The University of Chicago - Instructional Professor (Open Rank) in Modern Hebrew academicjobs.uchicago.edu/positions/17....

Brandeis University - Doctoral Fellowship at Brandeis. www.brandeis.edu/near-eastern...

University of Vienna - University of Vienna, Postdoctoral Fellow Jewish Studies. www.eurojewishstudies.org/positions/un...

University of Vienna, Full Professor of Jewish Studies with a Focus on Persecution History and Antisemitism Studies www.eurojewishstudies.org/positions/un...

"I suddenly wondered why I was trying so hard to erase the one feature that connected me to my family and culture. That thought made me pause, and I put the blow dryer down."

University of Vienna, Tenure Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural, and religious history jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

FEATURED JOB: Binghamton University - State University of New York - Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?...

FEATURED JOB: Ariel University - Tenure-track – Lecturer in Jewish History of Islamic Lands - Position code SHIH4156 hum-il.com/2025/06/22/5...

FEATURED JOB: Stanford University - Eli Reinhard Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Stanford jewishstudies.stanford.edu/academics/el...

FEATURED JOB: University of California - Santa Barbara - Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

FEATURED JOB: Keene State College - Cohen Endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Tenure-Track Faculty) usnh.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/...

Today's amusing tidbit. A gossipy letter about the marriage of Esther "Hetty" Isaacks (daughter of Rebecca Mears) to Isaac Moses (of SC) and also less bitchy note about the marriage of Fanny Isaacs and Harmon Hendricks. The letter supplies great information about the wedding outfits of both women.

The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute/HBI Scholar in Residence application for the 2026-27 academic year is open. Apply by February 4, 2026: bit.ly/HBIScholar

FEATURED JOB: New York University - ISAW Visiting Research Scholar Program, 2026-27 isaw.nyu.edu/visiting-sch...

FEATURED JOB: Harvard University - Senior Preceptor in Modern Hebrew academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15210

FEATURED JOB: Jewish History - Call for Applications: Several Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History 2026-27 www.cjh.org/research/fel....

FEATURED JOB: Smith College - Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies The Program in Jewish Studies at Smith College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with expertise in Jews of the Islamic World, to begin July 1, 2026.

FEATURED JOB: University of Nebraska - Omaha - Assistant Professor – Middle Eastern History/Israel Studies jobs.nebraska.edu/UniversityNe...

FEATURED JOB: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - Raoul Wallenberg Institute Research Fellow Fellowships are renewable for up to a total of three years. Starting annual salary for fellowships is $68,000 and will be commensurate with experience. apply.interfolio.com/175470

Don’t forget to join us today at the Center for Jewish History!

A visitors center is under construction at the Old Jewish Cemetery in Mainz. #jewishstudies mjsnow.hypotheses.org/19282

Important work @princeton.edu by the incredible Gary Sparks! pimms.project.princeton.edu?fbclid=IwZnR...

Honored to be part of this discussion on Sunday programs.cjh.org/event/past-p...

Today's fun resource for people who love the history of fashion: a visual timeline of early American clothing and accessories by year. museuminteractives.colonialwilliamsburg.org/history/muse...

Applications due next week! (Nov 2)

This week jobs Jewish History / Studies University of California - Santa Barbara - Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies networks.h-net.org/jobs/69353/u...

This week's round up in Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies jobs Keene State College - Cohen Endowed Chair Holocaust and Genocide Studies networks.h-net.org/jobs/69350/k... Florida Atlantic University - Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair Holocaust Studies networks.h-net.org/jobs/69359/f...

The Department of Jewish Studies at Tulane University is searching for a full-time Professor of Practice (non-tenure track, 3-year renewable appointment) in modern Hebrew language. Appointment to begin July 1, 2026. www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

Raddock Family Eminent Scholar Chair for Holocaust Studies, Florida Atlantic University fau.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/FAU/jo...

Job: curator Jewish art and culture: royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/TkJkmA...

What we are reading! Finished “Wild Dark Shore” over the first part of succot and can’t recommend it enough. Perfect for people who like a thriller and are interested in the environment or animals or Oz. T Swift book based on the Harvard poet’s class #pugbooktok #charlottemcconaghy #StephanieBurt

Day of the Dead at Princeton University! Hosted by the Effron Center for the Study of America @princeton.edu

The next meeting of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry's Jewish Studies Colloquium will feature Ehud Krinis of Ben Gurion University of the Negev presenting the paper “Through the Sufi Curtain: Bahya ibn Paquda's Duties of the Heart and the Islamic Zuhd Tradition.” Must register

Excited for this volume! Maternal Sacrifices. A New Gaze at Sacrificial Patterns in Jewish Cultures, edited by Elisa Carandina, Henoch (46/2, 2024). This thematic issue explores maternal sacrifice from multiple perspectives offering new insights into Jewish cultures across different periods.

Two more exquisite books I highly recommend. Both cover brutal topics but have incredible character development and amazing writing. The Correspondent reminded me of Elizabeth Strout’s work. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #deathofus #thecorrespondent

Some awesome books we have read in the past week. Katabasis is a wickedly funny academic spoof. Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation is a Jewish American novel that traces women in a family over three generations. If you like the work of Allegra Goodman, you may like Yahm’s book. #sarahyahm #katabasis

The succah is up! Tomorrow the spouse is supposed to string the lights and get the cushions for the outdoor chairs set up while I am at work. Meanwhile shopping is done, dishwasher is running so I can set up the crockpot in the am, and dough for challah rolls is in the bread machine. 🍋🍞🍗

Review of Michael Hoberman's "Imagining Early American Jews" in the The Wall Street Journal by Stuart Halpern www.wsj.com/arts-culture... #JewishStudies #AmericanJewishStudies

Check out this forthcoming symposium on the Jews of Florida! m.facebook.com/story.php?st... @rachelsharris.bsky.social

Yeshiva College and the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University invite applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies, with an anticipated start date of August 2nd, 2026.

Today's fantastic artifact: Adeline’s Portal by glass artist Beth Lipman that "presents domestic objects as surrogates for stories and mortals forgotten, alluding to the idiom, “Skeletons in the Closet.” includes a glass version of Adeline Moses's sampler (1798) chrysler.emuseum.com/objects/3094...

The American Academy for Jewish Research invites submissions for the Salo Wittmayer Baron Book Prize. The Baron Book Prize ($3,000) is awarded annually to the author of an outstanding first book in Jewish studies. Deadline: January 31, 2026. The winner will be notified in late spring 2026.

Check out this amazing upcoming conference on Maritime Connections: Jews Across the Indian Ocean at the O.P. Jindal Global University, Delhi NCR, India 16-18.2.2026 Submission deadline: 31.10.2025. Call for papers mrtmsummit.com/call-for-pap...

Jewish studies postdoctoral fellowship at @universityofleeds.bsky.social on post-Holocaust material and visual cultures! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Andrew Silow-Carroll on Pamela Nadell's new book!

In awe of Darcel Deneau, creator of this beautiful #mosaic. The dimensions are amazing. Also the colors! www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

Amusing find of the day. This "Woolie of a shepherd wearing 'Joseph's Coat of Many Colors' holding a lamb. English c. 1850." Leatherwood Antiques. id34108.securedata.net/leatherwooda... I love how he tucks the sheep under his arm and also the pipe in his mouth.

NEW YORK READERS: Excited to say that as of later today there should be signed copies of PRESS 1 FOR INVASION - with a special extraterrestrial signature! - in both branches of @bookculture.com in Morningside Heights - perfect for some weekend reading with the kids!

Favorite book of the week and one of the best graphic novels I have read in a long time. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️