Received: from sprynet.com (mh.sprynet.com [165.121.1.59]) by m1.sprynet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id JAA25332 for ; Sun, 6 Sep 1998 09:53:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: from tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca (tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca [142.150.96.236]) by sprynet.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id JAA02708; Sun, 6 Sep 1998 09:53:37 -0700 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA22467 for js-network-outgoing; Sun, 6 Sep 1998 08:11:41 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 08:12:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Lorenzo DiTommaso To: js-network@OISE.UTORONTO.CA Subject: Jewish Studies Newsletter: Positions (and More) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-js-network@OISE.UTORONTO.CA Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Jewish Studies Newsletter Status: X-PMFLAGS: 34078848 0 1 P3E810.CNM THE * JEWISH * STUDIES * NEWSLETTER positions & events in academic Jewish Studies Published by H-Judaic: The Jewish Studies Network ____________________________________________________________ Issue 7.009p1 * September 1998 * Readership = 6200+ for additional information: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic ____________________________________________________________ Table of Contents: *Positions - Position in Jewish History Since 1500 [Princeton University] *On-line Courses - Course on the Holocaust [University of Massachusetts Dartmouth] - Six New Online Courses [Hebrew College] *Notices - The Shalem Graduate Fellowships in Jerusalem, 1999-2000 ------------------------------------------------------------ POSITIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Froma I. Zeitlin Subject: Position in Jewish history since 1500 The History Department at Princeton University in conjunction with the Program in Jewish Studies invites applications for an assistant professorship in Jewish history since 1500. Area of specialization open, but candidates must also be qualified to teach courses in modern Jewish history to undergraduates, including the Enlightenment and Hasidism, patterns of assimilation, adaptation, and migration, the history of Zionism, Holocaust, and post-Holocaust developments. Send dossiers by October 15, 1998 to Anson Rabinbach, Chair, Modern Jewish History Search Committee, Princeton University, Department of History, 129 Dickinson Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544-1017. AA/EOE Froma I. Zeitlin, Director, Program in Jewish Studies Dept of Classics, Princeton University Princeton NJ 08544 609 924 3020 (home), 609 258 3957 (office; secy: 3951 or 6201), 609 258 1943 (fax) ------------------------------------------------------------ ON-LINE COURSES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Robert Michael Subject: Internet course on the Holocaust This notice is to inform interested parties that for the 4th consecutive year I will be offering a 3-credit Internet course on the Holocaust at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Our semester begins on 9 September. Please contact me *off list* at or visit the web page at for more information. Although the course has always enrolled many more local students than foreign students, I am very interested in overseas students. I have already had students take the course from Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Norway, and Italy. Collegially, Robert Michael Professor of European History University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth, MA 02747 USA ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Nathan Ehrlich Subject: New Online Courses, Hebrew College Hebrew College is pleased to offer 6 online courses during the 1998/99 academic year. Conducted via the Web and e-mail, these courses can be taken for credit or non-credit. This is an opportunity to participate in a dynamic learning community with "virtual classmates" from all over the world. Fall 1998: * Finding Your Jewish Voice: A Creative Writing Workshop * Women in Jewish History: Rabbinic Discourse & Social Reality * Introduction to the Bible: The Book of Genesis Spring 1999: * Justice, Forgiveness, & Reconciliation in Jewish & Christian Thought * Jews Among Christians and Muslims * Playwriting on Jewish Themes As with all Hebrew College online courses, technical assistance and support will be provided to course participants. Non-credit students earn 3 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) towards a Certificate of Jewish Studies which requires 36 CEUs. For course descriptions, instructors' bios, cost, registration forms and information about Hebrew College, please visit our Web site, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online. You may also contact Nathan Ehrlich, nathan@hebrewcollege.edu, or phone (617)278-4929. ------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICES ------------------------------------------------------------ From: Liat Hartman Subject: The Shalem Graduate Fellowships in Jerusalem, 1999-2000 The Shalem Center was founded in 1994 as an educational institution for Jewish social thought and Israeli public policy. Combining theoretical inquiry with the study of practical policy, the Center seeks to offer a coherent alternative to an increasingly post-Zionist Israel. Through a rigorous program of research, publishing, and seminars, the Center produces innovative analyses and proposals for the improvement of Jewish national public life. At the same time, the Center seeks to develop future intellectual and political leaders to build a better Israel. Shalem publications include: The Center's philosophic quarterly, _Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation_; original books on the Israeli economy, law and constitution, Zionist thought, and foreign policy; and the PolicyView series, research papers exploring possible changes in public policy. The Center also publishes translations into Hebrew of previously untranslated classic works by thinkers such as Friedrich Hayek, Edmund Burke, and Karl Popper. Shalem Graduate Fellowships support the work of a select group of students pursuing independent research in diverse areas of Jewish national life at the Shalem Center in Jerusalem. Graduate Fellows research theoretical and practical problems facing Israel, and develop innovative approaches to solving them. The Shalem study program is an interdisciplinary examination of the works, ideas and facts which form the foundations of public life. The program includes weekly seminars, occasional symposiums, and workshops on topics of interest. In addition to the common program of study, each Shalem Graduate Fellow is responsible for an individual program of research arranged in consultation with the senior staff of the Shalem Center. This research culminates in significant papers for publication and presentation in public forums. Possible topics of research include: Constitutionalism, political philosophy, economic deregulation, education, government reform, Zionist theory and history, Israeli foreign policy, Jewish social thought and religion, Israeli culture and cultural institutions, and other topics relevant to the public life of the Jewish nation. The Center's Jerusalem location enables Fellows to benefit from the richness of Israel's political and educational center. The National Library, the Hebrew University, the Knesset, government offices, and an array of cultural and intellectual institutions provide Fellows with unparalleled resources for researching, exchanging ideas, and writing works of enduring importance. Shalem Graduate Fellowships for 1999-2000 will be awarded to highly qualified individuals from Israel and abroad. Grants are $15,000 and cover the period from September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2000. Candidates will be selected on the basis of demonstrated academic ability, intellectual creativity, excellence in research and writing, and a personal interview. ----- The Shalem Center Graduate Fellowship Program invites applications from candidates who have completed a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in the humanities, social sciences or other relevant disciplines. Graduating seniors are invited to apply. Applicants must complete a brief application and furnish a writing sample, photograph, and non-refundable $40 application fee. Candidates whose applications are reviewed favorably will be interviewed as part of a final selection process. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than February 1, 1999. When requesting an application, please provide the following information: 1. Full Name, 2. Current Mailing Address, 3. Telephone Number, 4. E-mail Address, 5. Graduate and Undergraduate Institutions and Areas of Study, and 6. How you heard of the Shalem Center Graduate Fellowships. Application requests may be submitted by mail, telephone or E-mail to: The Shalem Center 22A Hatzfira St. Jerusalem, Israel Tel. (02) 566-2202 The Shalem Center 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suit 801 Washington DC 20036 Tel.(202)887-1270 E-mail: fel lowship@shalem.org.il Website: http://www.shalem.org.il ------------------------------------------------------------ ____________________________________________________________ Managing Editor: Avi Jacob Hyman Review Editor: Henry Abramson Chair: Jonathan Sarna Newsletter Editor: Lorenzo DiTommaso Jewish Studies On-Line Editorial Board: Henry Abramson, Josh Backon, Lewis Barth, Judith Baskin, Herb Basser, Bernard Cooperman, Alan Crown, Nathan Ehrlich, Yossi Galron, Penny Schine Gold, Avrum Goodblatt, Joseph Haberer, Guy Haskell, Howard Joseph, Yitzchak Kerem, Richard Menkis, Jim Mott, Leslie Train, Tzvee Zahavy, Belarie Zatzman, Reena Zeidman ------------------------------------------------------------ Jewish Studies Network Homepage: http://h-net.msu.edu/~judaic ------------------------------------------------------------ this newsletter is published & distributed for members of H-Judaic@h-net.msu.edu - The Jewish Studies Network an affiliate of H-Net: Humanities On-Line and Shamash.Org