The editors of Southern Jewish History, the annual peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society, announce publication of Volume 23 (2020). The journal, which has been published each fall since 1998, is the preeminent scholarly publication devoted to the history of the Jews of the American South.
The editors of Southern Jewish History, the annual peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society, announce publication of Volume 23 (2020). The journal, which has been published each fall since 1998, is the preeminent scholarly publication devoted to the history of the Jews of the American South.
The Southern Jewish Historical Society is hosting a series of public Zoom events on Monday evenings this October in lieu of its annual conference, which has been cancelled this year due to COVID. All events are free and open to the public (including students!).
SJHS @ Home: A Virtual Southern Jewish Museum
October 12, 6pm ET. Register at https://tinyurl.com/sjhsmuseum
Call for Papers
Special issue of Southern Cultures: Built/Unbuilt
Guest Editor: Burak Erdim, NC State University College of Design
Thinking about Jews in/and the South: A Workshop for Early Career Scholars
The Southern Jewish Historical Society will host its 45th annual conference October 23-25, in Charleston, South Carolina. 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Jewish Heritage Collection at the College of Charleston. In honor of this milestone, the conference will examine how archives have influenced the study of southern Jewish history and culture in the past and how they might continue to do so in the future.
The Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture at the College of Charleston invites applications for our research fellowship program. Fellowship stipends will amount to $500/week and free housing.
We are pleased to announce the 2019 summer oral history workshop. The workshop will be held at the SFA headquarters on the University of Mississippi’s campus in Oxford, July 21-26, 2019.
We write to announce a forthcoming National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for College and University Professors, “Privilege and Prejudice: Jewish History in the American South” – to be held from May 27-June 7, 2019, at the College of Charleston. We are particularly seeking faculty and graduate students of southern history and literature, Jewish studies, ethnic studies, religious studies, public history, and museum studies.
The Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture at the College of Charleston invites applications for our research fellowship program. Fellowship stipends will amount to $500/week and free housing.
