The Book and the Library among the Jews of Islamic Lands The Ben-Zvi Institute

The Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East and the Misgav Yerushalayim Center for the Study of Sephardic and Oriental Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem invite researchers to submit proposals for presentations at a workshop in September 14-15, 2025.

Focus is the book and the library in Jewish communities in Islamic lands and in their diasporas. The workshop will address manuscripts and printed works from the Middle Ages until the modern era. The workshop will address these topics among Jewish communities throughout the Islamicate world, Asia, Ethiopia, and Sephardic diasporas all over the world.

The workshop will be open exclusively to scholars whose proposals have been accepted, with the aim of enabling in-depth discussions. Each scholar will be required to submit a source or text central to their presentation in advance.

Submissions for presentations or panels can be in Hebrew or English.

Deadline for proposals: June 15, 2025 | DETAILS