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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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In the coming weeks, not only our non-Jewish students will probably need to make a few notes in their calendars:

During the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah, the university will be closed, i.e. on September 23 and 24 (Tuesday & Wednesday).

This also applies to Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, on Thursday, October 2.

It continues with the first two days of the Feast of Tabernacles, Sukkot, on October 7 and 8 (Tuesday & Wednesday), followed by Shmini Azeret and Simchat Torah, when the university is also closed.

More precisely: At the beginning of Shmini Azeret, i.e. on Monday, October 13, the lectures end at 2 pm, on the following two days, October 14 & 15 (Tuesday & Wednesday) the university will be closed.

If you would like to have everything more compact, please move in this direction.

The following applies to all students and their seminars: On the first day of the semester, lectures end at 2 p.m., the two following days are free.

And with that, we wish everyone a good start to the New Year, Shana tova u'metuka!

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  • Date: 20 September 2025
    Date 20 September 2025
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News

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