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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🔗 For the full program and list of participants: robinson.huji.ac.il/sites/defaul...

Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This event is jointly organized by the Jacob Robinson Institute (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), The Azrieli Center for Israel Studies, and The Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev).

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Bringing together scholars from Israel and abroad, the conference will feature three days of academic panels and discussions on diplomacy, regional relations, security, historiography, and the formative years of the State of Israel.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

📣 We are pleased to announce an international conference: “Moshe Sharett – Leadership, Diplomacy, Legacy: A Reevaluation”, dedicated to reexamining the political thought, diplomatic legacy, and historical significance of Moshe Sharett, Israel’s second Prime Minister and first Foreign Minister.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Welcome to the team, Alexandra! 💐 🔗 Read more about Alexandra's work here: robinson.huji.ac.il/people/alexa...

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Alexandra has held post-doctoral fellowships at the Harry S. Truman Research Institute and the Smart Family Institute of Communications. She also served as a contracted research associate at the CNRS Centre de Recherche Français de Jérusalem, and has published in leading journals.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Her current work develops the concept of anticipatory transitional justice, examining how civil society documentation initiatives build legal and commemorative frameworks under conditions of ongoing conflict.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Her research spans Holocaust and post-Holocaust justice, transitional justice, human rights accountability, archives and testimony, and the moral and religious dimensions of post-atrocity repair.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Alexandra holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences from the Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris, specializing in Media and History Studies, and rabbinical ordination from Beit Midrash Harel, Jerusalem.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Alexandra Herfroy-Mischler as an Affiliated Researcher at the Jacob Robinson Institute!🎉

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Our fellow Idan Frisher is the winner of the 2025 Israel Gutman Prize for his outstanding MA thesis on property restitution to Jews and non-Jews in post-communist Lithuania, and the question of who gets recognized as a "worthy" victim. Oמ June 3rd, Idan presented his research at the award ceremony.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

We are so proud of Adan and look forward to following her continued work. Congratulations! 🎉

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Chosen from a highly competitive pool, Adan joined a remarkable cohort of emerging scholars from around the world. At the workshop, she presented research from one of her PhD projects, examining the constitutional invisibility of religious communities in American religion law.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Our Affiliated PhD Fellow, Adan Ershied, was selected to participate in the 2026 Graduate Student & Early Career Workshop of the Law and Society Association, held in San Francisco. 🌟

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Alfred Landecker Foundation @alfredlandecker.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

How can societies confront historical injustice? The exhibition “In the Beauty Salon of History” at the @robinsoninst.bsky.social explores the legacy of Holocaust reparations and asks questions that remain urgent today: about responsibility, accountability, and democratic values. 📷 © Daniel Hanoch

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The exhibition will be on display for one year at the Max and Iris Stern Little Gallery, Mt. Scopus Campus. We warmly invite you to visit! 🖼️

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Our deepest thanks to everyone who made this exhibition possible. Curation: Dr. Michal Mor, Eli Ben-Arye Research Assistant: Avishag Ben-Yosef Artist: Maya Zack Graphic Design: Idan Vaaknin Exhibition Design and Production: Eli Ben-Arye, Yuval Ayali

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The exhibition is the outcome of the Research Group "Paying for the Past: Reparations after the Holocaust in Global Context," which convened at IIAS in 2023/24.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Taking the 1952 Holocaust compensation agreement as its case study, the exhibition explores the possibilities and limits of reparations and reconciliation, drawing its title and guiding image from Someck's poem and its unsettling question of whether history can undergo a "beauty treatment."

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Opening remarks were delivered by Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof. Yitzhak Hen, Director of IIAS, as well as Prof. Gideon Reuveni (University of Sussex) and Dr. Iris Nachum, who were responsible for the exhibition’s scientific research.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The opening brought together scholars, students, and guests for an evening of reflection on one of the most urgent moral and political questions of our time: How should societies confront historical injustice?

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📸 Highlights from our exhibition opening "In the Beauty Salon of History," held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Max and Iris Stern Little Gallery, Mt. Scopus Campus. "In the beauty salon of history, they know how to comb a forelock, even in the hair of a monster." – Ronny Someck, "Tractors"

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

On May 10, we had the honor of welcoming the University’s extended leadership - including the President, Rector, Director General, Dean of Humanities, and senior management - to our Institute. It was a wonderful opportunity to share our research and ongoing projects. Thank you for the visit!

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The Politics of Memory Directed by Duki Dror Produced by Liat Kamai Eshed Broadcast by HOT8 in collaboration with "Zikaron BaSalon" Watch the full documentary on HOT8 or HOT VOD!

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Our postdoctoral fellow Dr. @tomeshed.bsky.social was featured in the documentary “The Politics of Memory”, aired on HOT8 on April 14th, Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the film, Tom shares insights from his research on the history of Israeli Holocaust memory. A snippet of Tom from the film 👇

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

✨ We're honored to invite you to the opening of the exhibition “In the Beauty Salon of History.“ 📅 Tuesday, 12.5.2026 🕐 16:15 📍Max and Iris Stern Little Gallery, Mt. Scopus Campus, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem For campus entry permits, please contact Inbal at inballev@savion.huji.ac.il

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Lara has several forthcoming publications in 2026, including contributions to the Encyclopaedia of the Nazi Genocide of the Sinti and Roma in Europe and an edited volume on compensation and restitution after Nazi injustice. Welcome to the team, Lara! 💙 Photo credit: Anna-Maria Lück

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Her PhD project examines West German trials for crimes committed against Sinti and Roma in Auschwitz-Birkenau, tracing these legal proceedings against the backdrop of broader societal changes from the 1960s through the 1990s.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Her research focuses on the history of National Socialism, Nazi war crimes trials, and the persecution of Sinti and Roma, including their "second persecution" after 1945.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Lara is a PhD candidate at the Chair for Research into the History and Impact of the Holocaust at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, and holds an MA and BA in History from Humboldt University, Berlin.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

We are happy to welcome Lara Raabe as a Guest PhD Fellow! 🎉

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📸 Highlights from our Premium Tasting Tour! Our team enjoyed a wonderful evening exploring Mahane Yehuda & Nachlaot. Starting at Agripas Street, we spent three hours discovering the market's flavors and wandering through the beautiful alleyways of Nachlaot. Good food, good company, great memories 💫

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Leibniz-Institut für jüdische Geschichte & Kultur - Simon Dubnow @dubnow.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Bei Magnes Press ist auf Hebräisch die Monografie von Yehudit Dori Deston zum Demjanjuk-Prozess erschienen. Eine deutsche Ausgabe des Buches wird derzeit vom Dubnow-Institut vorbereitet und erscheint 2026 in der Reihe »Schriften des Dubnow-Instituts«.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

📸 On January 8, 2026, the Jacob Robinson Institute proudly hosted the launch of Judge Dr. Yehudit Dori Deston’s book “The Last Trial: The Demjanjuk Trial and the End of Nazi Prosecution in Israel”, recently published in Hebrew by The Hebrew University Magnes Press.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🌍 Call for Applications: Visiting PhD Fellowships 2026/2027! 📅 Deadline: February 25th, 2026 For further information, see the flyer below or visit www.robinson.huji.ac.il #callforapplications #PhDFellowship

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

📢 Call for Applications: Post-Doctoral Fellowships 2026/2027! 📅 Deadline: February 25th, 2026 For further information, see the flyer below or visit www.robinson.huji.ac.il #callforapplications #PostdoctoralFellowship

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

📆 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | 12:30-14:00 📍Jacob Robinson Institute, Building 41, 5th Floor, Mount Scopus Campus 📧 RSVP: inballev@savion.huji.ac.il

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

🌟Join us this Wednesday for a lecture by Prof. Moritz Föllmer from the University of Amsterdam on "The Quest for Individual Freedom in Twentieth-Century Germany."

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

📢 Call for Papers! **Extended deadline** We welcome research from historical, legal, and political perspectives. Submit your abstract (up to 350 words) and bio (up to one page) to Dr. @tomeshed.bsky.social at tom.eshed1@mail.huji.ac.il by February 8, 2026. More info in the attached flyer 👇

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The Jacob Robinson Institute is honored to invite you to the launch of the book by Judge Dr. Yehudit Dori Deston, “The Last Trial: The Demjanjuk Trial and the End of Bringing Nazis and Their Collaborators to Justice in the State of Israel”. For further details, see the attached flyer.

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

📣 #CALLFORPAPERS The Jacob Robinson Institute and the Azrieli Center for Israel Studies at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev invite proposals for an international conference dedicated to Moshe Sharett (1894–1965). Mount Scopus campus, Jerusalem | 7–9.9.2026 More details in the flyer below 👇

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

New Publication! 🎉 We're happy to share Dr. Tom Eshed's new article just published in the Journal of Israeli History: "Locus standi: the question of Israel's public response to antisemitic incidents in early Israeli diplomacy, 1950–1960"! 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1353... @tomeshed.bsky.social

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Our PhD Fellow, Idan Frisher, has been awarded once again for his excellent MA thesis on compensation in post-1989 Lithuania. Idan has received the prestigious 2025 Israel Gutman Prize for Works on Holocaust Research, awarded by Moreshet. We are incredibly proud of your achievements, Idan! 🌟

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📌 For the full workshop program & more details: en-cenlib.tau.ac.il/wiener/event... 📷 Image credit: Wiener Library for the Study of the Nazi Era and the Holocaust

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Dr. @tomeshed.bsky.social presented his paper "Conflict in the Jewish World over the Study of Antisemitism after the Holocaust" last week at the Minerva-Wiener Workshop: "Antisemitism, Racism, Right-Wing Radicalism: How Current Events Inform Historical Understanding, and Vice Versa." 🎓

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Earlier this month, Dr. Iris Nachum spoke at the @dubnow.bsky.social’s annual conference on Jewish history in post-socialist societies. She presented “Between Property and Memory” on compensation politics and Jewish memory in Czechoslovakia/Czechia; full program: www.dubnow.de/fileadmin/us...

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Dr. @timoaava.bsky.social has published in the Journal of Baltic Studies! "Between the individual and the group: minority rights in interwar Estonia" examines German and Jewish communities navigating collective rights & individual freedoms under 1925 cultural autonomy law. 📖 doi.org/10.1080/0162...

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Between the individual and the group: minority rights in interwar Estonia

This article revisits theoretical debates over group rights and their impact on the individual in a democratic setting by looking at the Estonian example of collective minority self-government in t...

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📖We're thrilled to share a new article by Prof. Rotem Giladi @rgiladi.bsky.social: “Flogging Jack Nafte: Corporal Punishment, Imperial Assimilation, and Jewish Whiteness in Pre-Apartheid South Africa” in @jich.bsky.social. 🔗For the full #openaccess article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

📖 New article by Dr. Yehudit Dori Deston examines how punishment severity shapes judicial reasoning and evidentiary standards, using the 1986 Ivan Demjanjuk trial and Israeli legislation on Nazi war criminals to assess capital punishment in a democracy. Full article: law.tau.ac.il/sites/law.ta...

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Jacob Robinson Institute @robinsoninst.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Happy Rosh Hashana and Chag Sameach from all of us at the Jacob Robinson Institute! 🍎🍯 We wish you and your family a better year filled with peace, health and prosperity. May all our hostages return safely home soon.🎗️

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