Beyond Digital Awe: European Jewish Studies and the Challenge of Digital Humanities Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania 17–18 November 2025

The Centre for Eastern European Jewish History at Vilnius University and the Taube Department of Jewish Studies at the University of Wrocław invite proposals for the international conference “Beyond Digital Awe. European Jewish Studies and the Challenge of Digital Humanities.”
This two-day in-person event will explore the evolving relationship between Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities (DH), focusing on three key attitudes of digital research.
Proposals may adress topics including, but not limited to:
New digital tools and methods for studying Jewish history, texts, and cultures; digitisation projects involving Yiddish, Hebrew, or other multilingual sources; data sharing, linking and FAIR practices in Jewish Studies; uses of AI, HTR, OCR, or cartographic methods in DH projects; public engagement and citizen science in Jewish Studies; reflections on the epistemological boundaries between DH and Jewish Studies; digital curatorship in Jewish museums and archives.

Deadline for proposals: July 31, 2025 | DETAILS