Coming soon, please share in your networks: the call deadline for our 2027 "Family Archives in / of Global Transit" workshop @tu-braunschweig.de is approaching (July 31)

Swen Steinberg@swensteinberg.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for Paper: "Family Archives in / of Global Transit: Knowledge, Memory and the Ambiguity between Private and Public," a workshop I co-organize in May 2027 @tu-braunschweig.de, deadline July 31, 2026 www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

Absolutely fantastic talk by @ankahajkova.bsky.social at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social tonight, chaired by @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social. Deeply moving AND entertaining AND challenging.

📣 all UK-based PhDs and ECRs in jewish studies: apply to attend Limmud festival 2026 at a 90% discount, receive invaluable mentoring and become part of an emerging cohort! Deadline: 31st July Email phdprogramme@limmud.org for questions More info & apply here: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

Discover the remarkable story behind our next LBI Film Club screening. In this interview, Sheila Hayman, director and writer of Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn, talks about Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Watch and listen here: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/film-...

In our latest Snapshot, LBI London intern Katharina Hadassah Wendl explores a rare and remarkable object in our pamphlet collection: the 1938/39 calendar of the Jüdische Frauenbund, the Jewish Women's Association in Germany. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/research/sna...

Next week! Hear Dr Christine Schmidt and Professor Dan Stone discuss The Wiener Holocaust Library's new exhibition on 'Nazi Slave Labour: Perpetrators and Victims' When: 2 July 2026, 18:30 Where: The Wiener Holocaust Library, London Find out more: shorturl.at/iyDer

I will be talking about queer Holocaust history in the age of extreme right at @bisa-bkk.bsky.social on 30 June. I am grateful to @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social for the invitation; I admire the Birkbeck colleagues deeply, speaking there has been my long standing dream. bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/people...

Book Launch: The Mosse-Women: German-Jewish Life Stories by Elisabeth Wagner 🗓 15 June 2026 | 5:00 – 6:00 PM BST 💻 Zoom only | Free to attend | Held in English Book now: www.lbilondon.ac.uk/events/book-...

'What’s the value of a History PhD? A view from business' bit.ly/4elv1cW In this new post, Richard Marks charts the skills gained from completing a doctorate. From project design & management to data retrieval & analysis, History PhDs bring capacity and experience that are in demand #Skystorians

🏆 BIAJS PhD Studentship Call! 📜 To support the society and undertake an independent project promoting Jewish studies in the UK and Ireland £1,500 p/a for the duration of the PhD 📅 Deadline 22nd June, interviews during BIAJS 13-15 July or online bajsbulletin.wpcomstaging.com/2026/06/09/b...

BIAJS PhD Studentship Call

BIAJS PhD Studentship Call We invite applications for the BIAJS PhD studentship, which is now vacant. It is intended that interviews for the studentship will take place either online before or in p…

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📢Want to get more involved with the NGG? Join the committee! Help shape our next conference, organise events, and be part of the team. Drop us a message or email to express your interest or find out more!

📣 Registration is now open for our 2026 conference, 'Space and Place in Jewish Studies'! 🗺️ 13 - 15th July at Birkbeck, @bengidley.bsky.social www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event... @bisa-bkk.bsky.social @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @jewishhistorical.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social

🎉 Over 50 people attended our 2026 conference on Voice, Narrative, and (Self-)Representation 🎉 A special thank you to @uclhjs.bsky.social for hosting us, to all the presenters, the panel chairs, the JHSE for their support, and to Dr Paris Papamichos Chronakis for his inspiring keynote lecture!

Our 2026 conference continues this afternoon with a panel on Life-Writing, Biography, and Self-Fashioning!

A wonderful start to our annual conference! The first panel on Jewish Communities of England included papers from Brian Reeves, Sophia Lambert, and Anna Perceval that took us from nineteenth century Suffolk, to the turn of the twentieth century Bradford, ending in London’s postwar East End.

Open access here: From Sister to Sister: Gella Sänger’s Guide on Jewish Law for Women Katharina Hadassah Wendl www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

From Sister to Sister: Gella Sänger’s Guide on Jewish Law for Women

Starting in the 1980s, Orthodox female scholars have adopted and adapted various genres to discuss the intricacies of Jewish tradition from halakhic perspectives. Earlier precedents of women writin...

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Leo Baeck Institute London@lbilondon.bsky.social · 3mo ago

LBI London intern Katharina Hadassah Wendl has published an article exploring the work of a 1920s Neo-Orthodox woman. Raised in Frankfurt’s Neo-Orthodox community, Gella Sänger became the ‘first woman to have authored and published a handbook on Jewish law’. www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2026/05...

Our conference is in less than one week, so make sure to register if you haven’t already!

JHSE New Generation Group@newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎉 Registration for the NGG Conference, "Voice, Narrative, and (Self-)Representation," is now open! Join us on Monday 11 May at UCL for a day of research, discussion, and networking! Attendance is free, and lunch is included. Register here: forms.gle/qdGynU67WkX5...

Happening tomorrow evening! Tickets are still available for this exploration of composers and musicians persecuted by the Nazis and the celebration of their important body of work: wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/suppre...

Suppressed Music Reawakened: From Archive to Sound - The Wiener Holocaust Library

Combining historical insight with guided listening, this event presents the rediscovery of suppressed symphonic heritage through the Reawakening Suppressed Music project and offers the opportunity to ...

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The Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us on 28 April to mark 3 years of the Reawakening Suppressed Music project, presenting recent work to bring suppressed orchestral music back to life The event will feature music by composers who were persecuted under the Nazi regime Free tickets:

Reminder: our NGG conference is only 3 weeks away, so make sure to register if you haven’t already!

JHSE New Generation Group@newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🎉 Registration for the NGG Conference, "Voice, Narrative, and (Self-)Representation," is now open! Join us on Monday 11 May at UCL for a day of research, discussion, and networking! Attendance is free, and lunch is included. Register here: forms.gle/qdGynU67WkX5...

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Jewish Historical Society of England@jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 4mo ago

www.jhse.org/event-detail... ⭐️ The Jews of Suffolk ⭐️ Tue 21 Apr, 19:30 on Zoom Jewish life in Suffolk explored through the lived experiences of individuals and families, looking at how small provincial communities were formed, sustained, and understood. £5 - Members free Book ⬇️

🎉 Registration for the NGG Conference, "Voice, Narrative, and (Self-)Representation," is now open! Join us on Monday 11 May at UCL for a day of research, discussion, and networking! Attendance is free, and lunch is included. Register here: forms.gle/qdGynU67WkX5...

Delighted to share that my latest blog post for the @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social is live. The post sheds light on a treasure trove of material relating to the Bradford Reform Jewry that I uncovered at the community's synagogue. @jewishhistorical.bsky.social

Deadlines for intention to submit is THIS FRIDAY 27th March !

British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies@biajs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🏆 The 2026 BIAJS Book Prize competition is now open! We invite submissions focused on topics relating to the ancient and medieval periods for a prize of £1,000 to be announced at our July conference See eligibility details and how to submit here: bajsbulletin.wpcomstaging.com/2026/01/26/c...

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 ⬇️

📣 Today at 19:00–20:00 (UK time) Join us for our WiP Seminar with Sam Kramer: ‘Jewish Contributions to Baltic Independence (1988–1991)’ 📩 Message or email us for the Zoom link, or check our newsletter.

Happening today!

JHSE New Generation Group@newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 5mo ago

RESCHEDULED NGG Book Talk 📚 Join us with Elizabeth E. Imber for a talk and Q&A on her latest book, "Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism". 🗓️Tue 17 March ⏰16:00 UK time 🖥️Online (Zoom) 📩DM us for the link or email: jhse.ngg@gmail.com

#OnlineTalk | America's Jewish Questions at 250 Years - Kate Rosenblatt on Rethinking American Jewish Liberalism: Jewish Communists and "Jewish Life," 1946-56 | @katzcenterupenn.bsky.social | Details: katz.sas.upenn.edu/events/rethi... March 17, 2026 | 05:00 PM CET | On Zoom

Rethinking American Jewish Liberalism: Jewish Communists and "Jewish Life," 1946-56

Kate Rosenblatt asks what forms of illiberalism were central to American Jews in the mid-twentieth century

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How has the Kindertransport shaped British culture and memory? Join the Leo Baeck Institute and the British-German Association for an online roundtable. 🗓 19 March 2026 🕖 19:00 – 20:00 💻 Online via Zoom Attendance is free of charge. Register now: lbilondon.ac.uk/kindertransport-2026

www.jhse.org/event-detail... ONLINE TALK Florence Place Cemetery Brighton History & Importance 24 Mar 19:30, Zoom Brighton & Hove congregation was amongst the earliest outside London to have a burial ground from 1826 to the 1970s. With 530 grave plots, it tells a rich story £5, members free ⬇️

Florence Place Cemetery, Brighton - Its History and Importance | JHSE

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RESCHEDULED NGG Book Talk 📚 Join us with Elizabeth E. Imber for a talk and Q&A on her latest book, "Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism". 🗓️Tue 17 March ⏰16:00 UK time 🖥️Online (Zoom) 📩DM us for the link or email: jhse.ngg@gmail.com