Monthly Archives: November 2023

EAJS Digital Forum Assistant, 1 January 2024 to 31 July 2024

The European Association for Jewish Studies encourages academic research and teaching in all disciplines contributing to Jewish Studies. With more than one thousand members in Europe and beyond, the Association significantly contributes to the visibility of Jewish Studies across the continent. It sponsors a Congress every four years, runs an annual conference grant programme and regular workshops, and supports its members by providing information about fundraising and sharing a monthly Newsflash. Recently, the EAJS has established the Digital Forum to support the integration of digital tools in research and teaching.

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Perilman Postdoc Fellowship, Duke University

The Perilman Post-Doctoral Fellowship provides a stipend of $65,000 per year, as well as benefits, for one full year with an option for a second year renewal. The Fellow will be expected to be in residence, to conduct research in Duke’s library and archival collections, to participate actively in the intellectual life of the university, to teach a Fall semester course over one year, or three semester courses over two years, and to give a public lecture on their research. The Fellow may not undertake any other sustained teaching or employment during his/her tenure at Duke. Preference will be given to candidates whose area of research and teaching most enriches the offerings already available on campus and whose presence in the Research Triangle promises the greatest contribution to the faculty and student intellectual community, as well as those for whom the use of the Duke library holdings and Special Collections will be most profitable. This postdoctoral fellowship honors the memory of Rabbi Nathan Perilman, who, after serving at Temple Emmanu-El in New York City, joined the Triangle-area Jewish community in his retirement.

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Fall 2023 Online History Course: Jewish Women in the Medieval World

What was life like as a Jewish woman 1000 years ago (give or take)? How might she have earned money? What was her understanding of the divine? How did she experience marriage and motherhood? And how can we possibly know? Join JWA as four leading scholars offer us glimpse into the lives of medieval Jewish women from Northern Europe to Iberia to the Middle East. (Please note that all sessions in this series will take place at 12:00 PM ET/9:00 AM PT). Register for Jewish Women in the Medieval World here.

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Exhibition and Catalogue The Lost Mirror. Jews and Conversos in Medieval Spain

Every image we create is a mirror that reflects a way of seeing. We look at the world and at others in relation to ourselves, through our own mentality and attitude. Using a broad selection of works, this exhibition recreates a medieval mirror that shows how Jews and conversos (converts to Christianity) were portrayed by Christians in Spain from 1285 to 1492.

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