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Calls for Papers: Conferences in the UK in July 2020 and Russia in Jan-Feb 2021

We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for two upcoming conferences, one in Southampton in July 2020  and one in Moscow in January-February 2021. (Click on orange headers for more details.) 2ndParkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar: Cultural … continue reading →

Grant opportunity: JDC Archives Documentary Film Grant

We are pleased to share this grant opportunity for documentary filmmakers: submission deadline Feb. 25, 2020. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) — the overseas rescue, relief, and rehabilitation arm of the American Jewish community — has announced the … continue reading →

Poland: Record number of visitors to Auschwitz-Birkenau in 2019

A record number of people from around the world visited the former Nazi camps at Auschwitz and Birkenau in 2019. A report on the Auschwitz.org web site said 2,320,000 people visited the sites, located in southern Poland and administered as … continue reading →

Call for applications: Sefer Center Grants for Research on Russian Jewry – 2020

We are happy to share this year’s call for grant applications which is open for researchers from Russia and abroad, including Europe, USA and Canada, Israel and Australia. The SEFER Center research award recipients will be selected by a committee … continue reading →