Call for papers, JMRN

Jewish-Muslim Relations. JMRN Conference 2020: Beyond ‘Jewish-Muslim Relations’ 19-20 May 2020, The University of Manchester. Keynote Speakers: Najwa al-Qattan (Loyola Marymount University), Seth Anziska (University College London), Yulia Egorova (Durham University), and Brian Klug (Oxford University).  Call for papers deadline for submissions 1 December 2019. Further information.

New Jewish Studies resources

Shoah Foundation Archive. The USC Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive is now available through The University of Manchester Library. With more than 54,000 video testimonies of survivors and witnesses of genocide, this resource promises to be a valuable addition to our holdings. Access by keying the full title into Library Search or by scrolling down to “U” on the Databases A–Z listing. If you are working from an off-campus location you will need to complete an initial registration in order to access it. If you have any queries about this please get in touch with our Electronic Resources Helpdesk at uml.eresources@manchester.ac.uk or phone 0161 275 7388. Further information.

PhD completion

Tereza Ward on Manchester Jewish History. The Centre would like to congratulate Tereza ward on the successful defence of her doctoral thesis 'Social and Religious Jewish Non-conformity: Representations of the Anglo-Jewish Experience in the Oral Testimony Archive of the Manchester Jewish Museum'. Her supervisors were Prof. Daniel Langton and Bill Williams, and the external examiner was Prof. Tony Kushner. See the list of current PhD students in the area of Jewish Studies at Manchester.