16Nov
JEWLIF Conference
Jewish Studies in the European Public Sphere: Research, Education, and Societal Impact
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Call for Papers: Jewish Studies in the European Public Sphere: Research, Education, and Societal Impact
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Exhibition "Gemalte Gebete. Bedrohte Wandmalereien in Synagogen der ukrainischen Bukowina"
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Past Events
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New: Study abroad at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel
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Call for Papers: Jewish Studies in the European Public Sphere: Research, Education, and Societal Impact
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Lecture Series: History of Knowledge, Histories of Knowledges? Premodern Jewish Epistemes and Their Contexts
events
30Apr
Exhibition "Gemalte Gebete. Bedrohte Wandmalereien in Synagogen der ukrainischen Bukowina"
The exhibition on the fascinating murals in synagogues in Ukrainian Bukovina will remain on display at Cologne University Library until 30 April 2026.
27Apr
Lecture "Nationalism, Internationalism, Zionism: Jewish Politics at the Turn of the Twentieth Century "
This talk is part of the SALON event series at the Cologne International Forum and explores the birth of Zionism, the Jewish national movement, as a product of the European fin-de-siècle.
08Jun
Anniversary celebration of the Martin Buber Institute for Jewish Studies
To mark its 60th anniversary, the Institute invites you to a ceremony featuring welcoming addresses, an overview of the Institute’s history and a commemorative lecture by Prof. Dr Michael Brenner.
News
NEW: Welcome to the dual-subject bachelor's programme in Jewish Studies
The new Bachelor's degree programme ‘Jewish Studies’, which can be flexibly combined with other degree programmes at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, starts in the winter semester 2025/26.
The Bachelor's programme ‘Jewish Studies’ offers:
- Study of Jewish history, across epochs and globally
- In-depth knowledge of Jewish religion and culture
- Three years of modern Hebrew
- Can be combined with dual-subject bachelor's programmes in history, literature, regional studies, theology, philosophy, and more
You can find more information here.