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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 3d

⏰ The deadline to apply for #EUI postdoctoral fellowship programmes is fast approaching!

Don't miss out on the chance to become part of a world-class academic community 👥📚

Apply now at: https://loom.ly/WmotZrE

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Leo Baeck Institute London @lbilondon.bsky.social · 3d

The Leo Baeck Institute London is recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to explore intersections between German-Jewish and British history, including the history of the British Empire.

www.lbilondon.ac.uk/vacancies

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · 6d

Mooie kans voor beginnende onderzoekers in Joodse studies (voorheen) verbonden aan de @uva.nl: www.auf.nl/over-het-fon....

Subsidie voor beginnende onderzoekers Joodse Studies - Amsterdams Universiteitsfonds

Ben jij als beginnend onderzoeker aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam actief in een van de vele disciplines binnen het vakgebied Joodse Studies? Sta je aan het begin van je onderzoek of bevind je je jui...

www.auf.nl

Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · 6d

For survivors of the Shoah in 1945 Amsterdam, broadsides or single-sheet prints had an important disseminating function. In my article, published in Zutot @degruyterbrill.bsky.social, I demonstrate the significance of looking at this type of source for the post-war period: brill.com/view/journal....

brill.com

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · 8d

Op zaterdag 11 oktober geef ik voor de afdeling Amsterdam van de Nederlandse Genealogische Vereniging een lezing over de lange en rijke Joodse geschiedenis van de stad. Niet-leden ook van harte welkom: www.ngv-afdelingen.nl/asd/agenda/.

Agenda – NGV Amsterdam

www.ngv-afdelingen.nl

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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · 8d

#Chance | Full-time doctoral scholarship for a PhD thesis on "Intersections of Jewish and Working-Class Emancipation" | University of Antwerp | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...

#workingclass #emancipation #phd #scholarship

Deadline for applications: October 13, 2025

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · 22d

Looking forward!

Leo Lucassen @leol.bsky.social · 22d

Tomorrow Joris Kok will defend his dissertation at
@unileiden.bsky.social, supervised by Karin Hofmeester and me. It is part of a joint @huygensknaw.bsky.social
and @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social
project ‘Against the current. The social mobility of Jewish-Dutch (1880-1940)’.

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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · 23d

#Chance | Hybrid Course in Jewish Heritage at the Central European University, Vienna | From January to March 2026 | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...

#jewishheritage #architecture #museum #restitution #documentation europeanjewishculture

Deadline for applications: September 26, 2025

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Leo Lucassen @leol.bsky.social · 27d

Medio volgend jaar word ik 67. De advertentie voor een nieuwe directeur @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social staat vanaf vandaag online. Zegt het voort!

vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Amsterda...

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Portuguese Synagogue, Esnoga or ‘Snoge’ in Amsterdam is celebrating its 350th birthday this year!

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Aug 17

Wie was grootste Amsterdammer aller tijden Samuel Sarphati (1813-1866) en wat is zijn betekenis voor de Joodse en Amsterdamse geschiedenis? Wees welkom bij mijn lezing als onderdeel van de summer school 350 jaar Snoge georganiseerd door Menasseh ben Israel Instituut en PIG: mbii.nl/kopstukken-u....

Kopstukken uit de Amsterdams-Sefardische geschiedenis – Menasseh ben Israel Instituut voor Joodse Studies

mbii.nl

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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · Aug 12

Applications are now open for Michaelmas Term classes with our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages! This term we will be offering courses for 12 different languages, so be sure to apply by noon on Sept. 12th, UK time!

www.ochjs.ac.uk/osrjl-applic...

#languagelearning #oxford

OSRJL Applications for Michaelmas Term 2025 - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies

As part of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL), applications for language classes beginning in Michaelmas Term 2025 are now open! The deadline to apply is 12 September at 12 noon UK tim...

www.ochjs.ac.uk

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Aug 13

The synagogue at the Turfkade in historic town #Brielle near Rotterdam served as a warehouse for a long time after WWII. It was restored in 2004-2005 by the Stichting Behoud Synagoge Brielle and now is a local cultural centre.

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Aug 12

This is the beautifully located Jewish cemetery of #Diepenheim in Twente, where a small community thrived in the mid-nineteenth century. The last burial here took place in 1939. Several of the 18 remaining matzevot are heavily overgrown.

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Aug 8

The tiny medieval town of #Bronkhorst near Zutphen is home to a small Jewish cemetery, established in 1811. It once was the burial place for Jews from Bronkhorst, Steenderen, and Brummen on the other side of the river IJssel. Less than twenty matzevot remain today. It is a monument since the 1960s.

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Aug 8

Jewish heritage in the small town of #Lochem, Achterhoek: the synagogue at the Westwal (established 1865) with its original iron ceiling, now a memory site and cultural centre, and the cemetery at the Zutphenseweg, acquired by the community in 1829.

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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · Aug 4

#Event | Call for papers for the Session 85 Jewish City Biographies at the European Association for Urban History conference in Barcelona, 2-5 September 2026. | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...

@bartwallet.bsky.social @sbvanderveen.bsky.social

Deadline: October 22, 2025

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Aug 1

CfA: Applications very welcome for session 85 ‘Jewish City Biographies’ @skorbel.bsky.social (Graz), @bartwallet.bsky.social, and I are organising at the European Association for Urban History conference in Barcelona in September 2026: eauhbarcelona2026.eu/call-for-pap.... Deadline: 22 October 2025.

Call for Papers – EAUH2026

eauhbarcelona2026.eu

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Jul 29

In een nieuw seizoen van de podcastserie ‘De Joodse Stad,’ gemaakt door Julia van der Krieke en Caspar Stalenhoef, mocht ik in de aflevering van deze week iets vertellen over de naoorlogse Rapenburgerstraat: open.spotify.com/episode/66hX....

Er reed een tram door de Rapenburgerstraat (met Sietske van der Veen, Harry Mock en Esther Kornalijnslijper)

De Joodse stad · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Jul 27

Former and recreated ‘Jewish streets’ in Poland: traces in the cityscapes of #Poznań and #Warsaw and the 1918-1939 gallery in museum POLIN.

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Jewish cemetery at Brodno, #Warsaw, was established in 1780. In the nineteenth century, it became the burial ground for the poor. Brodno suffered from severe damage and deterioration during and after WWII. A monument since 2009, it is now looked after by the Jewish community.

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JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · Jul 22

Hiring ... you? We are inviting applications from individuals familiar with the field of Jewish Historical Studies and/or Jewish communal life in the UK to join us as a network coordinator. @jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies @biajs.bsky.social

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UvA Faculty of Humanities @uvahumanities.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hoe kunnen we plekken die verbonden zijn met collectief trauma zichtbaar, bespreekbaar en inclusiever maken? Een groot consortium onder leiding van Jan Kolen (@unileiden.bsky.social) en UvA-archeoloog Hayley Mickleburgh (@hlmickleburgh.bsky.social) gaat dat onderzoeken. www.uva.nl/shared-conte...

Miljoenensubsidie voor onderzoek naar traumalandschappen: plekken van pijn en verlies

Een consortium onder leiding van hoogleraar Landschapsarcheologie Jan Kolen (Universiteit Leiden) en UvA-archeoloog Hayley Mickleburgh ontvangt 6,75 miljoen euro subsidie voor onderzoek naar traumalan...

www.uva.nl

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Jul 19

Nożyk Synagogue, #Warsaw, is one of a few of the over 400 pre-war prayer houses in the city that survived WWII. During the war, it served as stables and as ghetto synagogue. After, it was used by the Jewish community until 1968, and again from the 1980s after political change and a major renovation.

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Sietske van der Veen @sbvanderveen.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Jewish cemetery at Okopowa Street, #Warsaw, was established in 1806. With 85,000 tombstones, it is one of the largest in Europe, with matzevot as far as the eye can see. After it fell into disrepair in the post-WWII period, it is now looked after by the Jewish community.

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