Announcements

The OCHJS is delighted to announce calls for applications for 4 different forms of Visiting Fellowships as part of its Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies programme: OSRJL Visiting Fellowships in Rare Jewish Languages, René and Susanne Braginsky Visiting Fellowships in Manuscript Studies, Salo and Jeannette Baron Visiting Fellowships in Jewish History and Yishai Shahar 

We are delighted to announce that our President, Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, has been elected a Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. To learn more about the academy, please visit their website.

Applications are now open for the second part of the OSRJL Jewish Music Class for Hilary Term 2025 Hilary Term 2025 Yiddish Musics: The 20th and 21st Century (Second Part) Mondays, 18:15-19:15 UK Time, Online via Zoom This course will continue to explore the development of Yiddish musics mainly after Second World War. The entire 

As part of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL), applications for language classes beginning in Hilary Term 2025 are now open! The deadline to apply is 16 December at 12 noon UK time. Classes beginning in Hilary Term 2025 include those on the following languages: Advanced Beginners Judeo-French Advanced Judeo-Turkish Beginners Judeo-Persian Intermediate Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic (alumni 

Thanks to the generosity of Tad Taube and Taube Philanthropies, the Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew and Jewish Studies for postgraduate students were offered for the second time this year. We received eighteen excellent submissions across numerous areas of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the committee selected the following recipients for the prize: 

We are delighted to share the 2023-24 Impact Report for our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL). Not only does this report cover the OSRJL’s activities throughout the 2023-24 academic year, but it also provides an overview of the programme’s pilot phase (2021-24) and future goals. We hope you enjoy reading it! To learn