Throughout the four decades of its existence, the Centre has enabled many dozens of Visiting Fellows from around the world to pursue research in Oxford across all areas of Jewish history, literature, language, and thought. During the course of their fellowships, Visiting Fellows have access to the library facilities of the Leopold Muller Memorial Library and
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Passing Away of Professor Malachi Beit-Arié
The OCHJS is saddened by the news of its Honorary Fellow Professor Malachi Beit-Arié’s passing away last night. Professor Beit-Arié (1937-2023), a Fellow of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, was the founder of the Hebrew Manuscript Studies discipline and formerly a Senior Associate, Visiting Fellow, Visiting Scholar, and lecturer at the OCHJS. He was
Now Hiring: Academic Registrar (Maternity-Leave Cover)
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is looking to hire someone to fill its full-time Academic Registrar role for 7 months (with the possibility of extension) of maternity-leave cover beginning on Monday 13 November 2023. The post, which is directly responsible to the OCHJS’s President, encompasses coordination of our Visiting Fellows & Scholars
OCHJS 50th-Anniversary Celebration
On Sunday 25 June 2023, the Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies was delighted to celebrate its 50th Anniversary at Worcester College, Oxford. The event’s programme was as follows: Welcome & Introduction by Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger FBA (President of the OCHJS) 50th-Anniversary Film of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies David Grossman
OSRJL Applications Now Open!
We are delighted to begin the second year of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL). Applications for OSRJL language classes beginning in Michaelmas Term 2022 are now open. To apply, fill out this form before 12 September 2022 at 12 noon UK Time. For more information about the OSRJL and its language classes,
Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages
Applications for language classes beginning in Michaelmas Term 2024 are now closed! Applications for Hilary 2025 will open soon. (You can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one; Oxford dates of term are available on the University website) Begun in October 2021, the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL) of the Oxford