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Call for submissions: Attention young scholars — Leo Baeck Institute invites submissions for its 2026 Year Book Essay Prize

The dome of the Oranienburgerstrasse synagogue is a Berlin landmark

Attention young scholars! We are pleased to share this Call for Submissions by the Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of the History and Culture of German-speaking Jewry (LBI)  for its 2026 Year Book Essay Prize. The competition is open … continue reading →

Call for Applications: Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program 2025/26

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for the Dubnow Institute Visiting Research Fellowship Program (2025/26) Application deadline: 16 December 2024   The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI) offers fellowships to external … continue reading →

Call for Applications: YIVO Fellowships in Eastern European and American Jewish Studies

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications for a range of Eastern Europe and American Jewish Studies fellowships at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York,  for 2025-2026. The application deadline is January 17, 2025. Each year, … continue reading →

Poland: Bnai Brith International grants “Gratitude Awards” to Poles who preserve Jewish heritage and memory

The 2024 Gratitude Awards winners

Mazel tov! B’nai B’rith International has granted its Gratitude Award honoring Polish citizens who have shown commitment to preserving Jewish heritage in Poland and cultivating Jewish-Polish relations to Professor Łukasz Tomasz Sroka in the individual category, and the Brama Cukermana … continue reading →

UK: A Blue Plaque now marks the site of York’s long-destroyed 13th century synagogue

The York medieval synagogue blue plaque

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. York Civic Trust unveiled the plaque on September … continue reading →