Read Jonathan Ray’s new article about “Antisemitism in Spain – A Historical Survey” in The Routledge History of Antisemitism, ed. Mark Weitzmann, Robert J. Williams, and James Wald (London, 2023), 220–27.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
‘Heilige Gemeinden’ & ‘Lebendige Zeugen’: Jüdische Gemeinden unter Kaiser- und Bischofsherrschaft im 11. und 12. Jahrhundert in Aschkenas
Abschiedskolloquium Annette Weber
Heidelberg, 24. November 2023 von 9:00 bis 13:00 Uhr
Hannah-Arendt-Saal (S4), Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg
Anmeldung unter registration@hfjs.eu bis spätestens 17.11.2023
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.
Continue reading EAJS Digital Forum Assistant, 1 January 2024 to 31 July 2024Perilman 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.
Continue reading Perilman Postdoc Fellowship, Duke UniversityConférence: Le cimetière médiéval de Manosque. Une fouille exceptionnelle
Jeudi 23 novembre 2023 – 12:30 -14:00, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme
Conférence d’Elise Henrion, Service départemental d’archéologie des Alpes de Haute-Provence, Dans le cadre du cycle Art et archéologie du judaïsme.
Guest Professor in Jewish Cultural History, W3
The Faculty of Philology and History at the University of Augsburg is seeking to make the following appointment bythe 1st of April 2025. The appointment is for the duration of the summer semester 2025 (01.04.2025 – 31.08.2025) based on an employment contract under private law.
Continue reading Guest Professor in Jewish Cultural History, W3Jews, Landlords and Peasants in the Ghaznavid Bamiyan Hinterland
Read the new article by Ofi Haim about “Jews, Landlords and Peasants in the Ghaznavid Bamiyan Hinterland. A Private Archive from the Eleventh Century (Bamiyan Papers/Afghan Genizah)” in Atiqot 112 (2023): 201–24.
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.
Continue reading Fall 2023 Online History Course: Jewish Women in the Medieval WorldExhibition 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.
Continue reading Exhibition and Catalogue The Lost Mirror. Jews and Conversos in Medieval SpainNew Issue of AJS Review
The new issue of AJS Review 47.2 (2023) features the article “To Sing on Shabbat, Night and Day, Each Person at Their Table”: On the Formation of the Custom of Singing Shabbat Zemirot in Medieval Europe by Albert E. Kohn.