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@clairelefoll

Proud European. Historian of Jews in Eastern Europe, and Belarus in particular, University of Southampton. A bit of a penguin. Tweets own view.

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Letter now republished by #LeftRenewal leftrenewal.org/statements-e... and @ukfost.bsky.social ukfost.co.uk/holocaust-st...

Cc @edgyjewishthinking.bsky.social @duhaut.bsky.social @evafrojmovic0.bsky.social @guesnet.bsky.social @clairelefoll.bsky.social @brendanmcgeever.bsky.social

18.12.2025 15:29 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Vilnius University launches new AI tool that accurately reads handwritten Yiddish This will β€œcontribute to advancing archival research on the history of Jews in Eastern and Central Europe,” said Sergii Gurbych, who created the model.

β€œScholars from Vilnius University in Lithuania have launched a breakthrough AI tool capable of reading handwritten Yiddish.”
www.jns.org/vilnius-univ...

21.11.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Interested in starting a PhD in History (for Parkes: at the Parkes Institute) in 2026-27?

Join a panel and Q&A session on Wednesday 3 December, 16.00-17.30 (Avenue Campus and Teams). All your questions will be answered. To receive the link/detail, contact Claire Le Foll c.le-foll@soton.ac.uk

20.11.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely to have a New Year lunch with Southampton History folks! @historyatsoton.bsky.social

16.01.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3