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[Übersetzen nach: English] Titelblatt Visual History of Nations, Israel (1948)

The subject History of the Jewish People deals with the history and culture of the Jewish people over a period of more than two and a half thousand years

  • from the era of the Second Temple to contemporary history,
  • in its entirety as well as in its manifold manifestations,
  • in continuity and change in the various epochs and spaces.

The illustration above shows the title page designed by Artur Szyk for "Visual History of Nations, Israel (1948)" (© CC The Arthur Szyk Society, Burlingame, CA).

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Jewish Studies Today - the new podcast of the HfJS

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Jewish philosophy, Jewish religion, history and art, as well as Jewish biblical interpretation and Jewish culture: these and other topics will be covered in a new podcast presented by the Heidelberg School of Jewish Studies on Tuesday.

Continue to the article in the Jüdische Allgemeine.

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HfJS Heidelberg
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Ehrengäste, Studierende und Wegbereiter:innen des Bachelor Jüdische Soziale Arbeit im Rahmen der Feierstunde im Thüringer Landtag am 04.09.2025
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Bachelor of Jewish Social Work introduced in the Thuringian State Parliament

On 04.09.2025, the new cooperative study program "Bachelor of Jewish Social Work" was launched at a ceremony in the Thuringian state parliament.

Mensa-Eingang
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Acoustic measures in the Mensa

Realization thanks to the Friends of the HfJS and overheads by Prof. Dr. Hanna Liss

Ehemalige Synagoge Leutershausen
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Jewish life in Leutershausen

A search for traces as part of the seminar "Synagogues. Sources and research on material culture"

Prof. Werner Arnold
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Kol Hakavod! Respect!

Prof. Dr. Werner Arnold, our former rector, becomes Distinguished Fellow of Hebrew University

Winter Term 2024/25

Most courses could be taught in English as well. Please get in touch with the respective lecturer. For some classes, however, it may be impossible to switch to English (e.g. due to source material).

  • Tutorial: Introduction to Academic Work

Lecturer: David Lüllemann M. A., Maximilian Kathan M. A.

Wednesday, 9.15-10.45 a.m., S 1

  • Lecture: History of Zionism until the Foundation of Israel

Lecturer: Rabb. Prof. Dr. Birgit Klein

Thursday, 4.15-5.45 p.m., S 4

Does not start until 31.10.2024.

  • Seminar / Exercise: Joseph Süß Oppenheimer (1698-1738) - "Jud Süß" as the Protagonist of a Game to Combat Anti-Semitism

Lecturer: Rabb. Prof. Dr. Birgit Klein

Wednesday, 11:15-12:45

The room will be announced by e-mail (birgit.klein@hfjs.eu and judith.damian@hfjs.eu)after registration .

  • Advanced seminar / exercise: Jewish Life after Liberation: New Insights Thanks to Research Into an Archive Collection

Lecturer: Rabb. Prof. Dr. Birgit Klein

Friday, 9.15-12.45, fortnightly at the "Central Archive for Research into the History of the Jews in Germany" (Bergheimer Str. 147, Building C, 69115 Heidelberg)

  • Exercise: Reading Unprinted Sources from the Early Modern Period

Lecturer: Rabb. Prof. Dr. Birgit Klein

Thursday, 14.15-15.45, S 3

  • Research Colloquium History of the Jewish People

Lecturer: Rabb. Prof. Dr. Birgit Klein

By arrangement. Please register by e-mail: birgit.klein@hfjs.eu