Laura Arnold Leibman
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Jewish studies scholar and pug enthusiast. Leonard J. Milberg ’53 Professor in American Jewish Studies @Princeton University, President Association for Jewish Studies
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“Lying among the fallen leaves and rubbish that the wind has blown into the gutter or the street corner, lies all the passion of some woman’s soul finding voiceless expression. Has the pen or pencil dipped so deep in the blood of the human race as a needle?”—Olive Schreiner, From Man to Man.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
“Lying among the fallen leaves and rubbish that the wind has blown into the gutter or the street corner, lies all the passion of some woman’s soul finding voiceless expression. Has the pen or pencil dipped so deep in the blood of the human race as a needle?”—Olive Schreiner, From Man to Man.
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Feeling well enough to read this afternoon and obsessing over this amazing coffin/graveyard quilt by Elizabeth Mitchell. As family members died she moved their labelled coffins from the border to the center where there was a graveyard kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/90...
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Feeling well enough to read this afternoon and obsessing over this amazing coffin/graveyard quilt by Elizabeth Mitchell. As family members died she moved their labelled coffins from the border to the center where there was a graveyard kyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/90...
New in the AJS Career Center: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Judaic Studies Department of Brooklyn College, with a teaching and research focus in Jewish history and culture in global perspective.
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New in the AJS Career Center: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Judaic Studies Department of Brooklyn College, with a teaching and research focus in Jewish history and culture in global perspective.
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JOB LISTING! Great News for people interested in Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean
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University of Florida - Details - Bruce Greenberg Chair in Atlantic, Caribbean and Latin American Jewish Studies
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JOB LISTING! Great News for people interested in Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean
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‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde
Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers
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The University of Chicago - Instructional Professor (Open Rank) in Modern Hebrew
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The University of Chicago - Instructional Professor (Open Rank) in Modern Hebrew
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Brandeis University - Doctoral Fellowship at Brandeis. www.brandeis.edu/near-eastern...
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University of Vienna - University of Vienna, Postdoctoral Fellow Jewish Studies.
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University of Vienna: University Assistant postdoctoral Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, application deadline 15th Dec 2025 – European Association for Jewish Studies
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University of Vienna - University of Vienna, Postdoctoral Fellow Jewish Studies.
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University of Vienna, Full Professor of Jewish Studies with a Focus on Persecution History and Antisemitism Studies
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University of Vienna: Full Professor of Jewish Studies with a Focus on Persecution History and Antisemitism Studies, deadline for applications 17th Dec 2025 – European Association for Jewish Studies
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University of Vienna, Full Professor of Jewish Studies with a Focus on Persecution History and Antisemitism Studies
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"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."
Embracing My Natural Curls | Jewish Women's Archive
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.
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"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
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Tenure-Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural and religious history (from 1040)
Tenure-Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural and religious history (from 1040)
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University of Vienna, Tenure Track Professorship in Jewish literary, cultural, and religious history
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FEATURED JOB: Binghamton University - State University of New York - Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics
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FEATURED JOB: Binghamton University - State University of New York - Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics
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FEATURED JOB: Ariel University - Tenure-track – Lecturer in Jewish History of Islamic Lands - Position code SHIH4156
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Tenure-track – Lecturer in Jewish History of Islamic LandsPosition code SHIH4156 The Department of Jewish History at Ariel University seeks outstanding candidates to fill a tenure-track position in…
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FEATURED JOB: Ariel University - Tenure-track – Lecturer in Jewish History of Islamic Lands - Position code SHIH4156
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FEATURED JOB: Stanford University - Eli Reinhard Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Stanford
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FEATURED JOB: Stanford University - Eli Reinhard Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies at Stanford
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FEATURED JOB: University of California - Santa Barbara - Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
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FEATURED JOB: University of California - Santa Barbara - Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies
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FEATURED JOB: Keene State College - Cohen Endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Tenure-Track Faculty)
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Cohen Endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Tenure-Track Faculty)
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FEATURED JOB: Keene State College - Cohen Endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Tenure-Track Faculty)
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Marcus, Jacob Rader. The American Jewish Woman : a Documentary History. Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, 1981. pp. 59-60
Also learn more about Hetty's family: Stern's First American Jewish Families, p. 120 sites.americanjewisharchives.org/publications...
Marcus, Jacob Rader. The American Jewish Woman : a Documentary History. Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, 1981. pp. 59-60
Also learn more about Hetty's family: Stern's First American Jewish Families, p. 120 sites.americanjewisharchives.org/publications...
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Source:
Marcus, Jacob Rader. The American Jewish Woman : a Documentary History. Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, 1981. pp. 59-60
Also learn more about Hetty's family: Stern's First American Jewish Families, p. 120 sites.americanjewisharchives.org/publications...
Marcus, Jacob Rader. The American Jewish Woman : a Documentary History. Cincinnati: American Jewish Archives, 1981. pp. 59-60
Also learn more about Hetty's family: Stern's First American Jewish Families, p. 120 sites.americanjewisharchives.org/publications...
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.
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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.
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FEATURED JOB: New York University - ISAW Visiting Research Scholar Program, 2026-27
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Visiting Research Scholar Program
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FEATURED JOB: New York University - ISAW Visiting Research Scholar Program, 2026-27
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FEATURED JOB: Harvard University - Senior Preceptor in Modern Hebrew
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Senior Preceptor in Modern Hebrew
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations seeks applications for a senior preceptor in Modern Hebrew. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2026. The senior preceptor will...
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FEATURED JOB: Harvard University - Senior Preceptor in Modern Hebrew
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FEATURED JOB: Jewish History - Call for Applications: Several Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History 2026-27
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Available Fellowships Starting September 1, 2026
Jewish Studies fellowships available at Center for Jewish History.
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FEATURED JOB: Jewish History - Call for Applications: Several Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History 2026-27
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