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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · 7d

#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...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · 21d

Judaistik-Bibliothek: Restitution von Raubgut

Mit der Rückgabe eines geraubten Hebräisch-Lehrbuchs an die Israelitische Kultusgemeinde setzt die LMU-Judaistik ein Zeichen bei der Aufarbeitung von NS-Unrecht.

www.lmu.de

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · 7d

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...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · 7d

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...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · 7d

#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...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · 21d

Judaistik-Bibliothek: Restitution von Raubgut

Mit der Rückgabe eines geraubten Hebräisch-Lehrbuchs an die Israelitische Kultusgemeinde setzt die LMU-Judaistik ein Zeichen bei der Aufarbeitung von NS-Unrecht.

www.lmu.de

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 25

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...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 11

#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.

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 26

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:

Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · Aug 21

In August's “Document of the Month”, Teresa Bernheimer of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social examines a template #tombstone carved for “someone, daughter of someone, the someone”: bit.ly/scribalbuildingblocks

#documents #epigraphy #medievalsky #skystorian

Document of the Month 8/25: Template Funerary Inscriptions

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 26

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:

Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · Aug 21

In August's “Document of the Month”, Teresa Bernheimer of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social examines a template #tombstone carved for “someone, daughter of someone, the someone”: bit.ly/scribalbuildingblocks

#documents #epigraphy #medievalsky #skystorian

Document of the Month 8/25: Template Funerary Inscriptions

bit.ly

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Aug 11

#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.

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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Peter Tarras @petertarras.bsky.social · Jul 31

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 🫶

Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

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Philipp Lenhard @philipplenhard.bsky.social · Jul 29

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...

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 25

#UpcomingEvent

Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Apr 8

#UpcomingEvent

29 July 2025, 18:00, Historisches Kolleg Munich

“Wenn Dich von hier tut der Angelus vertreiben“
(2nd Gershom Scholem Lecture)

Prof. Dr. Saverio Campanini (Universität Bologna)
www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosami...

Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 25

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...

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Vevian Zaki @vevianzaki.bsky.social · Jul 5

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 ⬇️⬇️

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · Jul 7

This exciting conference starts tomorrow in Munich!

Vevian Zaki @vevianzaki.bsky.social · Jul 5

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 ⬇️⬇️

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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Jul 4

Here, our colleague Nadia Vidro reads a translation of the #letter — offering a rare glimpse into the everyday life of Jewish communities in medieval Afghanistan:

#medievalsky #digitalhumanities

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Digital Medievalist @digitalmedievalist.bsky.social · Jul 4

Hear a Jewish merchant in Ghazna (modern-day #Afghanistan), writing over 1,000 years ago — torn between his work and his family.

Explore this document on the @invisibleeast.bsky.social #digitalcorpus, where four more newly published #Judeo-Persian texts have been added... 🧵

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Philipp Lenhard @philipplenhard.bsky.social · Jun 19

Next Wednesday, Gennady Estraikh (NYU) will deliver the annual Scholem Alejchem Lecture in #Yiddish @lmumuenchen.bsky.social. There will be a livestream as well. www.jgk.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/te...

Scholem Alejchem Lecture in Munich on June 25 by Gennady Estraikh

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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures @jacculturelmu.bsky.social · May 28

#NewBlogPost
Our member Ella Christina Ayyoub writes about "The Portrayal of Jews in Syrian Television Drama Series" - read her blogpost here:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/the-portraya...

Shabbat celebrated at al-Firanǧ synagogue, scene from Ṭāliʿ al-Fiḍḍa, episode 2 [00:34]. Source: YouTube, channel: FLARE Arts & Media, uploaded: 10 October 2016, URL = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D89cFUF9dXI.

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