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University College London is the only UK university with a department dedicated to Jewish Studies. Our programs span from ancient texts to modern politics. Account run by Dept Admin, CMJ

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Missed this fascinating workshop? Read about it here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/neastr/2026/...
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NEAstr Workshop 2: Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia  | UCL NEAstr: Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Great profile of our wonderful director David Schneider talking about the London Yiddish Players in the Jewish News. Tickets to the Yiddish Theatre Reboot (23 July at the Courtyard and 24 July @jw3london.bsky.social) are selling fast! @uclhjs.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/david-schnei...
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David Schneider forms Yiddish theatre company
London Shpilers is London's first Yiddish theatre company in over 30 years and is performing next week
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Congratulations to Professor Mark Geller (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) for receiving ERC funding for his research project, BabPharmacy. Analysing thousands of cuneiform recipes to uncover what ancient medicine can teach us today buff.ly/hafXi7t @uclnews.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social #ERC
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Three weeks until the Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia workshop hosted by the Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE project! 📅 10 June 2026 📍 UCL
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Workshop: Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia
'Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE' project workshop
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre is recruiting a School Partnerships Manager. The mission of this UK educational charity is to educate young people about who Jews are and the contributions they have made to society. @biajs.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/sir-mar...
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School Partnerships Manager | Sir Martin Gilbert Learning Centre | CharityJob
Apply now for School Partnerships Manager. , £38,000 - £44,000 per year, find a career with meaning today
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The London Yiddish Shpilers has its first two performances next month! You can book now for the 'Yiddish Theatre Reboot'. 23 June @ The Courtyard Theatre 24 June @ JW3 @jw3london.bsky.social www.seetickets.com/event/yiddis... www.jw3.org.uk/whats-on/lon... @uclhjs.bsky.social
Poster saying: The London Yiddish Shpilers presents a Yiddish Theatre Reboot, with details for the show at the Courtyard Theatre
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Look, it is *really* hard to write something snappy for the internet about an event titled "Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia" but we are hosting a workshop and you should come if you're into ancient astronomy. 💫 📅 10 June 2026 📍 UCL
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Workshop: Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia
'Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE' project workshop
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The book should focus on one of the Institute's core research areas: History of the Hebrew Book, Halakha (Responsa Literature), Jewish History, Kabbalah and Hasidism, Hebrew Literature, or Women’s and Gender Studies within Jewish Studies. Deadline: June 30. @biajs.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Workshop: Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia 📅 10 June 2026 🕑️ 9:00-18:00 📍 University College London (in-person only)
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Workshop: Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia
'Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE' project workshop
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Look, it is *really* hard to write something snappy for the internet about an event titled "Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia" but we are hosting a workshop and you should come if you're into ancient astronomy. 💫 📅 10 June 2026 📍 UCL
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Workshop: Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval Compendia
'Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE' project workshop
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Join us next week for the online book launch of 'A Grammar of Gaddi', a descriptive grammar of Gaddi, a Western Pahari Indo-Aryan language spoken in Himachal Pradesh and parts of Jammu. 🗓️ 6 May at 5pm BST 📍 Online www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit... @uclpress.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
TODAY at 18:30 @UCL Voices from the Shadows: LGBTQ Experiences During the Nazi Era with Eric Marcus from @makinggayhistory.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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Voices from the Shadows: LGBTQ Experiences During the Nazi Era
LGBTQ experiences during the Nazi Era with Making Gay History podcast founder Eric Marcus
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"These calendars... [which were printed in Berlin between 1776 to 1833] are fascinating items to look through and see the information which people, particularly those from Jewish communities, wanted, needed, and used in the daily lives." @lbilondon.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Curious about studying Hebrew and Jewish Studies at UCL? Every Friday in May, you can book a 1:1 call with our Undergraduate Admissions Tutor to talk courses, teaching, student life, and future opportunities. Book now: buff.ly/D3CVZVD @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Ada Rapoport-Albert was a respected scholar of Jewish history, Hasidism and mysticism and a foundational figure in UCL’s Hebrew and Jewish Studies. Find out more about Ada’s life and work in her Faces of UCL profile. buff.ly/Jua7ICA @uclhjs.bsky.social #UCL200
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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
www.ucl.ac.uk/library/spec... The Hebrew and Jewish collection at UCL comprises chiefly #rarebooks and pamphlets on a wide variety of Jewish topics. The collection is of national and international importance. @uclhjs.bsky.social Find out more ⬇️
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Hebrew and Jewish Collections
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Paul Lerner @plerner.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Reposting this CfP for fall conference on German Jews and the Right -- deadline approaching fast please help spread the word. #academicsky 🗃️ www.lbi.org/news/confere...
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Call for Papers - 2026 Conference: The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference
The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference Between Revolution and Reaction: German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Mazel tov to Anna Świtaj (co-supervised by @guesnet.bsky.social) on being the first ever recipient of the Jonathan Hill Architectural Design PhD Prize! www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...
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Anna Switaj awarded inaugural Jonathan Hill Architectural Design PhD Prize
Architectural Design PhD candidate Anna Switaj has been selected as the first recipient of the Jonathan Hill Architectural Design PhD Prize Fund at the Bartlett School of Architecture.
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Here's my new blog post about Jewish dance cards and a recent UCL bicentennial event where we learned Edwardian ballroom dances from a Jewish dance card in @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social to the same tunes that were performed in 1909. #UCL200 In partnership with @uclhjs.bsky.social and the UCL IJS.
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unidentified version of the Syriac Book of Medicines at the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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A newly identified copy of the 'Syriac Book of Medicines'
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unidentified version of an important Syriac text
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Celebrate Hebrew International Language Day with us on 21 February! Experience Bialik, King of the Jews - a powerful film by Yair Qedar - followed by a Q&A and poetry readings in Hebrew and Yiddish. Secure your spot: buff.ly/leE7wk6 @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Lovely to read this tribute to Prof Ada Rapoport-Albert z"l from one of her research students @uclhjs.bsky.social
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Learn about this new @stanfordpress.bsky.social book at Sasha Senderovich's 26 Feb UCL Institute for Jewish Studies talk 'In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Translating Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union'. @uclhjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social @uclssees.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Translating Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union
Join us for an in-person book talk at UCL
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UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies collection @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
UCL has trial access to Women’s Studies Archive: Female Forerunners Worldwide, part of Gale Primary Sources, until 5th March 2026. It includes lots of Hebrew and Jewish studies related material @uclhjs.bsky.social blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-ejou...
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unidentified version of the Syriac Book of Medicines at the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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A newly identified copy of the 'Syriac Book of Medicines'
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unidentified version of an important Syriac text
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Fun Fact: The first known mention of the Italian word 'pizza' appears in a Judeo-Italian text (Italian written in Hebrew script), from the 14th century. The first non-Jewish mention of the word pizza appears more than 200 years later. ...or as I like to tell people at parties: Jews invented pizza!
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Looking forward to tomorrow's 'Come Fill Your Dance Fill Your Dance Card'. Hosted by @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social, @uclhjs.bsky.social and the IJS. We're all booked up, but you can sign up for the waitlist (or let us know if you'd like a similar future event). www.tickettailor.com/events/uclin....
Come Fill Your Dance Card: A Celebration of Jewish Dances Cards in the Library Special Collections
5 February 2026 at 18:00
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Come learn Edwardian ballroom dances from a 1909 Jewish dance card in the Gaster Papers! With dance instructor Susan de Guardiola (USA), Subject Librarian @vrfreedman.bsky.social and myself (talking about Jewish balls). @uclhjs.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unknown Syriac version of the ‘Revelation of Ezra’ (a famous medieval text used to predict the coming year based on the day of the week on which it began)
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A newly discovered Syriac version of the ‘Revelation of Ezra’
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unknown Syriac version of a famous medieval text
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Tomorrow!
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
HJS Research Fellow Abigail Pearson has discovered a previously unknown Syriac version of the ‘Revelation of Ezra’ (a famous medieval text) blogs.ucl.ac.uk/neastr/2026/...
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A Newly Discovered Syriac Recension of the ‘Revelation of Ezra’ | UCL NEAstr: Astronomy, calendar, and related sciences in Near Eastern cultures, third-eighth centuries CE
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Our Jews, Judaism and Mental Health series is free and open to the public. The second session is on 20 January from 1-20m GMT on Zoom www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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Jews, Judaism and Mental Health Zoom Series
Explore Jewish mental health, depression, and Haredi psychotherapy on Tuesdays from 1-2pm.
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Looking forward to presenting @uclssees.bsky.social next week on Tea Arciszewska’s life and her (tragically timely) modernist play about children in wartime, “Miryeml.” @uclhjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social @yiddishbookcenter.bsky.social
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MLN Journal @mlnjournal.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We are thrilled to announce a call for our inaugural Yiddish & Hebrew issue edited by @samspinner.bsky.social Please circulate widely. We are open to work that engages with Jewish literature, culture, and thought in any language. @hopkinspress.bsky.social
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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies @uclssees.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Please join us for this Study of Central Europe seminar with @sgollance.bsky.social, will discuss her translation of Tea Arciszewska’s play 'Miryeml' as part of a broader effort to uncover Yiddish plays by women. 🗓️ 2 December at 6pm 📍 UCL SSEES ➡️ buff.ly/dOMrzrO @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social
Event poster for 'Mourning a lost future: Miryeml, a Yiddish Drama of Children in Wartime' with a photo of Tea Arciszews­ka.
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
We applaud UCL for taking swift action and look forward to UCL leadership communicating directly to the UCL community to specifically call out ideas and language that will not be tolerated on campus. www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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Statement from HJS on Blood Libel incident
We applaud UCL for taking swift action and look forward to UCL leadership communicating directly to the UCL community to specifically call out ideas and language that will not be tolerated on campus.
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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Do check out this *absolutely amazing* volume on Jewish spaces in postwar Poland by UCL @uclhjs.bsky.social and Bartlett graduate Natalia Romik (Warsaw), published yesterday. Big congratulations from a very proud former co-supervisor :-) Open access from UCL Press: uclpress.co.uk/book/archite...
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Architecture of Memory
Architecture of Memory explores architectural disappearance, urban remembrance and functional change amid social upheaval. Using archival, architectural and artistic methods, Natalia Romik investigate...
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
📆 Coming up on 18 Nov: UCL Lunch Hour Lecture, The Witch in the Bible and Beyond Hear from Dr Alinda Damsma on her research about the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. These lectures are free, open to all and online. Book now: buff.ly/LupLYZS @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We are delighted to launch the 2026 Sir Martin Gilbert History Prize with the SMG Learning Centre! We are inviting entries from UK students in Years 10 and 11, with a First Prize of £400 and a Second Prize of £200. sirmartingilbertlearningcentre.org/smg-history-...
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History Prize 2026
2020 saw the launch of the Sir Martin Gilbert History Prize, an annual competition to honour Sir Martin’s work and inspire the next generation of historians.
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
May their memory be a blessing 🕯️
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UCL Arts and Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts. Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS @uclhjs.bsky.social
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Shana tova to all those celebrating!! Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Mazel tov to joint HJS and @uclssees.bsky.social student Dov Forman on being named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Content Creators for his work posting educational content about the Holocaust on TikTok and Instagram. time.com/collections/... @artshumsucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.” traditiononline.org/review-kabba...
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REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online
Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Congratulations to the new @uclhjs.bsky.social BA graduates and to all of us for making it to @artshumsucl.bsky.social graduation despite the Tube strikes. (I’m also amazed that Marston Events sourced full @upenn.edu regalia from across the pond for my first graduation as academic staff.)
Smiling woman in maroon and black academic robe with black soft cap with gold tassle.
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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
#CfP | AJS annouces 2025 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht... Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025
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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Co-edited by Jerzy Tomaszewski z''l and me, and contributions by Hanna Zaremska, Adam Teller, @connyaust.bsky.social, Michael Schulz, Artur Markowski, Andrej Zamoiski, Piotr Kendziorek, Marcin Urynowicz, and August Grabski brill.com/edcollbook/t...
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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Extremely chuffed to see a book forum dedicated to ‘Sources on Jewish Self-Government in the Polish Lands' (2022), in 'Shofar. Journal for Interdisciplinary Jewish Studies' muse.jhu.edu/issue/54964
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Project MUSE - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies-Volume 43, Number 1, 2025
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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🌟 Tonight! 🌟
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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Job -- Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies, University of Graz March - June 2026 @biajs.bsky.social @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social jobs.uni-graz.at/de/jobs/df62...
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Universität Graz
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