Julia Krivoruchko examines Greek-Coptic exercises in Hebrew script in T-S Ar.35.109 in her fragment of the month post via Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit.
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Lecture Series (in German): “Die Vertreibung der Kölner jüdischen Gemeinde 1423/1424 im europäischen Kontext”, Universities of Cologne and Münster, online
The Universities of Cologne and Münster are hosting a lecture series on “Die Vertreibung der Kölner jüdischen Gemeinde 1423/1424 im europäischen Kontext” which will also be available online and recorded for later viewing.
The lectures take place every Tuesday from 6pm to 7:30pm CET, starting on 10 October with a lecture by Carla Meyer-Schlenkrich on the expulsion of the Jewish community of Cologne.
Horeb: Studies in Rabbinic Culture
The Editors of Horeb: Studies in Rabbinic Culture- are pleased to invite submissions for issues one and two. Scholars at any rank are invited to join in our exciting venture.
Continue reading Horeb: Studies in Rabbinic CulturePaper Trails: Jews, Mobility, and Documentary Culture in Late Medieval Europe, Jerusalem, 1 Nov 2023

Dan David Society of Fellows, Tel Aviv University
The Dan David Society of Fellows aims to support outstanding postdoctoral research in the study of the past. The Society’s two-year postdoctoral fellowship provides generous funding for international and Israeli scholars, to pursue innovative research at the highest level while enjoying the professional mentorship of faculty members at Tel Aviv University.
Continue reading Dan David Society of Fellows, Tel Aviv UniversityAssistant Professor in the Medieval World, Barnard College
The Department of History at Barnard College, Columbia University, seeks to appoint a tenure- track assistant professor in the Medieval World, any region, with a focus that may include, but is not limited to, Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, or the Middle East. Preference for candidates who explore the interactions between different cultures, polities, economies, religions, and/or ethnicities, and for those who can teach the Global Middle Ages.
Continue reading Assistant Professor in the Medieval World, Barnard CollegeBeing a Minority in Medieval and Early-Modern Sciences
This is a call for papers for a conference in Warsaw, 25–26 January 2024.
Continue reading Being a Minority in Medieval and Early-Modern SciencesAJS Opportunities
Here are several AJS Programs and Fellowships for Graduate Students and Early & Mid-Career Scholars:
Continue reading AJS OpportunitiesSpanish Jewry Through the Ages, Episode 15: Prof. Matt Goldish – Rabbinic responsa throughout the Sephardic diaspora
This new podcast episode is now available via Seforim Chatter Podcast.
Reinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Research Fellowships
The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library has relaunched and expanded its fellowship program to facilitate research in Yale’s special collections by the broadest possible group of researchers. We welcome applications from scholars and graduate students locally and globally who utilize traditional methods of archival and bibliographic research as well as from individuals who wish to pursue creative, interdisciplinary, and non-traditional approaches to conducting research in the collections.
Continue reading Reinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Research Fellowships