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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 3h

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Borders, Boundaries, Barriers Conference @bordersboundaries.bsky.social · 23h

We are pleased to announce that the second keynote at the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference will be given by the inimitable Professor Miri Rubin! Details to follow with the programme.

Registration: buytickets.at/bordersbound...

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Dr Dean Irwin @medievaljews.bsky.social · 23h

You asked: is it possible to be any more excited about Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers?

We answered: Yes...:

Borders, Boundaries, Barriers Conference @bordersboundaries.bsky.social · 23h

We are pleased to announce that the second keynote at the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference will be given by the inimitable Professor Miri Rubin! Details to follow with the programme.

Registration: buytickets.at/bordersbound...

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JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 5h

To sign up, please send us an email to [email protected]!

JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 21h

Join us for our Meet and Greet on Thursday, October 9th, at 7:30 PM (UK Time) via Zoom. This will be an informal gathering where we can introduce ourselves and announce the program of events for the upcoming year. We look forward to seeing many of you!

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UCL Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 10d

Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November

Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.

Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
@uclhjs.bsky.social

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JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 21h

Join us for our Meet and Greet on Thursday, October 9th, at 7:30 PM (UK Time) via Zoom. This will be an informal gathering where we can introduce ourselves and announce the program of events for the upcoming year. We look forward to seeing many of you!

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medievalJewishStudiesNow! @med-ljewishstnow.bsky.social · 12h

Job: Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Binghamton University.
#jewishstudies
mjsnow.hypotheses.org/19032

Job: Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, Binghamton University

Deadline: Review of applications will begin November 14, 2025. The Judaic Studies Department and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Binghamton University invite applications for a tenu...

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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 1d

⭐️ Fascinating talk in #Highgate tonight! Book your place ⭐️

Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 21d

The author of the book “The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz: A story of Survival” tells a story of how darkness beyond the imagination could never extinguish the light of humanity at its brightest, bravest and best.

8 Oct 2025 8pm
Exact location tbc

£10

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The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival | JHSE

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 10d

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1 October. Here is a decoration at the beginning of a piyyut for Yom Kippur
#YomKippur
BL Add 16916; 'London Days of Awe Mahzor'; 2nd half of the 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century; Germany; f.62r

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 10d

Yom Kippur starts at sunset on 1 October. Here is the initial -word, inhabited by dragons and hybrids, at the beginning of Kol Nidrei (All vows).
#YomKippur
BL Oriental 42; 'Dragon's Head Mahzor'; Germany; 14th century; Germany; f.44v

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 12d

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1 October. Here is the initial-word at the beginning of Kol Nidrei (All vows), opening prayer for Yom Kippur.
#YomKippur
BL Add 16916; Mahzor; 2nd half of the 13th century or the beginning of the 14th century; Germany; f.48v

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British and Irish Association for Jewish Studies @biajs.bsky.social · 10d

Amazing postdoc opportunity at @lahri.bsky.social Leeds, on post-Holocaust visualities/materialities

Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Closing day 6 October

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Cc @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustain...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 12d

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1 October. Here is Jonah being swallowed by the fish, at the text of Jonah, the haftarah for the afternoon service of Yom Kippur.
#YomKippur
Bodleian Library, MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.305r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Hidden Treasures @seethetreasures.bsky.social · 13d

This letter, dated 25 September 1546, is proof that sometimes you need to take a second look.

Find out more here: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/researc...

📷 The Mysterious Letter • The London Archives

#JewishHistory #JewishStudies #Archives

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 11d

Decorated initial-word at the beginning of Kol Nidrei for Yom Kippur, which begins on the evening of 1 October.
#YomKippur
Bodleian Library MS. Bodley Or. 501; Maḥzor for Yom Kippur, Western Ashkenazi rite; 1326–1375 CE; Germany; f.1r @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Laura Arnold Leibman @lauraleibman.bsky.social · 10d

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

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies

Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustain...

jobs.leeds.ac.uk

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medievalJewishStudiesNow! @med-ljewishstnow.bsky.social · 10d

NEW BOOK - Ross Brann, Moses Maimonides: A Very Short Introduction.
#jewishstudies
mjsnow.hypotheses.org/18786

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 12d

Yom Kippur begins at sunset on 1st October. Here is the Initial-word panel at the beginning of Kol Nidrei.
#YomKippur
Bodleian Library MS. Michael 619; Maḥzor for the High Holidays; Western Ashkenazi rite (Tripartite Maḥzor, volume 3); 1320-1330 CE; f.100v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 10d

Paths of Jewish Migration
Tue 21 Oct
7.30pm on Zoom

On the path to find an elusive family #Ketubah that would enable Ed Horwich to get married, he inadvertently unravelled his family’s own migration paths and the stories behind them.

£5 - Free to members

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Paths of Jewish Migration | JHSE

Online talk with Ed Horwich

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 11d

The Marks & Spencer story began in 1884 when Michael Marks, a Polish refugee opened a market stall in Leeds. It was ten years later though OTD the 28th September in 1894 that the Marks and Spencer, one of the most recognisable names in retail history was born

one of the most recognisable names in retail history was born when cashier Thomas Spencer from Skipton Invested £300 in the business and the partnership with Michael Marks was created. Their market stalls were call Penny Bazaars

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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · 14d

Lewis Rosenberg and the history of #surfing in Britain

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Lewis Rosenberg surfing 1929

YouTube video by Museum of British Surfing

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JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 17d

And we've got more plans ahead! Interested in learning together and from each other? Please join us for events, follow us on X or Bluesky and sign up for our mailing list. Click here for more information about us: jhse.org/general-9 4/4

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JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · 17d

Welcome to a new academic year! We take this opportunity to introduce ourselves. The NGG @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social is the Jewish Historical Society of England's network of early-career researchers. 1/4 @jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies

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Hidden Treasures @seethetreasures.bsky.social · 20d

Rabbi Moses Gaster, an academic and the Chief Rabbi (Hakham) of the Spanish and Portuguese community in London, was born 17 September 1856.

@thejohnrylands.bsky.social hold some of his collections: celebratingjewisharchives.org/blog/collect...

#Archives #JewishHistory #JewishCulture #Libraries

Collection Encounter: Gaster’s Amulets at Rylands - hiddentreasurenew

Collection Encounter: Amulets collected by Moses Gaster

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medievalJewishStudiesNow! @med-ljewishstnow.bsky.social · 20d

CFA: New York University, Visiting Scholar in the study of historical or contemporary antisemitism, Spring 2026. Deadline: October 3, 2025.
#jewishstudies
mjsnow.hypotheses.org/18740

New York University – Visiting Scholar, Spring 2026

According to their call, “[t]he Center for the Study of Antisemitism at New York University is now accepting applications for those who wish to join the Center as visiting scholars during the Spring 2...

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The Jewish Quarterly Review @thejqr.bsky.social · 21d

We are thrilled to announce that beginning with our winter issue in January 2026, the Jewish Quarterly Review will become fully open access, including future issues and our whole 136-year back catalog!

Learn more about this exciting change on the blog:
katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...

A Gift from JQR and the Katz Center

A century and a third of Jewish scholarship goes open access

katz.sas.upenn.edu

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