This year's Norman E. Alexander Celebration of Collections focuses on researchers studying space and place using resources from the collections. Francesca Bregoli (Queen's College) will discuss her research in the archive of a cross-Mediterranean family of hatmakers between Livorno and Tunisia; Maarten Hell (University of Amsterdam) will discuss his work on the multi-ethnic Vlooienburg neighborhood of Amsterdam between 1600-1800; and Lea Schäfer (University of Duesseldorf) will describe her work mapping the variations in the Yiddish language using the Language and Culture Archive of Ashkenazic Jewry.
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies is dedicated to the academic study and discussion of Israel and Jewish Studies.
Upcoming Events
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies is dedicated to the academic study and discussion of Israel and Jewish Studies.
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies is dedicated to the academic study and discussion of Israel and Jewish Studies. Committed to blending rigorous scholarship with cutting-edge teaching and intellectual opportunities, the IIJS explores the best that’s been thought and said in the field and examines the length and breadth of Jewish history and culture.
Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies | 617 Kent Hall, 1140 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027, United States