Scriptural Encounters

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. The third session will be led by Mohammed Ullah on the topic of Exclusivism and Supersessionism from a Qur’an Perspective. Come along and listen or take part in the debate. 4:00-5:30pm, Thu 29 November, in A115 Samuel Alexander Building. Further information.

Book prize

Holocaust studies. Congratulations to Ion Popa whose book The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust (2017) has been awarded the Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Research for 2018.

New publication

Studies in Jewish-Christian dialogue. George J. Brooke, “Inspecting The School of St. Matthew,” in Krister Among the Jews and Gentiles: Essays in Appreciation of the Life and Work of Krister Stendahl (ed. P. Fredriksen and J. Svartvik; Stimulus Books; Studies in Judaism and Christianity: Exploration of Issues in the Contemporary Dialogue between Christians and Jews; Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2018), 101–21. Further information.

Brandon Memorial student prize 2018

Post-graduate prize. This prize is awarded annually to the student with 'the best MA thesis in the area of comparative religious studies' at the University of Manchester. For 2018, this was Lawrence Rabone, 'What does Moses Wall’s English translation of Menasseh Ben Israel’s The Hope of Israel (1650) illustrate about the existence and nature of philo-Semitism?' (supervised by Daniel Langton). Further information.

Bernard Jackson student prize 2018

Post-graduate prize. This prize is awarded annually to the student with 'the highest grade for a master's dissertation in Jewish Studies' at the University of Manchester. It honours the Centre's second co-director Bernard Jackson. For 2018 this was: Sherry Ashworth (MA in Religions & Theology), '"So little like the people in Daniel Deronda": How reading George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda  and Amy Levy’s Reuben Sachs together helps us understand both novels and the times in which they were written' (supervised by Daniel Langton). Further information.

Public lecture

Judaic Studies. Philip Alexander will be giving a public lecture to mark his appointment as Visiting Professor in Biblical Studies at the University of Chester on the subject of 'Can a non-Jew be a Jewish Theologian? Reflections on 50 Years Studying Judaism'. Wed 12 Dec 2018, 7.30–10pm. Binks (CBK011), The University of Chester. Includes discussion and wine reception. Further information.

New Europe College Fellowship

Interfaith Relations. The Centre wishes to congratulate Ion Popa on his 10 month fellowship at the New Europe College in Bucharest with a project entitled: "The British Connection. Jews and Judaism in the Anglican-Romanian Orthodox Interfaith Relations" which started on 1 October 2018. Further information. 

Paper, Romania

Catholic Church and the Holocaust in Romania. Ion Popa presented a paper on the Catholic Church and the Holocaust in Romania at a Holocaust Conference at West University in Timisoara, Romania, 15 November 2018. Further information.

Scriptural Encounters

Reading challenging sacred texts. Scriptural Encounters bring together different faiths to debate and discuss controversial topics. The second session will be led by Dr Dwight Swanson Co-Director and Senior Lecturer Manchester Centre for the Study of Christianity and Islam, Nazarene College on the topic of Exclusivism and Supersessionism. Come along and listen or take part in the debate. 4:00-5:30pm, Thu 15 November, in A115 Samuel Alexander Building. Further information.

Catalogue, Tobias Theodores

Manchester Jewish history. Tobias Theodores was, among other things, a lecturer in Hebrew at the University of Manchester from 1866 and was one of the founding members of the Reform Synagogue in the city. The Rylands Library has recently published a blog post about the rediscovery of his papers. See also the overview of Jewish Studies at Manchester in the BAJS Bulletin, which features Theodores. Further information.

Fortunoff Research Fellowship

Catholic Church and the Holocaust in Romania. The Centre wishes to congratulate Ion Popa on his Fortunoff Research Fellowship at the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute. He will be working on a study of Experiences of Jews who Converted to Christianity Before and During the Holocaust. Further information.

Paper, Bucharest

Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust. On 19 July Ion Popa presented a paper entitled "Chief Rabbis and Patriarchs: The Relations of the Jewish Community with the Romanian Orthodox Church in the Context of the Holocaust" at the annual summer school of the Centre for the Study of the History of Romanian Jews. Further information.