The Center for the Study of Antisemitism at New York University invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Associate in Antisemitism Studies beginning September 1, 2025. The fellowship is a one-year research position with the possibility of renewal for another year. Candidates whose research focuses on any aspect of historical or contemporary antisemitism and working within any of the relevant disciplines of the humanities or social sciences are welcome to apply.
Monthly Archives: September 2024
A Blue Plaque now marks the Site of York’s long-destroyed 13th Century Synagogue

The site of the long-destroyed medieval synagogue in York is now marked with a classic Blue Plaque denoting a historic location. It is the first blue plaque marking Jewish heritage in York.
Conference: Jews in the Mediterranean and their Diasporas: Economic, Social and Cultural Intersections, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
The Congress, considering the history of previous events and the premises set out above, accepts proposals for communication in the fields of Humanities and Human Sciences, i.e., History, History of Art, History of Science, Geography, Literature, Linguistics, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Gender and Queer Studies, Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Memory and Museology, Monographs, Cinema, and Fine Arts. Other topics not mentioned here, if presented by scholars on time, will be examined by the Committee of Coordinators.
New Book: The Book of Disputation: A Mudejar Religious-Philosophical Treatise against Christians and Jews
Read this new book by Mònica Colominas Aparicio, The Book of Disputation: A Mudejar Religious-Philosophical Treatise against Christians and Jews (Brill, 2024).
JOB: Assistant Professor, History of Jewish Europe before 1650, Florida Atlantic University
The Department of History at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in pre-1650 Europe with a preferred specialty in Jewish history. Candidates will exhibit promise of excellence in research and teaching and demonstrate a commitment to generating externally funded grants. The teaching load is typically 2-3 and will include the History of Civilization I survey, as well as both undergraduate and graduate courses in early European history and Jewish studies. Participation in several platforms articulated in FAU’s Strategic Plan, including Diversity, Peace, Justice and Human Rights, and Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, is expected. In the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters, the successful applicant may also contribute to the Center for Mind, Body, and Culture, and the Comparative Studies PhD program.
Studentship – Pirqei de-Rabbi Eliezer (chapters 6-8), Baraita de-Shemuel, and other Hebrew and Aramaic early medieval astronomical works, UCL London
According to their webpage, “This PhD studentship is part of a research project on ‘Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE’ (NEAstr). The project is funded by a UKRI Frontier Research grant (ERC Advanced Grant funded by UKRI). The Principal Investigator and first supervisor of the PhD student is Professor Sacha Stern (UCL Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies). The project runs for five years from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2030.”
Deadline: 27 September 2024.
Job: Emanuel Ringelblum Chair in Jewish History (Associate or Full Professor), University of California – Davis
The Department of History at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for a tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor level in European Jewish history. The successful candidate will be appointed to fill the Emanuel Ringelblum Chair in Jewish history. All periods and areas of specialization are welcome; the Department is eager to consider specialists in medieval, early modern and modern European Jewish history. The successful candidate must be prepared to teach at least half of their annual course offerings in the field of Jewish history and, in particular, must be able to teach the history of the Holocaust regularly. The successful candidate will have an outstanding publication record, a demonstrated record of collaboration across subfield and disciplinary boundaries, and show strong promise of future publications. Other teaching responsibilities will include supervision of graduate students in Jewish history and in other programs aligned with the successful candidate’s interests.
Continue reading Job: Emanuel Ringelblum Chair in Jewish History (Associate or Full Professor), University of California – DavisNew Book: Jews in Slovenia in the Middle Ages

Jews in Slovenia in the Middle-Ages is exploring the medieval Jewish history of Carinthia, Styria, Carniola, Gorizia County, Trieste and northern Venetian Istria. The description starts with the Antiquity, including the treatment of Aquileia, and ends with the expulsion of Jews from Carinthia and Styria in 1496 and from Carniola in 1515. The book is covering the topic thoroughly with the examination of all the available sources and literature writing about them until the present day. It is an indispensable work for all those trying to understand the medieval Jewish history of Southeastern Alps, Inner Austria and Slovenia.
Klemen Jelinčič Boeta, PhD, graduated at the universities of Tel Aviv and Ljubljana and wrote a series of books in Jewish studies in Slovenian (Kratka zgodovina Judov, ‘Short History of Jews’, Judje na Slovenskem, ‘Jews of Slovenia’, Judje na Slovenskem v srednjem veku, ‘Jews in Slovenia in Middle-Ages’, in Uvod v judovstvo, ‘Introduction to Judaism’, 2009-2010), as well as papers on medieval Jewish experience in Slovenian lands, both in Slovenian and English. He also wrote the books Vzhodne cerkve na kratko, ‘Eastern Churches in Brief’ (2015) and Protestantske cerkve in skupnosti, ‘Protestant Churches and Communities’ (2018), both in Slovenian, followed by Languages and Peoples of Europe (2021), published in Slovenian and English versions.
New Post of the Genizah Research Unit: Fragment of the Month August 2024
Even if it is already September: read the new Post of the Genizah Research Unit with the Fragment of the Month August 2024: Illuminating an Illuminated Islamic Document: The Twin Arts of Calligraphy and Embroidery in Fatimid Egypt: T-S K10.12 by Nick Posegay
Podcast iBookBindingLive #66: The Illustrated Cairo Genizah with Dr. Nick Posegay
Dr. Nick Posegay, one of the authors of the new book The Illustrated Cairo Genizah, is discussing the book, the collection, and history.