Consultancy, Manchester Jewish Museum

East European Jewish history. The Centre for Jewish Studies was approached by the Manchester Jewish Museum to translate a document. PhD student Eugene Polykov (Dept of Russian Studies) provided the translation, which was a passport and deferment paper (1904) for a 29 year old Jewish carver from Troki, Lithuania, recently discharged from military service, which allowed him to move through the Russian Empire “in the places where Jews are allowed to reside” for a year.

Post doctoral Fellowship opportunities

Open to Jewish Studies. The University of Manchester offers up to two Simon Postdoctoral Fellowships, 3 years fixed term, £32,816 to £51,034 per annum. These fellowships are for Social Sciences broadly defined, and are open to those working in Jewish history and culture, especially if the project engages with social or socio-political history. Deadline: Fri 3 January 2020. For advice from a Jewish Studies perspective, contact: alex.samely@manchester.ac.uk or daniel.r.langton@manchester.ac.uk. For details on eligibility and on how to apply, see further information.

Funding, postgraduate

Jewish Studies. Rob Kanter has been awarded SALC PGR travel funding to visit the Anglo-Jewish Archives and the Parkes Institute at the University of Southampton. His doctoral studies are on the subject ‘History of Jewish-Muslim Relations in the UK, c.1900-1999’.

Podcast, 50 Jewish Objects performance

Jewish Voices: Songs from the collections. Stefania Silvestri presented her work on the 50 Jewish Objects project at the John Rylands Library this was followed by a performance by the Menorah Synagogue Choir directed by Ruti Worrall on 7 Nov 2019. Further information.

Scriptural Encounters

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. The next meeting will on the theme of Holy Places in the End of Days. Come along and listen or take part in the discussion. 4:00-5:30pm, Thu 12 December 2019, in A115 Samuel Alexander building, University of Manchester.  Further information.

JMRN Symposium

Jewish Muslim Research Network. JMRN Symposium on Gender and Sexuality in/around Judaism and Islam. 12 Dec 2019, 10 - 6pm Graduate School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, Ellen Wilkinson Building, University of Manchester. Participants must have registered for this event. Further information.

Conference, ENTAN

Israel/Palestine studies. Moshe Behar participated the inaugural conference of the European Non-Territorial Autonomy Network (ENTAN) that gathered in Belgrade on 22-23 November. The title of Behar's paper was "Can the concept of Non-Territorial Autonomy refine the (post-Oslo) debate between Liberals and Bi-Nationalists over a single non-partitioned state in Israel/Palestine?". Further information.