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Call for Papers: Tracing Jewish Histories – The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture. Submission deadline Feb. 27, 2025

Medieval Old Synagogue, Sopron, Hungary

We are pleased to share this CfP for the symposium: Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture,   May 19-20, 2025, The Courtauld Institute of Art’s Vernon Square campus, London Deadline for submissions:  February … continue reading →

Call for Papers: Yiddish in Public Space: The Art of Language. At Bar Ilan. Submission deadline February 10, 2025

We are pleased to share this Call for Papers for what sounds like a fascinating symposium: Yiddish in Public Space: The Art of Language. April 21, 2025 at Bar Ilan University Deadline for submissions: February 10, 2025 With the advent … continue reading →

Update: New book on “Jewish Country Houses”

Back in 2017, Oxford scholar Abigail Green wrote a Have Your Say op-ed for us, titled How recognizing the “Jewish country house” expands our understanding of Jewish heritage. She argued that, in addition to synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, tahara houses, and … continue reading →

New book: Jewish or Common Heritage? Appropriation of Synagogues in East-Central Europe since 1945

A new book — Jewish or Common Heritage? Appropriation of Synagogues in East-Central Europe since 1945  — confronts issues relating to the use (and misuse) of synagogue buildings in East-Central Europe in the decades since the Holocaust. The book, published … continue reading →

Call for Proposals: Center for Jewish History (NYC) – Scholars Working Groups 2025–2027

NYC Empire state building

We are pleased to share this Call for Proposals from the Center for Jewish History  – – – – –  Call for Proposals: Scholars Working Groups 2025–2027 Application deadline for scholars working groups starting in September 2025: March 3, 2025, … continue reading →