Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY. Co-sponsored with the Queens College Center for Jewish Studies.
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Monthly Archives: February 2022
Online Talk by Rebecca W. Jefferson, “The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt” (March 31)
Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center, CUNY.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvd–qpj4vGtTSqST55r8O2SPvinNvr926
The Histories of Ibn Gabirol
Check out this exciting upcoming conference:
Seyfer Refues is part of Columbia University’s Collection
Among Columbia University’s recent acquisitions is also the 15th century Yiddish Seyfer Refues, a medical manuscript from Italy.
International Worskhop. “Setting Tables: Commensality, Social Boundaries and Inter-Cultural Exchange”
On 8–10 March 2022, the International Workshop “Setting Tables: Commensality, Social Boundaries and Inter-Cultural Exchange” will take place at Hebrew University.
New Article via the Geniza Research Unit Blog
Melonie Schmierer-Lee writes about “A troublesome affair in Kiev?”
The Department of History in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Antwerp offers a Senior Academic Staff Position
According to their webpage, the “Department of History in the Faculty of Arts has the following full-time vacancy: tenured senior academic staff in the field of Jewish Studies, with a clear historical perspective and using history methods.”
Deadline: 28 March 2022.
Eighteen Newly Found Medieval Hebrew Epitaph from Mainz
In 2020, archeological excavations in the Old City of Mainz brought 18 medieval Hebrew epitaphs to light. These are now edited available via EPIDAT. Here are the links for these new epitaphs:
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202001
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202002
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202003
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202004
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202005
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202006
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202007
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202008
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202009
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202010
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202011
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202012
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202013
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202014
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202015
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202016
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202017
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/cgi-bin/epidat?id=mz1-202018
Many thanks to Nathanja Hüttenmeister for sharing this link!
Call for Applicants – Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies – Books in Judeo-Languages: Popular Reading and Scholarship
We are pleased to announce a call for applications for Visiting Fellowships as part of our autumn Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies (OSAJS), entitled Books in Judeo-Languages: Popular Reading and Scholarship. This OSAJS will take place from 9 October to 3 December 2022 and will be led by Dr Jean Baumgarten (Research Director Emeritus at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS, France]).
For more information and how to apply, please consult the following documents. Additionally, please note that the deadline for applications is 11 March 2022 at 12pm UK Time.
Teaching Resources: Jews of Medieval England
Dr Rebecca Searby has worked with The National Archives (Kew) to prepare a series of lessons which are aimed primarily at Key Stage 3 (11-14 year olds) students. In addition to being important for that purpose, they’re also well written and illustrated so are a rich source for those interested in the history of medieval Anglo-Jewry.