The XXVIII. Symposium für Jiddische Studien in Deutschland takes places at Trier University on 1–3 September 2025 (in German and Yiddish).
Monthly Archives: July 2025
The Martin Buber Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026/27
According to their call, “[t]he Martin Buber Society of Fellows awards postdoctoral fellowships each year to outstanding scholars in the humanities and social sciences who have completed their PhD at either an Israeli or German university, as well as to citizens of Israel or Germany who received their doctorate in any country. Applications are open to researchers from all fields within the humanities and social sciences. There is no requirement for the research topic to be related to Jewish studies or Israel.”
Deadline: 4 September 2025.
Interview with Carmen Caballero Navas about Medieval Gynecology
Read this interview with Carmen Caballero Navas about medieval gynecology via the Katz Center.
Interview about Robert G. Morrison’s Book “Merchants of Knowledge. Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance Europe”
Listen to an interview about Robert G. Morrisson’s book Merchants of Knowledge. Intellectual Exchange in the Ottoman Empire and Renaissance Europe via the New Books Network podcast.
EAJS Virtual 2025: Translating Maimonides
Here is the call for papers for the EAJS Virtual 2025 “Translating Maimonides.” Deadline for Abstracts: 18 September 2025, event date: Late Autumn (exact date TBC).
Conference: Beyond Digital Awe. European Jewish Studies and the Challenge of Digital Humanities
According to their call, “[t]he Centre for Eastern European Jewish History at Vilnius University and the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of Wrocław invite proposals for the international conference Beyond Digital Awe. European Jewish Studies and the Challenge of Digital Humanities, which will take place at Vilnius University, 17–18 November 2025.”
Scriptorium: The PhD and Postdoc Research Cohort at the National Library of Israel
According ot their call, “[t]he National Library of Israel (NLI) invites applications from outstanding doctoral and postdocs students in Jewish studies, Israel studies, Islam and Middle East, music, and general humanities (Western culture, history of sciences), who are planning to reside in Israel for research purposes during the 2025–2026 academic year. We are launching a new initiative to create a vibrant cohort of international young scholars who will be affiliated with the Library during their stay.”
New Post of the Genizah Research Unit: Judaism’s Service Entrance by Moshe Yagur
Read the new Post of the Genizah Research Unit “Judaism’s Service Entrance” by Moshe Yagur.
Book Review: Johannes Heil, Andere Juden. Texte der westlichen Diaspora (ca. 400–800) und ihre christliche Rezeption (ca. 700–1200)
You can now read a review of Johannes Heil’s book Andere Juden. Texte der westlichen
Diaspora (ca. 400–800) und ihre christliche Rezeption (ca. 700–1200) by Capucine Nemo-Pekelman via Francia Recensio.
New book — Reading Across Cultures: Translating Romances, Fables, and Poetry in Medieval Ashkenaz, by Caroline Gruenbaum
Cornell University Press, July 2025.
