You can read Oren Roman’s new article “When Yiddish Was Written in Latin Letters” in the advanced articles section of the Journal of Jewish Languages (2024 ..read more

Deadline: 20 May 2024 ..read more

You can now read the new volume of the Hebrew Union College Annual 94 (2024), containing some medieval content as well ..read more

The book description reads as follows: “This book explores the events that marked the last decades of Jewish presence in the kingdom of Naples from 1492 to 1541. It employs a comparative approach in the examination of the mass conversion of the Jews in the Kingdom of Naples in 1495, the failed attempt to establish a Spanish‑style inquisition, and the expulsions of 1510 and 1541. By relying on a variety of sources, including Hebrew literary works and rabbinic Responsa, this study sheds new light ..read more

is offering up to 2 visiting fellowships for Ph.D. students in the fields of History, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, Literature, or Art History starting in October 2024. Deadline: 20 May 2024 Successful candidates will receive a monthly stipend of ca. 7,500 NIS. They will be given offices at the Hebrew University (Mount Scopus campus), and will expected to be present at least two days a week. They will take part in a group enterprise of creating a history of Jewish life in Europe during ..read more

offering up to 2 Post-Doctoral scholarships beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. Scholars who have received their Ph.D. after October 1st 2019 or will submit their Ph.D. no later than October 1st 2024 are eligible to apply. Deadline: 20 May 2024 The successful candidates will spend one academic year in Jerusalem (with a possibility of extension to two or more years). They will take part in a group enterprise of creating a history of Jewish life in Europe during the XIVth century with an ..read more

Read this new article by Aleksandra Bruncic, Catherine Albers-Morris, and Gregory Heyworth about “Multispectral Imaging to Recover Lost Text in the Sarajevo Haggadah” in the Journal of Cultural Heritage 67 (2024): 284–89 ..read more

Al crocevia di tre mondi.  Il «Corano di Flavio Mitridate» (ms. Vat. Ebr. 357, fol. 51r-156r) e lo studio dell’Islam nell’Italia del Quattrocento. Lunedì 13-martedì 14 maggio 2024. Università degli Studi di Napoli L’Orientale Sala conferenze, Palazzo Du Mesnil, Via Chiatamone 61/62 Napoli Organizzazione scientifica: Benoît Grévin, Giuseppe Mandalà benoit.grevin@ehess.fr; giuseppe.mandala@unimi.it Segreteria: Katarzyna Starczewska katarzyna.starczewska@cchs.csic.es Lunedì 13 maggio: mattina. 10.00-10.15 Roberto Tottoli (Università di Napoli L’Orientale, EuQu): Saluti istituzionali, present ..read more

In the new Fragment of the Month post, Marc Michaels analyses a divorce document form 1492 ..read more

The new issue of The Journal of Jewish Studies 75.1 (2024) is now available online ..read more