Centre for Jewish Studies 05/02/2024 Centre for Jewish Studies 05/02/2024

Research seminar, University of Glasgow

Moshe Behar will present a paper titled ‘Nullified by Holocaust and Nakba? Arabised-Jews, 1937-1956’. 8 February, 4-5.30pm on Zoom and in-person at 4 The Square, room 205 (University of Glasgow).

Centre for Jewish Studies 17/01/2024 Centre for Jewish Studies 17/01/2024

Research seminar, History Dept

31 Jan 2024. Dr. Nina Valbousquet will present a paper to the Humanitarian History Dept Seminar on ‘Catholic Humanitarianism through War and Genocide: the Vatican, the Holocaust and Jewish Refugees (1930s-1950s)’. This event will run from 4-5pm and will be held in C1.18 (Ellen Wilkinson). All are welcome to attend.

Centre for Jewish Studies 04/01/2024 Centre for Jewish Studies 04/01/2024

Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2024

Online Lectures in Holocaust Studies. Prof. Omer Bartov (Brown University), ‘The Return of the Repressed: Ukraine's Unresolved Pasts’, 6pm GMT, 30 and 31 Jan 2024. For zoom links see further information.

Centre for Jewish Studies 16/11/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 16/11/2023

Sherman Community Lecture 2023

Annual lecture in Jewish Studies. Prof Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (Arizona State University) gave this year's lecture, co-hosted with the Jewish Rep Council, on "Judaism and Climate Change: Religious Responses to the Eco-Crisis." Mon 27 Nov. Watch again.

Centre for Jewish Studies 14/11/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 14/11/2023

The Megillah at the Rylands

Rachel Lichtenstein has been working with the Rothschild Foundation Haanadiv Europe for the relaunch of their Hidden Treasures website. Read her blog post here.

Centre for Jewish Studies 13/10/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 13/10/2023

Appointment, Office for Students

Consultant role. Daniel Langton has been appointed as the lead assessor for Jewish Studies for the Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of Higher Education in England.

Centre for Jewish Studies 10/10/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 10/10/2023

Teaching

UK Jewish Film Festival. Students taking RELT20121 Religion, Culture and Gender can look forward to a gender-themed evening at Cineworld Parrs Wood on 15 November 2023 at 19:00. Katja Stuerzenhofecker is organizing free tickets for the course group to watch the comedy Matchmaking (2022) with support from the Student Enhancement Fund.

Centre for Jewish Studies 09/10/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 09/10/2023

Conference paper

Jewish Studies. Alex Samely delivered a paper at the 12th congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies in Frankfurt on 19 July 2023, on the topic "Experiencing the Mishnah as an Open or Controlling Text in Antiquity". Further information.

Centre for Jewish Studies 03/10/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 03/10/2023

New publication

Jewish studies. The Prophets edited by Rabbi Michael Hilton and Alasdair Nisbet, published by Liberal Jewish Synagogue London, 2023. Further information.

Centre for Jewish Studies 29/09/2023 Centre for Jewish Studies 29/09/2023

New publication

Religion and Science. Daniel R. Langton, 'An Historical Overview of Jewish Theological Responses to Evolution', Theology and Science (2023) e-pub, 1-25. Further information.