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Official Opening of the RTG Ambivalent Enmity, November 30, 2023, 5 p.m.

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On November 30, 2023, 5 p.m. we will be celebrating the official opening of our Research Training Group in the Grand Hall (Alte Aula) of Heidelberg University.

We are delighted that we were able to win Derek J. Penslar (Harvard University) for the keynote speech. He will deliver a lecture entitled “BETWEEN AMITY AND ENMITY: JEWISH AND ARAB MUTUAL PERCEPTIONS IN THE 20TH CENTURY”


Derek J. Penslar is William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at Harvard University. He is known for his comparative and transnational approaches. He is currently working on a book on the worldwide reactions to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

The jazz pianist Dan Popek will provide the musical programme.

Registration with registration(at)hfjs.eu is required.

You can find the full programme here.


Think Tanks as a Career Option, November 28, 2023

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We are delighted to welcome Professor Eckart Woertz from the German Institute for Global and Area Studies as the first guest in our Fireside Chats on career options!

Eckart Woertz is Professor of Contemporary History and Politics of the Middle East as well as Director of the GIGA Institute of Middle East Studies in Hamburg. Prior to this, he worked as a scientific advisor and research fellow at various institutions worldwide.


28 November 2023, 14:15 CET
Seminar Room S4, Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Landfriedstraße 12

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Monica Juneja receives Meyer-Struckmann Prize

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We congratulate our Principal Investigator Monica Juneja on being honored for her lifelong academic achievements!

She is to receive this year’s Meyer-Struckmann Prize, which is awarded by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and acknowledges Monica’s accomplishments as an expert on Global Art History and theoretician in the field of Transcultural Studies. The award is granted annually for research achievements that transcend disciplinary boundaries. The prize is endowed with 20,000 euros.

Read the full press release of Heidelberg University here.

Trauma & Foreign Policy: Israel and the Gaza Strip, November 20, 2023

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We are excited to welcome Dr. Irena Kalhousová, head of the Herzl Center for Israel Studies in Prague, to give a lecture on “Trauma and Foreign Policy: Israel and the Gaza Strip”.

20 November 2023, 18:15 CET
Hannah-Arendt-Saal, Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Landfriedstraße 12


Registration with registration(at)hfjs.eu is required.
The event can also be followed via live stream on request.