We are pleased to announce that our M.A student, Asaf Segal Doron, has successfully completed his Master’s degree. His thesis, “Between Tradition and Modernity: Equality Before the Law at the 1861 Hungarian High Judge Conference”, represents an outstanding contribution to his field.
We warmly congratulate Asaf on this achievement!
Our Post-Doctoral Fellows, Dr. Jonathan Grossman and Dr. Tom Eshed, will present their work at the 19th World Congress of Jewish Studies, taking place at the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus, August 4–8, 2025.
Dr. Jonathan Grossman
"Fleeing a Sinking Ship? Brain Drain from Israel since 2023 and the Prospects of Skilled Return"
Monday, August 4 | 17:00–19:00 | Room: Hum 48201
We are pleased to announce that our Deputy Director Dr. Iris Nachum, has been appointed to the Academic Advisory Board of the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture - Simon Dubnow. We extend our warm congratulations to Dr. Iris Nachum and wish her the very best of luck in this important role!
Legal Histories of Empire: Empires in Touch Conference
Lecture by Prof. Rotem Giladi: "Emancipatory Flogging: Jewish Bodies, Corporal Punishment, and the Empire's Political Authority"
10–12.07.2025, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto
We are proud to share that Dr. Tom Eshed has been awarded the Tereza Levinger Prize by the Strochlitz Institute of Holocaust Research at the University of Haifa, in recognition of his work on the history of Holocaust commemoration in Israeli cultural diplomacy. The prize is awarded to outstanding scholarly work that explores Holocaust memory from psychological, cultural, artistic, and social perspectives.
Congratulations, Tom!
