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Liora Halperin @lioracle.bsky.social · 28d

I’d like to live in a country where no one, and I mean no one, is shot, arrested, or deported for speaking freely. The person just shot for speaking freely did not want to live in such a country—he loved the idea of repression of speech, he just wanted to be the repressor, not the repressed.

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · 28d

But of course ;-)

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Aug 15

Funny how academia works: nothing for ages, then boom, 2 articles in a week. The 2nd began with @rekakrizmanics.bsky.social email. Not my usual period but those intriguing AAN files kept calling… Of course, Jewish threads are in: I wouldn’t be me otherwise 😉. doi.org/10.1177/0888...

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Aug 11

Excited to share that the special issue of Quest on (E)motional Maps, edited by P. Rossetto, A. Moreno, and E. Galilee, is now out! My article is part of my ongoing research project funded by @ncn.gov.pl. The whole issue is here: www.quest-cdecjournal.it

Current Issue - Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Jul 23

globalhistory.idub.uw.edu.pl/2025/07/indi... Come!

Individual Study Stays for Young Researchers in Warsaw - Warsaw Centre for Global History

The Faculty of History, University of Warsaw, in cooperation with the Warsaw Centre for Global History and the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, invites early career researchers and Ph...

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Jul 9

Good things happening in Berlin! 🌞 After lots of online collaboration, I finally got to meet the wonderful @rekakrizmanics.bsky.social in person. So great to connect beyond the screen — thank you for the lovely meeting!

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Jul 8

Exciting workshop at @centremarcbloch.bsky.social is about to start! Very much looking forward!

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Mikko Toivanen @mtoiv.bsky.social · Apr 28

Fellow historians of tourism, does anyone know where the phrase "what to see and how to see it" (as a guidebook tagline) originates? I can find examples going back to 1851, but maybe there's a specific first instance?

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Agata Tumiłowicz-Mazur @agatumilowicz.bsky.social · May 22

Very shy to share this new text of mine.
Here’s a very personal essay about being an independent scholar, my method, about immigration, cracks in academia and fragments.

I don’t know if people even read this kind of stuff anymore but if you do, enjoy.

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On Fragments and Home: Notes from an Independent Scholar | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies

I am an independent scholar; it’s a fancy name for someone who is unemployed in academia, but still has the misfortune of scholarly pursuits, a drive for knowledge and absolutely […]

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · May 12

We were pleased to support Jewish Dis/Connections at the University of Warsaw in April 2025

In "Unpacking Jewish Dis/Connections: A Mediterranean Journey of Memory, Identity, and Mobility" co-organiser Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah (@rug.nl) reflects upon the event

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Unpacking Jewish Dis/Connections: A Mediterranean Journey of Memory, Identity, and Mobility - Past and Present

by Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah (University of Groningen) From April 6-8 2025, the historic halls of the University of Warsaw became the vibrant meeting ground for sixteen scholars from across Europe co...

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · Apr 27

"No Other Land" is still available on Channel 4 VoD. Watch it if you haven't.
The stories it tells, of oppression and injustice, are heavy and painful. But it does so with unique lightness and tenderness. Poetic ray of light in great darkness

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Karen Campbell 🇨🇦 @karampbell.bsky.social · Apr 15

Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter

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Allison Schachter @theschach.bsky.social · Apr 9

My NEH grant to translate and annotate the selected works of Rokhl Brokhes has been terminated. I knew this was coming but I am still devastated by the news.

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 9

I’m so sorry about this :-(

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 8

Third day of the workshop is about to start and it’s already been such a rich, rewarding experience. Brilliant conversations, generous minds and more to come! #ModernMediterranean @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social #EAJS @ncn.gov.pl @unigroningen.bsky.social @parkesinstitute.bsky.social #UniversityofWarsaw

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 7

Second day of the workshop kicking off: ready for rich discussions, sharp insights, and good coffee. Let’s go! #modermediterranean #EAJS @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social @ncn.gov.pl @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @unigroningen.bsky.social #UniversityofWarsaw

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 6

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 6

Our workshop Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the Modern Mediterranean just kicked off at the University of Warsaw!
We opened with a brilliant keynote by Matthias B. Lehmann: deeply thought-provoking. What a way to start! @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social #EAJS

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 5

Our workshop Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the Modern Mediterranean starts tomorrow at University of Warsaw!
Huge thanks to our supporters: EAJS, @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social, @ncn.gov.pl, NWO, @parkesinstitute.bsky.social, @unigroningen.bsky.social, Polin
Join us for the public keynote!

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · Apr 1

💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march.

They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thank you! The full program of the workshop is here :-)

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Apr 1

If you happen to be in Warsaw on Sunday you're warmly invited to join us for a public lecture held as part of the academic workshop Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the Modern Mediterranean at the Faculty of History, University of Warsaw! ⏰ 16:00: Opening and welcome ⏰ 16:30: Public lecture

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Magdalena Kozłowska @magdalenakozlowska.bsky.social · Mar 31

Some good news for today: „Thank you for your patience in awaiting review of the above-referenced article manuscript. Both reviewers and the guest editor recommend acceptance, and I concur with them.” 🫶

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · Mar 30

Yarden Bibas' "60 Minutes" interview shows Israel's released hostages have no faith in Netanyahu / Amir Tibon

Yarden Bibas' '60 Minutes' interview shows released hostages have no faith in Netanyahu

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International Institute of Social History @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social · Mar 29

The last day of #ESSHC2025 has already started... Four fantastic days full of history, with 393 sessions and 1400 participants from 50 countries. With a special shout out to the organiser Els Kuperus, Manuela Rot and Astrid Verburg (whose daughter, history student, helped out at the conference!).

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