Mastodawn

New #book in #medieval #jewishstudies podcast #medievodons

Elisheva Baumgarten, "Beyond the Elite: Everyday Jewish Lives in Medieval Northern Europe" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network
https://newbooksnetwork.com/beyond-the-elite

Elisheva Baumgarten, "Beyond the Elite: Everyday Jewish Lives in Medieval Northern Europe" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network

New Books Network

Jüdische Studien 2d ago

#Chancen | Jewish Studies Distinguished Scholar in Residence Short-Term Fellowship at the University of Virginia | Details: https://www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachrichten/jewish-studies-distinguished-scholar-in-residence-short-term-fellowship-virginia/

#Research #JewishStudies #Fellowship

Deadline for applications: April 30, 2026

Christoph Cluse Feb 26

#job in #jewishstudies - application deadline extended
http://www.steinheim-institut.de/wiki/images/2026_02_24_Ausschreibung_WiMi_STI.pdf

Jüdische Studien Feb 25

#DH | The EAJS Digital Forum promotes productive links between the dynamic field of Jewish Studies in Europe and the Digital Humanities

#EAJS #DH #JewishStudies

Christoph Cluse Feb 2

Stellenausschreibung: Das Steinheim-Institut in Essen sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine:n wissenschaftliche:n Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d) mit Schwerpunkt auf dem Gebiet des (west-)aschkenasischen Judentums der Vormoderne. Die Stelle ist in Teilzeit (75 %) befristet für die Dauer von zunächst zwei Jahren zu besetzen.
#jobs #Jewishstudies

http://www.steinheim-institut.de/wiki/images/2026_01_30_Ausschreibung_WiMi_STI.pdf

Jüdische Studien Jan 23

#Event | Hin und weg. Über jüdische Reisende - 16. Europäische Sommeruniversität für jüdische Studien in Hohenems vom 12. bis 17. Juli 2026 | Details: https://www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachrichten/hin-und-weg-über-jüdische-reisende-europäische-sommeruniversität-für-jüdische-studien-hohenems/

#jewishstudies #summerschool

דער קערפער פֿון השם Jan 21

"Speaking to The J.CA, a local #Jewish organization said, “Posting highly charged political material outside #JewishStudies is not neutral. It sends a message to Jewish #students that their academic spaces are contested and that their identity is inseparable from #geopolitical accusations.”

Unfortunately this article focuses most of its attention on Israel/IHRA. I wish it had explored this paragraph's theme more. The targeting of the Jewish Studies department at a Canadian University as a political protest of Israel and/or Israel's government is the issue.

Jewish existence on campuses in the diaspora can't be what is being contested. I remember shortly after Oct 7th when some Mastodon bro tried to argue that defacing a Jewish Deli in LA with anti-Israel stuff was legit because Jews eat there.

The implication is that Jews writ large are being contested. Not Israel or Israeli policy. That is fucking dangerous.

Anyway, not a great article, but I like this quote.

https://jewishpostandnews.ca/uncategorized/university-of-toronto-jewish-studies-department-targeted-with-anti-israel-posters/

University of Toronto Jewish Studies Department Targeted With Anti-Israel Posters

Students walk outside one of the exam buildings on the campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 13, 2025. Photo: Mike Campbell via Reuters Connect Agitators at the University of Toronto kicked off the new academic year by tacking posters promoting anti-Israel propaganda near the Jewish Studies Department, continuing to fuel […]