@newgenerationgroup
An international group of early career scholars interested in #JewishStudies and #JewishHistory. Proud to be part of the Jewish Historical Society of England. Contact us via jhse.ngg@gmail.com and join our mailing list: https://www.jhse.org/general-9
Our very own BIAJS Director @bengidley.bsky.social is giving the Selig Brodetsky Memorial Lecture at @lahri.bsky.social Centre for Jewish Studies on 24th March 5.30pm on 'Is antisemitism rising in the UK?'
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„Not only text, not only data“! Die Konferenz „Digital Humanities im deutschsprachigen Raum” #DHd2026 hat gerade in Wien begonnen🎉
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New edition of the Ferrara bible sheds light on research into Jews who fled Spain and lived in #16thCentury Italy
Join us on 2 March at Birkbeck to hear Michael Berkowitz on the elusive story of Jewish Hollywood’s role in World War II. Book here: bisa.bbk.ac.uk/event/hollyw...
📣CANCELLED: today’s NGG Book Talk with Elizabeth Imber (24 Feb, 16:00 UK). We’ll reschedule ASAP – watch this space for the new date + Zoom info.
NGG Book Talk 📚 Join us with Elizabeth E. Imber for a talk and Q&A on her latest book, "Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism".
🗓 Tue 24 Feb 2026
🕓 16:00 (UK time)
💻 Online (Zoom)
📩 DM us for the link or email: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
(or check our newsletter)
Happy 200th birthday to UCL, the first English university to admit Jews. Hebrew and Jewish Studies have been taught at UCL since day one. #UCL200
Learn more about the the history of @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social here: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
@artshumsucl.bsky.social @uclhjslibrary.bsky.social
Rachel is currently working on a new book following this research - The Prince of Yiddish: Story of a Language Lost and Found exploring Yiddish culture past and present will be centred around Stencl’s life story and published by William Collins in March 2027.
#BookSky
On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we're looking back at some of the work and projects led by Rachel Lichtenstein.
This, from 2013 (and ongoing), explores Hidden Histories:
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Only 3 weeks until the CfP closes — come join us for our third NGG conference at UCL!
Come learn Edwardian ballroom dances from a 1909 Jewish dance card in the Gaster Papers!
With dance instructor Susan de Guardiola (USA), Subject Librarian @vrfreedman.bsky.social and myself (talking about Jewish balls).
@uclhjs.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
Want to make the most of Jewish Book Week with discounted tickets, weekly bundle offers, priority booking, and more?
Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive offers you won't want to miss. Your Jewish Book Week experience is about to get that much better: shorturl.at/eB8QI
NGG Social & Networking Event 📣 Join us for a 2026 catch-up: meet other NGG members, share what you’re working on, and chat plans for the year ahead.
🗓 Thu 29 Jan
🕖 19:00–20:00 (UK time)
💻 Online (Zoom)
📩 DM us for the link or email: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
Introducing NGG Work Groups 🎉
Meet regularly with other PGRs/ECRs in your area of Jewish Studies to exchange writing, swap resources/reading recs, and build networks and future collaborations!
Interested? Fill out this form: forms.gle/QF84jCbwnHdJ...
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
Call for Papers poster for the New Generation Group, Jewish Historical Society of England, at UCL. Conference title: ‘Voice, Narrative, and (Self-)Representation’, 11 May 2026. Text notes themes around how Jewish lives and stories are told, plus sample topics and instructions to submit a 300-word abstract and 100-word bio to jhse.ngg@gmail.com by 15 February 2026.
📣 CfP: New Generation Group Conference “Voice, Narrative, and (Self-)Representation”, UCL, Mon 11 May 2026.
20-min papers on how Jewish lives & stories are voiced, imagined & recorded.
300-word abstract + 100-word bio to jhse.ngg@gmail.com by 15 Feb 2026.
#JewishStudies
Need focused writing time? Join our Online Writing Retreat (NGG x Second Temple Early Career Group).
📅 When: Wed 3 Dec 2025
⏰ Time: 13:45-17:15 (UK)
📩 Register: jhse.ngg@gmail.com
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies
🔊 Tomorrow!
Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
📜 Our 2025 bulletin is live! Read a message from our incoming president @bengidley.bsky.social, a report from this year's conference, details of our book prize, the CFP for our 2026 conference @bisa-bkk.bsky.social, reports from institutions & more
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We are thrilled to announce a call for our inaugural Yiddish & Hebrew issue edited by @samspinner.bsky.social
Please circulate widely. We are open to work that engages with Jewish literature, culture, and thought in any language.
@hopkinspress.bsky.social
Happening today!
📣 NGG WIP Seminar: Jews in Medieval Spain
Ana Roda Sánchez | Jews & converts in 15th-c Castile
Carmen Caballero Navas | Jewish women’s medical practice in medieval Iberia
Mon 17 Nov 2025, 19:00–20:00 (UK), online.
Info/Zoom: DM us or email jhse.ngg@gmail.com
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social
This ms contains a Hebrew Psalter which has been annotated by Christian Hebraists and has a Latin translation in the margins. Here is Psalm 150.
BnF MS Hébreu 113; Psalms (Hebrew); 13th century; England; f.133r @gallicabnf.bsky.social
Join us in London in July!
CALL FOR PAPERS NOW LIVE
#BIAJS2026 “Space and place in Jewish studies” 13-15 July Birkbeck
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Need focused writing time? Join our Online Writing Retreat (NGG x Second Temple Early Career Group).
📅 When: Wed 5 Nov 2025
⏰ Time: 13:45-17:15 (UK)
📩 Register: jhse.ngg@gmail.com or l.davidson@bristol.ac.uk
@jewishhistorical.bsky.social #JewishStudies
It's still not too late to apply to be a Rene Cassin #HumanRights #Ambassador.
Bring your passions to the forefront, learn to use your voice, and begin your journey into human rights advocacy.
📅 Deadline: This Sunday, 2nd November
👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/eZrHBe4B
📣CfA for a PhD position on Jewish Literary Legacies of Colonialism after Decolonisation, as part of "Ambivalent Pasts: On Jewish Colonial Experiences," a new joint research project of the Institute for Jewish History and Culture, the Institute for European History and the Centre Marc Bloch
On 10 December 2025, the Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership (HGRP) @hgrporg.bsky.social will be hosting two events with Dr Anna Hájková on her latest book, 'People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust'.