The definitions of what Jewish cultural heritage is or should be, what significance it has for various stakeholders, and how it is used as a social, cultural, religious, economic, and political resource are subject to social and political changes. The conference is dedicated to various tangible and intangible manifestations of Jewish cultural heritage, which will be discussed from the perspective of Critical Heritage Studies.
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Small Research Grant Programme
The European Association for Jewish Studies is delighted to announce the second round of the EAJS Small Research Grant Programme (SRGP). Funded by its core funder, the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, the programme offers support to Full and Student members for their individual research.
EAJS Virtual 2024: Jewish Literatures, Places, and Heritage, 21 November 2024
The European Association for Jewish Studies is delighted to invite its members to join the first iteration of a new online format, an annual online conference with panels and plenary sessions revolving around a broader theme. This year, EAJS members will have the opportunity to come together virtually to present and discuss papers around Jewish literatures, places, and heritage. It will also offer an opportunity to hear about current activities of the Association.
Rowan Dorin’s “No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe” wins the 2023 Salo Baron Prize for the best book published in Jewish Studies
The prize is awarded annually by the American Academy for Jewish Research.
Honorable Mention was awarded A.J. Berkowitz, A Life of Psalms in Jewish Late Antiquity, University of Pennsylvania Press.
Talk: Hannah Gentes: Zu den Niederlassungsbedingungen jüdischer Ärzte in Städten und Territorien des Reichs von der Mitte des 15. bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts
8. Juli 2024
Within the Colloquium “Arbeitskreis für Jüdische Geschichte des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit,” Hannah Gentes will speak about “Zu den Niederlassungsbedingungen jüdischer Ärzte in Städten und Territorien des Reichs von der Mitte des 15. bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts” at Trier University, 18:15 CET. For a Zoom link, please register with cluse@uni-trier.de or muellerj@uni-trier.de.
Remains of the medieval synagogue discovered in Spain
Jewish Heritage Europe reports that in Spain remains of the medieval synagogue were discovered during restoration of the main altarpiece in the Santa Maria la Blanca church in Seville.
New Genizah Responsa Revealed: Another Glimpse into Medieval Jewish Family Life (T-S Misc. 28.186)
Read Zvi Stampfer’s Fragment of the Month blog post about “New Genizah Responsa Revealed: Another Glimpse into Medieval Jewish Family Life (T-S Misc. 28.186)” via the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit.
Algerian Jewry Through the Ages, Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East, 26 September 2024
The Ben Zvi Institute invites “researchers to submit proposals for lectures on various aspects of the life of the Jewish community in Algeria throughout the ages, as well as on Algerian Jews in Israel and around the world.”
Book Review – Benmelech on Reubeni, “Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah: The Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe”
Read the book review of Moti Benmelech on Diary of a Black Jewish Messiah: The Sixteenth-Century Journey of David Reubeni through Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, translated and edited by Alan Verskin. Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture Series (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2023).
Talk: The Lailashi Codex
Watch the Oxford Interfaith Forum with a book talk about “The Lailashi Codex: The Crown of Georgian Jewry”.