Bogdanow student report

Holocaust studies. A recipient of a Bogdanow student travel grant, Molly Callon, BA History, has written about her visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau. Further information.

Panel Discussion, Hebden Bridge Film Festival

Cathy Gelbin was on the Q&A panel for the film 'The Last Goldfish' at the Hebden Bridge Film Festival on 23 March 2019. Further information. 

Doctoral and ECR training workshop

For UK-based Jewish Studies research postgraduates. The Centre for Jewish Studies at Manchester University is pleased to announce the fourth doctoral and early career research training event of the Northern UK Jewish Studies Partnership. PhD students and post-doctoral researchers from the Jewish Studies Partnership institutions and other Universities in the UK will meet for a range of training and information sessions on 25-27 June 2019 at the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester. The event will include advice on turning a PhD thesis into a monograph and funder-acceptable open access publication practices, research impact, how to cope with negative responses to your work, and academic engagement with online audiences, as well as a series of sessions on 'Current Trends' in fields of Jewish Studies including Biblical Studies, Jewish Literary Studies and Palestine/Israel Studies. This year there will be a special focus on getting involved in writing large grants and on the application and interview experience from the perspectives of both the applicant and selection panel. There will also be the opportunity for one-to-one discussions with mentors. For details including the provisional programme, online registration form, and financial assistance with travel and accommodation costs, see further information.

New publication

Dead sea scrolls. George J. Brooke “Son of God, Sons of God, and Election in the Dead Sea Scrolls,” in Son of God: Divine Sonship in Jewish and Christian Antiquity (ed. G.V. Allen, K. Akagi, P. Sloan and M. Nevader; University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns, 2019), 28–40 (ISBN 978-1-57506-992-0). Further information.

Blog entry, 50 Jewish Objects

Judaica artefacts.  Stefania Silvestri discusses the latest developments of the 50 Jewish Objects project in her blog titled 'Exciting things ahead'. Further information.

Scriptural Encounters

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. The third meeting of 2019 will be led by Philip Alexander and Mohammed Ullah on the story of 'the Binding/Sacrifice of Isaac/Ishmael in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.The Story in Islam.' Come along and listen or take part in the discussion. 4:00-5:30pm, Thu 28 March 2019, in A116 Samuel Alexander building, University of Manchester.  Further information.

Consultancy, BBC

GCSE Judaism web resources. Daniel Langton advises the BBC's Bitesize in Religious Studies in the area of Judaism. Further information.