Conference “Parallel Paths, Shared Past: Jewish History and Genealogy in Central Europe”, Vienna
The Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy in partnership with the Jewish Studies Program at Central European University invite proposals for an international conference: Parallel Paths, Shared Past: Jewish History and Genealogy in Central Europe, to be held May 4-6, 2026 at CEU’s Vienna Campus: Quellenstraße 51, 1100 Wien, Austria.
The conference is an inaugural interdisciplinary conference to investigate and encourage the interplay between Jewish genealogy and Jewish history. Focus lies on the historical research on the Jews of the Habsburg empire, its neighbors, and successor states is being enriched by an ever-growing corpus of genealogical documentation, which offers new insights into social, economic, educational, and vocational networks and a wide variety of personal and professional relationships.
Deadline for proposals: November 15, 2025 | DETAILS
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