Israel Seminar Series, University of Cambridge
Jewish studies. Moshe Behar will speak at the University of Cambridge’s Israel Seminar Series this week, on ‘Leftist Arabised Jews on the Conundrum of Individual and Collective Rights: three Chapters between 1919 and 1954’. Wednesday 4 March, 5.15 - 6.15pm at the University of Cambridge. Further information.
Sherman Conversation in Jewish Studies 2026
Jewish Studies. Prof. Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth) and Dr. Roy Bar Sadeh (Manchester) in conversation "Muslim-Jewish Modernity: Towards an Entangled History?" Chaired by Dr. Tom Woerner-Powell (Manchester). Wednesday 18th February 2026, 5.30-7.00pm, on campus and online. Venue TBA via registration, which is required - tickets here.
Bogdanow Lectures 2026
Holocaust and Jewish Studies. The CJS is delighted to announce that the Bogdanow Lectures in Holocaust Studies 2026 will be given by Professor Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth and Harvard University). The lectures are entitled: The Yellow Star in Church: Baptized Jews in Nazi Germany and It's Happening Here: Antisemitism in the United States. 16 and 17 February 2026, 5.30pm, on campus and online. Venue TBA via registration, which is required - tickets here.
Classics research seminar
Septuagint studies. The Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology (CAHAE) research seminar invites you to hear a paper by Thomas Ford from Münster titled ‘A Fragment of Septuagint Habakkuk from Trinity College, Cambridge’. Thursday 27 November, 5pm, Sam Alex A115. The seminar will be followed by a reception.
Book launch
Jewish mysticism. Alison Bashford will discuss her new book Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic, which includes a study of religion, scientific thought and Jewish mysticism. Monday 17 November at Blackwell’s Manchester, 6.30pm. Tickets and further information here.
Research seminar, University of Glasgow
Middle Eastern Studies. Moshe Behar is guest speaker at a University of Glasgow seminar titled ‘Reflections on Edward Said (1935-2003)’. Hosted by ArtsLab: Heritage, Urban Studies, and Development Lab. Thursday 23 October, 4 - 5.30pm, Gilbert Scott Building, Melville Room (458) (University of Glasgow).
Incident at Heaton Park Synagague, Yom Kippur
In solidarity. We express our heartfelt sympathy with those who died, their families, and all who have been affected by the attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue on 2 October 2025. Rabbi Daniel Walker, the synagogue’s spiritual leader, is a former student of ours, and another of those present was the synagogue’s vice president Rob Kanter, a current PhD student with us, researching the history of Jewish-Muslim relations in the UK. Their ties to our community make this tragedy feel especially close. Education alone will not repair the world, but as we go about our work in the Department of Religions & Theology and in the Centre for Jewish Studies, attempting to understand religion, that most powerful of social forces, let us rededicate ourselves to building understanding, resisting hatred, and affirming the bonds of humanity that unite us. Here is the UoM President’s statement.
BBC News
Judaism. R&T PhD student Rob Kanter whose research is in Jewish-Muslim history, speaks to the BBC about the attack on Heaton Park Synagogue and continuing the Yom Kippur service. 2 Oct 2025. Further information.,
New publication
Jewish studies. CJS fellow Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz has published a paper in the European Journal of Jewish Studies titled, ‘“A Taste of the World to Come”: Time, Timelessness, and Community at Limmud Festival,".
New publication
Jewish studies. CJS fellow Rachel Lichtenstein has co-written a paper with Duncan Hay and Laura Vaughan titled, ‘Digital Mapping and Memory: Recollection and Mediation in Two Memory Maps of Anglo-Jewish History’, European Journal of Jewish Studies 19.1 (2025).