From ajhyman@oise.utoronto.ca Mon Dec 2 22:35:30 1996 Date: Thu, 3 Oct 1996 21:19:42 -0400 (EDT) From: J S Online Reply-To: Jewish Studies Newsletter To: Jewish Studies Newsletter Subject: Jewish Studies Newsletter: Conferences, CFPs, and related JEWISH * STUDIES * J U D A I C A * e J O U R N A L * research & current events in academic Jewish Studies * ____________________________________________________________ Issue 5.004p1 * October 1996 * Readership = 6200+ ____________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: CONFERENCES, CFPs, and related material: - Scholar's Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches - Islamic-Judaic Studies Conference - 9th Klutznick Symposium on Yiddish - Methods of Study in the Land of Israel Through the Ages - ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION PANEL ON THE HOLOCAUST - Call for Papers Franco-Jewish history - Pre-Modern Hebrew Newsletter - 15th National Workshop Christain-Jewish Relations - Computers & Texts 13: call for articles & reviews - New Books in Canadian Jewish Studies: reviewers sought - SHAFR Conference - War Criminals and Nazism in Latin America - Hebrew College's new on-line courses - Jewish Artists: The Ben Uri Collection ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Ms. Laura Ellenburg" Subject: Scholar's Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches Presentation proposals are being accepted for the 27th Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches to be held March 2-4, 1997 in Tampa, Florida. The conference is sponsored by the University of South Florida in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Holocaust Memorial Museum and Educational Center and the Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches. Conference presentation proposals supporting the theme, Hearing the Voices: Teaching the Holocaust to Future Generations, are invited. Mail proposals to Dr. Terrance Albrecht, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC 056, Tampa, Florida 33612-3805 U.S.A. Receipt of your proposal will be acknowledged, and notification of acceptance will be sent by November 8. Conference announcements will be distributed in November. A pre- conference workshop for Florida educators is being planned for March 1-2. Laura D. Ellenburg, Director, Division of Conferences and Institutes University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, MGY 153 Tampa, Florida 33620-6600 U.S.A. Telephone 813-974-5731 Fax 813-974-5421 Internet LAURA@CONTED.USF.EDU ------------------------------------------------------------ From: SETH WARD, INTERNET:sward@odin.cair.du.edu Subject: Islamic-Judaic Studies Conference APPROPRIATING AND RE-APPROPRIATING THE PAST: HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY IN ISLAMIC AND JUDAIC TRADITIONS Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies, Center for Judaic Studies University of Denver, October 20-22, 1996 INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC-JUDAIC STUDIES CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF DENVER OCTOBER 20-22, 1996 PROGRAM includes: ISLAM & JUDAISM; PERCEPTIONS OF CLASSICAL HISTORIANS: TABARI, SAMBARI & THE ANDALUSIANS; HISTORIOGRAPHY & THE BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES; KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: THE THEME OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY; SCRIPTURES AND HISTORIOGRAPHY; MYTHIC BIOGRAPHIES; THE REMAKING OF HISTORY: RELIGION,REVOLUTION & RENEWAL; ISSUES IN REGIONAL & RELIGIOUS HISTORY; MIRRORING ISLAM & JUDAISM IN LITERATURE AND DRAMA; MEMORY & HISTORY IN PHILOSOPHY & MYSTICISM; HISTORIANS IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES Seth Ward, Conference Chair, Institute for Islamic-Judaic Studies, University of Denver, 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208. E-Mail sward@du.edu Fax (303) 871-3037; Phone (303) 871-3012 ------------------------------------------------------------ From: ljgrn@creighton.edu (Leonard Greenspoon) Subject: Re: 9th Klutznick Symposium on Yiddish Below is the announcement for the annual Klutznick Symposium on Yiddish. Anyone who is interested in attending (there is no registration fee) or receiving further information should contact me directly. As in previous years, the Proceedings of this Symposium will appear in a volume published by Creighton University Press and distributed by Fordham University Press..Thank you-- Leonard THE NINTH ANNUAL KLUTZNICK SYMPOSIUM The Philip M. & Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, Creighton University YIDDISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE: THEN & NOW October 27 & 28, 1996 Leonard Jay Greenspoon, Chairholder Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization Creighton University, Admin Bldg #333, Omaha, Nebraska 68178 phone (402)-280-2304 fax (402)-280-4731 e-mail: LJGRN@creighton.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Jeffrey Woolf Subject: Methods of Study in the Land of Israel Through the Ages CALL FOR PAPERS!!! The Department of Talmud of Bar Ilan University, in cooperation with Yad Ben Zvi, announces a day-long Researchers Conference which will be held at the University's Ramat Gan (Israel) campus, on Monday, December 9, 1996 (28 Kislev 5757; the Fourth Day of Hanukkah). The topic will be: Methods of Study in the Land of Israel Through the Ages. The scope of the conference encompasses all genres of literature and analysis (Legal, Biblical, Philology etc) and chronologically spans the Biblical, Talmudic, Rabbinic, Medieval and Modern periods. Those interested are requested to send one-page summaries of their papers to: Professor Yaakov S. Spiegel, Chairman, Department of Talmud Rappaport Building, Bar Ilan University Ramat Gan 52 100 ISRAEL or by e-mail to: Professor Yaakov Spiegel c/o Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf, Conference Coordinator woolfj@ashur.cc.biu.ac.il Presentations may be in either Hebrew or English. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Joseph Haberer Subject: ORAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION PANEL ON THE HOLOCAUST We will be organizing and chairing a panel for the 1997 Oral History Association Annual Meeing held in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 25-28, 1997. The theme of the meeting is "Looking In, Looking Out: Retelling the Past, Envisionsing the Future." We have tentatively entitled our panel, "The Memory and Promise of Holocaust Survivors: From Alienation to Adjustment." As our title suggests, we solicit papers or presentations which relate the trauma of escape from annihilation and the difficulties of adapting to a new environment by holocaust survivors or refugees, and their children. We especially want to focus on the effects of such deracination on beliefs, careers, personal and professional relationships. Also we welcome attention to the methodology of doing oral history on such a topic. The proposal should include a title, a succinct description of what you intend to present, a short vitae, your phone number and e-mail address. DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS IS NOVEMBER 1, 1996. To submit proposals contact either: Joseph Haberer, Jewish Studies Program Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Phone: (317) 494-4172 Fax: (317) 494-0833 e-mail: Haberer@polsci.purdue.edu Laird Kleine-Ahlbrand, Department of History Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Phone: (317) 494-4138 ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Lee Shai Weissbach Subject: Call for Papers Franco-Jewish history The Society for French Historical Studies will have its annual meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 20-22, 1997, and the conference organizers would welcome paper proposals on topics in Franco-Jewish history. The Southern Conference of Slavic Studies will be meeting in Lexington at the same time that the Society for French Historical Studies will be meeting, and it is hoped that there will be some joint panels in French and Russian (or East European) history. Thus, proposals for papers or panels that deal with both French and Russian Jewry are being sought as well. The official deadline for submissions was September 15, 1996, but the FHS program committee will accept proposals until early October. Proposals should be sent to Prof. Jeremy Popkin, Department of History, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027. Inquiries may be addressed to Professor Popkin at popkin@ukcc.uky.edu or to me, Lee Shai Weissbach , at lsweis01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu. Those concerned with the observance of shabbat and Purim (which is Sunday, March 23) may wish to note that there are both Reform and Conservative congregations in Lexington. Lee Shai Weissbach, Department of History, University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 e-mail: lsweis01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "M.F.J. Baasten" Subject: Pre-Modern Hebrew Newsletter At the Leiden Symposium on the Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Book of Ben Sira, held in December 1995, the participants agreed that in order to facilitate international scholarly contacts in the field it would be useful to launch a _Newsletter for the Study of Pre-Modern Hebrew_. The idea was that such a newsletter is to be distributed annually and include news on recent publications, ongoing research projects, and dissertations in progress pertaining to the *linguistic* study of the Hebrew language, covering Biblical Hebrew, Qumran Hebrew, the Hebrew of Ben Sira, Mishnaic/Rabbinic Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew, and Mediaeval Hebrew (including living pronunciation traditions such as the modern-day Karaites'). Publications and activities bearing upon theology, history, textual criticism, literary studies, and Modern Hebrew should not be included. It is our intention to start such a newsletter and distribute it free of charge, although -- just like Prof. Otto Jastrow's Neo- Aramaic Newsletter -- by strict application of the input = output principle: `No distribution without contribution'. This means that only those who themselves contribute to the newsletter will receive a copy from us. The newsletter itself will simply consist of a xerox copy of all contributions. Therefore, I invite all colleagues active in the field to send me a letter to let me know *as concisely as possible* of their publications in the past year, ongoing or future research projects, and dissertations in progress that deserve to be known in a wider circle. Since we plan to send out the first issue in November 1996, we should like to receive your contributions before November 1, 1996. Anything received later will be included in the second issue (due in November 1997). Prof. T. Muraoka (Muraoka@rullet.LeidenUniv.nl) Dept. of Languages and Cultures of the Near East Section Hebrew, Aramaic, and Ugaritic Studies Leiden University P.O.B. 9515 -- NL-2300 RA Leiden -- The Netherlands ------------------------------------------------------------ From: LBReich@aol.com Subject: 15th National Workshop Christian-Jewish Relations This coming October 27-30 the 15th National Workshp on Christian-Jewish Relations will be held in Stamford, CT. Over 1000 academics, clergy and lay people are expected to attend. Lewis Reich The Fifteenth National Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 27-30, 1996. Its theme is "Seeking God: The Challenge of Being Religious in America", and it will feature many speakers. For further information, please write to the National Workshop Office at One Canterbury Green, Stamford, CT 06901, or phone (203) 324-7816. For hotel information, call 1-800-325-3535. You may also inquire by e-mail to WorkshopCJ@aol.com or LBReich@aol.com. ------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Computers & Texts 13: call for articles & reviews From: Mike Fraser COMPUTERS & TEXTS 13: Call for Articles and Reviews Articles and reviews are invited for the next issue of Computers & Texts, the journal-newsletter of CTI Textual Studies. Articles may concern any aspect of the use of computers in the teaching of the disciplines we support (literature in all languages, linguistics, theology, classics, philosophy, film/media studies, theatre arts and drama). We especially welcome reviews and case studies of computer resources currently being used in the classroom. Reviews of relevant books and conference reports are also welcome. Articles with an emphasis on humanities computing for research may also be considered. All contributions for Computers & Texts 13 should reach the Centre by October 18th 1996. Submissions may be made by electronic mail to ctitext@oucs.ox.ac.uk or mike.fraser@oucs.ox.ac.uk. Submissions on paper should be sent to the Centre together with an electronic version of the document (and any image files) on a 3.5" disk. Articles should not normally exceed 2,500 words and reviews should be between 500-1000 words. If you feel it necessary to exceed these limits please contact the Centre prior to submitting your work. Please note that we reserve the right to edit contributions where necessary. Contributions will appear in both the print and electronic editions of Computers & Texts. Computers & Texts is available on the web at: http://info.ox.ac.uk/ctitext/publish/comtxt/ Dr Michael Fraser Email: mike.fraser@oucs.ox.ac.uk CTI Centre for Textual Studies Fax: +44 1865 273 275 Humanities Computing Unit Tel: +44 1865 283 282 University of Oxford 13 Banbury Road http://info.ox.ac.uk/ctitext/ Oxford OX2 6NN Internet Fax: Mike_Fraser/CTI@273275.fax.ox.ac.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Ira Robinson/Dept. of Religion/Concordia U." Subject: New Books in Canadian Jewish Studies: reviewers sought Jean-Marc Larrue, YIDDISH THEATRE IN MONTREAL foreword and postscript by Dora Wasserman (Montreal, Editions Jeu, 1996) Ernest Sirluck, FIRST GENERATION: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1996) Richard Sherwin, Seymour Mayne and Ruth Amossi eds., AT THE EDGE: CANADIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE AT CENTURY'S END (Jerusalem, Magnes Press, 1995) Isaac Vogelfanger, RED TEMPEST: THE LIFE OF A SURGEON IN THE GULAG (Montreal and Kingston, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996) Those interested in reviewing one of these books for CANADIAN JEWISH STUDIES please contact Ira Robinson at robinso@vax2.concordia.ca ------------------------------------------------------------ Via: H-HOLOCAUST From: Richard Wiggers Subject: SHAFR CONFERENCE, JUNE 1997, Georgetown University (fwd) CALL FOR PAPERS The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) invites submissions for its 23rd Annual Conference to be held at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., June 19-22, 1997 We welcome proposals from historians and scholars in related disciplines dealing with the broadest possible range of topics in international history and foreign policy. Preference will be given to proposals for complete panels and roundtables. Please send proposals, including a one-page abstract for each paper and a current one-page c.v. for each participant, to the address listed below by NOVEMBER 22, 1996. Professor Maarten L. Pereboom, Chair, SHAFR Program Committee Department of History, Salisbury State University 1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801 ph: (410) 543-6454 fx: (410) 546-6006 mlpereboom@ssu.edu For information on local conference arrangements, contact SHAFR 1997, History Department, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057, phone us at (202) 687-7158, e-mail us at shafr97@gusun.georgetown.edu, or visit our website: http://www.georgetown.edu/departments/history/shafr ------------------------------------------------------------ Via: H-ETHNIC From: "Josef J. Barton" Subject: War Criminals and Nazism in Latin America: 50 Years Later, WAR CRIMINALS AND NAZISM IN LATIN AMERICA: FIFTY YEARS LATER Sunday, October 20, 1996 Helena Rubenstein Auditorium United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, D.C. The conference will review and analyze information about the emigration and fate of Nazi war criminals in Latin America and the legacy of Nazism and antisemitism on the continent over the past fifty years. An international group of experts will explore the subject in an attempt to understand the factors that facilitated the survival of Nazism and antisemitism, and the threat that they pose to the stability of democratic governments in Latin America. The conference is recommended for academics, community and government leaders, as well as the general public and anyone interested in the history and contemporary events in Latin America. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Nathan Ehrlich Subject: Hebrew College's new on-line courses HEBREW COLLEGE OFFERS TWO NEW ON-LINE COURSES Hebrew College's Campus in Cyberspace is pleased to offer two new on-line courses. These courses afford an opportunity to interact with "virtual classmates" all over the world. Each course will be conducted over a period of eight weeks, beginning the week of October 7. An on-line technical assistant will be available. Each course generates 2 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) towards a Certificate of Jewish Studies which requires 36 CEUs.) Finding Your Jewish Voice: A Creative Writing Workshop Dr. Seymour Simckes Coping with Anti-Semitism Ronnie Friedland and Suzanne Greenberg For additional information and a registration form please contact Nathan Ehrlich at nehrlich@lynx.neu.edu or phone (617)278-4929. ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "E. FROJMOVIC" JEWISH ARTISTS: THE BEN URI COLLECTION An Exhibition at the The University Gallery, Leeds Parkinson Building, University of Leeds., Leeds LS2 9JT 11 September - 1 November 1996 Opening Hours: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 11 am - 5 pm; Wed 11 am - 9 pm Admission Free Info: 0044-113-233 2777 Dr Eva Frojmovic, Centre for Jewish Studies University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT Tel. 0113-233 5197 Fax 0113-245 1977 E-mail: e.frojmovic@leeds.ac.uk http://www.leeds.ac.uk/cej/cej.html ------------------------------------------------------------ ____________________________________________________________ Editor: Avi Jacob Hyman, Review Editor: Henry Abramson, Chair: Jonathan Sarna Jewish Studies On-Line Editorial Board: Henry Abramson, Josh Backon, Lewis Barth, Judith Baskin, Herb Basser, Bernard Cooperman, Nathan Ehrlich, Yossi Galron, Penny Schine Gold, Avrum Goodblat, Joseph Haberer, Guy Haskell, Howard Joseph, Yitzchak Kerem, Richard Menkis, Jim Mott, Leslie Train, Tzvee Zahavy, Belarie Zatzman, Reena Zeidman ------------------------------------------------------------ Jewish Studies On-Line: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic ------------------------------------------------------------ JSJeJ is published & distributed by: The SHAMASH Project@NYSERNET (jewstudies@shamash.nysernet.org) and The H-Net (Humanities) Project@MSU (h-judaic@msu.edu) - back issues available via GOPHER, WWW or FTP ___________________________end part 1_______________________