October 13-15, 2009
Central European University in Budapest, Hungary
Organizers: Prof. Michael Laurence Miller, Central European University of Budapest (Hungary); Dr. Adam Ferziger, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan (Israel), PD Dr. Andreas Brämer, Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden, Hamburg, and University of Hamburg (Germany)
The conference will bring together established and younger scholars. Invited speakers will be, among others: Michael Silber, David Meyers, Rachel Manekin, Matthias Morgenstern. We do however welcome proposals from scholars currently researching the following topics:
Orthodoxy, Neolog, Status Quo Ante
Yeshivas and Seminaries: Rabbinical training
Hungarian Nationalism; attitudes toward language
Jewish Nationalism/Zionism
Orthodoxy & Ultra-Orthodoxy
History of Halakha from a denominational perspective
Hungarian religious legacy outside of Hungary
Geographical Aspects: Oberland; Unterland
Post-WWII religious life
Holocaust and the Schism
Papers should be designed for a 20-minute presentation. Please e-mail your proposal (abstract 1-2 pages) and CV by May 24, 2009, to jewishstudies@ceu.hu. Successful candidates will be notified by June 30, 2009. The conference language is English. A publication of the conference papers is planned.
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