katja Keul hands over the certificate to Erfurt’s Lord Mayor Andreas Horn (© City of Erfurt)
On 11 August 2024, the World Heritage certificate was officially presented in Erfurt and celebrated with a big party in the medieval Jewish quarter!
Talk: 1424 – Die Ausweisung der jüdischen Gemeinde „Up ewige tzyden“ by Christiane Twiehaus
MiQua:forum, Alter Markt 31, Cologne, Thursday, 25 July, 4 p.m.
If you are in Cologne on Thursday 25 July, listen to Christiane Twieshaus’ short lecture on the expulsion of the Jewish community in 1424!
Call for papers for an in-person session on Jewish women in the Middle Ages at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, MI in 2025
The deadline to submit abstracts is September 15th, 2024. These can be submitted through the ICMS conference portal, which is accessible here.
Sessions on Collecting and Displaying Medieval Jewish Artefacts and Heritage at IMC 2024 in Leeds
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 15:15 – 19:00 (GMT +1), Leeds University and online
Session Number 1202 – Collecting and Displaying Medieval Jewish Artefacts and Heritage, I (Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 15:15 – 16:45)
1202-a – The Alienation of Medieval Jewish Manuscripts from German Public Collections, 1945-1960
William Diebold, Reed College, Oregon
1202-b – The Seder Plates that Weren’t
Julie Harris, Independent Scholar
1202-c – A Medieval Jewish Prayer Book in Texas
Diane Wolfthal, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Session Number 1302 – Collecting and Displaying Medieval Jewish Artefacts and Heritage, II (Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 17:30 – 19:00)
1302-a – The John Rylands Library’s Hebrew Manuscript Collection and Its Audiences
Zsofia Buda, University of Manchester
1302-b – The Art of Reframing the Narrative: Jewish Material Culture in an Encyclopedic Museum
Abigail H. Meyer, Touro University, New York
1302-c – Renewing the Middle Ages at the ANU Museum, Tel Aviv
Simona di Nepi, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
For more lectures and sessions on Medieval Jewish Studies brows the IMC Programme.
Sessions on Jewish Conversion at IMC 2024 in Leeds
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 15:15 – 19:005 (GMT +1), Leeds University and online
Session Number 725 – Crisis of Faith, I: The Impact of Jewish Conversion on Individuals and Families (Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 15:15 – 16:45)
725-a – Pressburg 1438: The Cases of the Jewish Aunt and the Unbaptised Christian
Eveline Brugger, Institut für jüdische Geschichte Österreichs, St Pölten
725-b – Gender and Inter-Religious Conflicts in the Medieval Family
Ahuva Liberles, Tel Aviv University
725-c – The Mass Conversions of 1391: The Immediate Impact on Individuals Paola Tartakoff, Rutgers University, New Jersey
Session Number 825 – Crisis of Faith, II: Conversion, Apostasy, and Martyrdom in Jewish-Christian Interreligious Conflicts (Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 17:30 – 19:00)
825-a – The London Thirteen, Revisited: Crises of Faith in the 1280s
Adrienne Williams Boyarin, University of Victoria, British Columbia
825-b – Forced Conversion and the Elements of Resistance Myth: Memory and the Rhineland Martyrs
Emilie Amar-Zifkin, University of Toronto
825-c – Mongols, Apocalyptic Messianism, and Later Medieval Christian Fears of Mass Conversion to Judaism Irven Resnick, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
For more lectures and sessions on Medieval Jewish Studies brows the IMC Programme.
Jewish History Seminar, Arye Maimon Institut for Jewish History – Mailing List
The Arye Maimon Institute of Jewish History at Trier University holds a regular “Jewish History Seminar” to discuss current research in medieval and early modern Jewish history. It generally takes place in person and online on Mondays between 6 and 8 pm (European time). Its ‘hybrid’ format makes it possible to involve people from all over the globe to take part. If you are interested in joining us, please send an e-mail to cluse [at] uni-trier [dot] de.
Der „Arbeitskreis Jüdische Geschichte“ des Arye Maimon-Instituts trifft sich regelmäßig online und in Präsenz, um aktuelle Forschungen zur jüdischen Geschichte und Kultur des Mittelalters und der Frühen Neuzeit zu diskutieren. Die Diskussionsabende finden in der Regel montags zwischen 18 und 20 Uhr MEZ statt. Das „hybride“ Format macht es möglich, Interessierte aus allen Teilen der Welt zu beteiligen. Wer Interesse an der Teilnahme hat, wende sich bitte per Mail an cluse [at] uni-trier [dot] de.