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Postgraduate Conference on Jewish Studies in the Nordic Countries – OBS change of the dates!

Conference 16 September 2024 09:00 to 17 September 2024 19:00  We encourage creative proposals centering on Jewish ideas, objects, individuals, and communities in the broad Nordic region. Call for papers is open until June 21, 2024. CTR together with the UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies organize a hybrid conference offering an opportunity for postgraduate studentsContinue reading “Postgraduate Conference on Jewish Studies in the Nordic Countries – OBS change of the dates!”

The Dynamics of Law and Narrative: Talmudic Hermeneutics in Benjamin’s Kafka

Bat Chen (Laila) Seri, PhD student at Lund University Walter Benjamin’s reading of Franz Kafka—laid out in three essays and many additional fragments—is replete with references to Jewish literature, from citations of alleged talmudic passages and hasidic stories to invocations of rabbinic categories. On one such notable occasion, Benjamin characterises Kafka’s works as bearing “aContinue reading “The Dynamics of Law and Narrative: Talmudic Hermeneutics in Benjamin’s Kafka”

Jewish-Catholic Intermarriage in Poland Before, During and After the Holocaust

Magdalena Dziaczkowska, Postdoctor at Lund University The purpose of the study is to understand how Jewish-Catholic couples experienced in everyday life being in a mixed marriage in a period of intense intergroup tensions (antisemitism and the Holocaust), and this purpose could be divided into five aims. Firstly, to understand the internal dynamic of a mixedContinue reading “Jewish-Catholic Intermarriage in Poland Before, During and After the Holocaust”

Adherence to Jesus as an Orientation within Fourth-century Judaism?

The Case of the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies Karin Hedner Zetterholm, Associate Professor in Jewish Studies at Lund University I am currently working on the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, a composite text redacted in the early fourth century that gives the impression of being both Jewish and Christia at the same time. The author/redactor prescribes a lifestyle for non-JewishContinue reading “Adherence to Jesus as an Orientation within Fourth-century Judaism?”

Autumn 2024 courses in Yiddish at Lund University: apply by 15th of April

Yiddish was once spoken by Jews in an area in Eastern Europe, spreading from Alsace to the Urals. In the 20th century, mostly but not only due to the Holocaust, it neared extinction, and is today on UNESCO’s list of definitely endangered languages: it is also one of Sweden’s national minority languages. Yiddish language andContinue reading “Autumn 2024 courses in Yiddish at Lund University: apply by 15th of April”

Doktorandtjänst i historia med inriktning mot Förintelsen och antisemitism

Historiska institutionen vid Lunds universitet utlyser en doktorandtjänst med inriktning mot Förintelsen och antisemitism. Tjänsten förutsätter kunskaper i svenska. Sista ansökningsdag är 21 april. Mer information finns här: https://lu.varbi.com/se/what:job/jobID:712264

Call for Papers: Postgraduate Conference on Jewish Studies in Scandinavia

Noa Ben-David, University College London, is arranging an event that will offer an opportunity for postgraduate students working in the area of Jewish Studies in Scandinavia to engage in meaningful discussions, form a network, and present their research. The event is an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to the study of Jewish histories, cultures, and languages acrossContinue reading “Call for Papers: Postgraduate Conference on Jewish Studies in Scandinavia”

Call for Papers: Postgraduate Conference in Scandinavian Jewish Studies

Monday–Tuesday, 13–14 May 2024 online. Keynote speakers: Prof Lily Kahn & Dr Riitta Valijärvi, UCL | Dr Jon Reitan, NTNU. The event is organized by Noa Ben-David. We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for postgraduate students in Scandinavian Jewish Studies to engage in meaningful discussions, form a network, and present their research. NordiskContinue reading “Call for Papers: Postgraduate Conference in Scandinavian Jewish Studies”