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Proud European. Historian of Jews in Eastern Europe, and Belarus in particular, University of Southampton. A bit of a penguin. Tweets own view.
The Muddy Frogs have crossed the finish line of the Southampton Pretty Muddy 5k Race for Life! Somewhat light on mud this year, but @clairelefoll.bsky.social and @duhaut.bsky.social raised just over £600 for @cancerresearchuk.org. Thank you so much to everyone who donated! Photos by Špela Močnik
Fantastic turnout for the #togetheralliance. Marching with #ucu @southamptonucu.bsky.social 📢🔥🔥🔥❤️🔥
Letter now republished by #LeftRenewal leftrenewal.org/statements-e... and @ukfost.bsky.social ukfost.co.uk/holocaust-st... Cc @edgyjewishthinking.bsky.social @duhaut.bsky.social @evafrojmovic0.bsky.social @guesnet.bsky.social @clairelefoll.bsky.social @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social
An open letter to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust – 18 December 2025 – Left Renewal Blog
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Dr Anna Hájková@ankahajkova.bsky.social · 9mo agoBen @bengidley.bsky.social and I have put together this open letter urging Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to rehire Melanie Goldberg. We are proud to have a number of eminent scholars of Holocaust and Jewish studies in the UK as the primary signatories. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
“Scholars from Vilnius University in Lithuania have launched a breakthrough AI tool capable of reading handwritten Yiddish.” www.jns.org/vilnius-univ...
Vilnius University launches new AI tool that accurately reads handwritten Yiddish
This will “contribute to advancing archival research on the history of Jews in Eastern and Central Europe,” said Sergii Gurbych, who created the model.
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Interested in starting a PhD in History (for Parkes: at the Parkes Institute) in 2026-27? Join a panel and Q&A session on Wednesday 3 December, 16.00-17.30 (Avenue Campus and Teams). All your questions will be answered. To receive the link/detail, contact Claire Le Foll c.le-foll@soton.ac.uk
