We are looking forward to this year’s Gershom Scholem Lecture. Prof. Dr Katrin Kogman-Appel (University of Münster) will be speaking on "Visualisations of the Divine". Find out more: www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosami...

JAC Newsletter #6 is out! Lots of exciting news, projects, blogs, publications, events and more! Check it out: shorturl.at/cEGRg

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JAC Newsletter #6 is out! Lots of exciting news, projects, blogs, publications, events and more! Check it out: shorturl.at/cEGRg

We're delighted to be hosting an intro workshop on Judeo-Persian with Prof. Ludwig Paul in early May: www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosami...

New blog post: "Biblia Arabica becomes an Academies project: Q&A with Nathan P. Gibson and Ronny Vollandt" biblia-arabica.com/biblia-arabi...

#UpcomingConference next week: "The Materiality of Jewish-Arab Relations" with a keynote lecture by Prof. Orit Bashkin (University of Chicago) Programme ⬇️ www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosami...

Call for Participation Workshop Jewish Literature under Muslim Rule: Textual Transformations and Inter-Religious Encounters 14 to 16 April 2026, Munich Application deadline: 20 January 2026 www.dubnow.de/ausschreibun...

#CfP Together with LMU's Judaic Studies unit and the Dubnow Institute Leipzig @dubnow.bsky.social our Centre will host a workshop in April in Munich on "Jewish Literature under Muslim Rule: Textual Transformations and Inter-Religious Encounters". The call is now open:

#CfA #OpenPosition The new long-term Academy project "Critical edition and comprehensive digital inventory of Arabic Hebrew Bible/Old Testament manuscripts and their paratexts" is looking for applicants for the position of Research Fellow (PhD):

#CfA LMU's (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) Judaic Studies Unit and De Gruyter Brill (@dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social) teamed up and call for applications for the Moritz Steinschneider Prize, honouring exceptional achievements in Judaic Studies by junior researchers. Find out more here:

Are you interested or do you know someone who's interested in doing a PhD on Arabic translations of the Bible? The new #BibliaArabica long-term project is looking for candidates! (tbh, that would have been my dream position a few years back) Spread the word!

Don't miss out on the chance to win a €1,000 voucher and a book contract!

#CfA LMU's (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) Judaic Studies Unit and De Gruyter Brill (@dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social) teamed up and call for applications for the Moritz Steinschneider Prize, honouring exceptional achievements in Judaic Studies by junior researchers. Find out more here:

Some more information about the new #BibliaArabica project:

Some more information about the new #BibliaArabica project:

Some more information about the new #BibliaArabica project from @goetheuni.bsky.social, which will partner with @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, the project will be based @badw.de and @adwmainz.bsky.social.

Big and very exciting news! We will soon have a long-term project in Munich @badw.de on the Jewish and Christian Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament #ArabicBible. Not only a wonderful topic, but the funding will enable otherwise impossible in-depth exploration.

We have big news to share: Our head Prof Ronny Vollandt, together with Prof Nathan Gibson (Frankfurt), will receive funding for a 21-year long-term project on Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It will be based at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and the Academy in Mainz.

NEW BLOG online: Our recent VW-fellow Lipika Pelham writes about "The Vamp of Baghdad: How Jewish actresses shaped early 20th century Indian cinema" www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/the-vamp-of-...

NEW BLOG online: Our recent VW-fellow Lipika Pelham writes about "The Vamp of Baghdad: How Jewish actresses shaped early 20th century Indian cinema" www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/the-vamp-of-...

We congratulate our member Anna Busa on the publication of her book: Anna Busa, The Art of Compilation: Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17 (Leiden: Brill, 2025) brill.com/display/titl...

#NewPublication #OpenAccess Teresa Bernheimer: Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources

#NewPublication #OpenAccess Vevian Zaki: The Life and Legacy of Tūmā al-Ṣafī ibn al-Ṣāʼigh: A Coptic Scribe in the Turbulent Mamluk Times

#NewPublication #OpenAccess Vevian Zaki: The Life and Legacy of Tūmā al-Ṣafī ibn al-Ṣāʼigh: A Coptic Scribe in the Turbulent Mamluk Times

#NewPublication #OpenAccess Teresa Bernheimer: Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources

Had the chance to go see two wonderful exhibitions today. I'll also link to the websites: www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...

How can ancient Jewish wisdom literature reshape our understanding of identity, religion and language in the Mediterranean? With David Torollo & Miriam Goldstein. 28 Oct 2025, 5-6 pm CET online Register: t1p.de/entanglement... #medievalsky #medievalmediterranean @maxweberstiftung.de @dhi-paris.fr

We congratulate our member Anna Busa on the publication of her book: Anna Busa, The Art of Compilation: Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17 (Leiden: Brill, 2025) brill.com/display/titl...

Diese Woche eröffnete die Ausstellung "Jüdisches Leben in der arabischen Welt: Fotografische Erinnerungen an eine vergangene Zeit" unter Mitarbeit und Kuration der Forschungsstelle in der Seidlvilla. Hier kann sie online erkundet werden: www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...

#CfA: "From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies" (Volkswagen Momentum Fellowship Programme), deadline: 3 November 2025, more infos 👇 www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...

Diese Woche eröffnete die Ausstellung "Jüdisches Leben in der arabischen Welt: Fotografische Erinnerungen an eine vergangene Zeit" unter Mitarbeit und Kuration der Forschungsstelle in der Seidlvilla. Hier kann sie online erkundet werden: www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...

#CfA: "From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies" (Volkswagen Momentum Fellowship Programme), deadline: 3 November 2025, more infos 👇 www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...

We have a wonderful new blog post online, a deep dive into the life and scholarship of Lawrence Marwick/Eleazar Szadzunski by Maurizio Boehm: www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/scarcer-than...

#CfP Conference: "The Materiality of Jewish-Arabic Relations" (BMFTR-project "Beyond Conflict and Coexistence: An Entangled History of Jewish-Arab Relations) - deadline: 15 September 2025.

Over at @invisibleeast.bsky.social our member Teresa Bernheimer contributed a "Document of the Month" with her piece on "Scribal Building Blocks and Funerary Inscriptions in 9th-Century Egypt". Check it out:

Over at @invisibleeast.bsky.social our member Teresa Bernheimer contributed a "Document of the Month" with her piece on "Scribal Building Blocks and Funerary Inscriptions in 9th-Century Egypt". Check it out:

We congratulate our member Teresa Bernheimer (2nd from left) who has been awarded LMU's Therese von Bayern Prize 2025. She was joined in the celebrations by the head of our Centre, Ronny Vollandt (2nd from right), and fellow members Sophia Schmitt and Gregor Schwarb. @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

#CfP Conference: "The Materiality of Jewish-Arabic Relations" (BMFTR-project "Beyond Conflict and Coexistence: An Entangled History of Jewish-Arab Relations) - deadline: 15 September 2025.

JAC Newsletter #5 is out now! Lots of exciting news, calls, blogs, publications, events and more! Check it out: shorturl.at/gUWbe

It was an exceptionally wonderful lecture. More information can be found in the new JAC newsletter 👇

Since 2023, I put a lot of love and passion into our biannual newsletter. We want to give you an idea of what we do and showcase the Centre's diverse projects and people. I'd really appreciate if you could take a quick look and (if you haven't yet) consider subscribing 🫶

JAC Newsletter #5 is out now! Lots of exciting news, calls, blogs, publications, events and more! Check it out: shorturl.at/gUWbe

Inspiring "Gershom Scholem Lecture 2025" @historischeskolleg.bsky.social by Prof. Saverio Campanini about the centrality of the city of Munich for #Scholem's intellectual biography @jacculturelmu.bsky.social. naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosami...

We have a wonderful new blog post online, a deep dive into the life and scholarship of Lawrence Marwick/Eleazar Szadzunski by Maurizio Boehm: www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/scarcer-than...

A conference soon in Munich (8-10 July)☺️☺️ Once, We Were Here: Traces of Mobility across the Ottoman Empire. All are welcome: those who are close to Munich and those who can journey toward it. Please share this with anyone who might be interested. Here is the program ⬇️⬇️

This exciting conference starts tomorrow in Munich!