Jewish Heritage Europe

Call for applications: Sefer Center International Grant on the History and Culture of Russian Jewry

We are pleased to share this call for applications from local and international scholars for a grant from the SEFER Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, in Moscow. SEFER’ CENTER INTERNATIONAL GRANT FOR RESEARCH ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE … continue reading →

Call for Applicants: Grant for Research in the Field of History and Culture of the Jews in Russia (before Peter the Great)

We are pleased to share this Call for Applications by the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow. Foreign and Russian researchers are invited to apply for a grant funding:  “Research in the Field of History and Culture of the … continue reading →

Russia: Jewish cemetery St. Petersburg vandalized — Jewish community web site posts photo documentation of each damaged grave

Vandals toppled or otherwise damaged several dozen headstones in the vast St. Petersburg Jewish cemetery earlier this week. The Jewish community has documented the damage and posted on its web site pictures of each affected gravestone along with a map … continue reading →

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 →

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 →