Reminder - proposals due 30th September!

Join us at the V&A in November for this roundtable conversation! 'Jewish Country Houses' editors Juliet Carey & Abigail Green alongside photographer Hélène Binet and Country Life’s John Goodall and Natalie Livingstone. Chaired by Oliver J.W. Cox . vam.ac.uk/event/RNYAqbBQ…

My translation of Tea Arciszewska's poem "The Silver Candlesticks" is out with In geveb, in time for Yom Kippur. Arciszewska meditates on Yom Kippur candles and memories of a lost prewar world from her standpoint as a Holocaust survivor in Paris. UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies ingeveb.org/texts-and-tran…

If I wanted to surprise a passionate 16 year old violinist with a really nice (sturdy, light, backpack style) violin case what should I buy? *Note* she already has a serious violin and bow, so now it needs to be protected in style. TwoSet Violin Itzhak Perlman Ray Chen

I want to thank Ohad ✡️ اوهاد 🎗️אהד & The Jerusalem Post for highlighting the new World Jewish Congress exhibition on MENA Jewish legacy. This piece captures our mission to give a broader understanding of Jewish history that honors all its threads. m.jpost.com/judaism/articl…

I usually avoid making public statements that could be considered political, but as an academic, it is sometimes important to step outside one's comfort zone. trouw.nl/cs-b48ad494/

Are you interested in the ways Jews of Moroccan heritage perceive their connection to Morocco? Read the brilliant doctoral dissertation of my PhD candidate Roy Shukrun ! rug.nl/about-ug/lates…

À l'approche de la Journée intl de commémoration de l'Holocauste, Canada aux Pays-Bas a organisé une discussion sur l'histoire juive de la Résidence officielle🇨🇦, l'impact de l'Holocauste, la résilience des communautés juives, la lutte contre l'#antisémitisme. Merci à nos intervenants 1/2

Register now for the 2025 Karten Lecture! This year we will hear from Parkes Visiting Fellow Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah on 'Multiple Paths to Modernity? Jewish Networks in the Age of Empire'. 📅 Tuesday 18 Feb, 6pm GMT 📍 Avenue Campus & online eventbrite.co.uk/e/multiple-pat…

Honoured to be giving the 2025 Karten Lecture as part of my month-long residency at the Parkes Institute.

The annual Karten lecture, delivered this year by our visiting fellow Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah from the University of Groningen Faculty of Arts - University of Groningen, has now started!

De synagoge aan de Folkingestraat in Groningen is een bruisend centrum voor Joods leven in de stad. Naast een gebedshuis is het een plek waar mensen kunnen kennismaken met Joodse cultuur. De NCAB bracht een bezoek aan de @SynagogeGroningen en kreeg een rondleiding. Tijdens het

wrote: cambridge.org/core/journals/… Michael A. Cook: A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity Book Review Bulletin of SOAS

Our conference programme is hot of the press! "Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the Modern Mediterranean," organised by Magdalena Kozłowska, Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah and myself is happening in less than three weeks. Magdalena Kozłowska Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah

Roy Shukrun onderzocht hoe de Marokkaans-Joodse identiteit zich na de Tweede Wereldoorlog ontwikkelde en een nieuwe betekenis kreeg. De escalatie van de oorlog in Israël en Palestina na 7 oktober 2023 geeft zijn onderzoek een extra lading. „De geschiedenis van Marokko bewijst dat

Our workshop Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the Modern Mediterranean starts tomorrow at Wydział Historii UW (Uniwersytet Warszawski)! Huge thanks to our supporters and partners: The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) @PastPresentSoc Parkes Institute Narodowe Centrum Nauki University of Groningen Join us for the public keynote!

Are you interested in exploring a new language? Download the #OpenAccess eTextbook Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: An Introductory Textbook by Assaf Bar-Moshe free. Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies 👉 bit.ly/3Eo1DVm

Our workshop "Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the Modern Mediterranean", co-organized with Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah& Noëmie Duhaut at Wydział Historii UW, is featured on the Past & Present blog. Huge thanks to all participants & supporters who made it so special! 🔗 pastandpresent.org.uk/unpacking-jewi…

DOGE fired me & most of my coworkers from the National Endowment for the Humanities today. If you know anyone hiring an executive in data/AI/impact/grantmaking, especially in the culture/research space, please reach out to: [email protected]. CV in profile.

A wonderful opportunity: the Dr. Henriëtte Boas Fellowship at the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana Allard Pierson UvA Amsterdam . Deadline for applications: 1 October 2025. Please find more information here: allardpierson.nl/en/fellowships….