WE STAND WITH YOU
May 22, 2025 - On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, two young Israeli embassy employees were senselessly shot and killed outside the
newly opened Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. They lost their lives after participating in a diplomatic event in
front of the new museum. We join the Jewish Museums Association in expressing our deepest condolences to the families of the victims - Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah
Milgram. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragedy. We stand with you.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
THE BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL ANNUAL LECTURE ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF JEWS IN THE CZECH AND SLOVAK LANDS
Macrh 31, 2025 - The Jewish Museum in Prague – in co-operation with the Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews (www.shcsj.org)
and the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York – invites applicants to submit their topic proposals for the
Bohemian National Hall Annual Lecture on the History and Culture of Jews in the Czech and Slovak Lands. This call is open
to scholars from different disciplines working on a variety of topics centred around Jewish history and culture in the Czech
lands, Slovakia and in the other regions of the former Habsburg Monarchy from the Middle Ages to the present.
The lecture will be given in English and will be connected with a stay in New York between November 17–23, 2025. Depending
on the lecturer’s area of expertise, the organizers may also arrange additional presentations at one of New York’s universities.
Please send your application with CV, including a list of your publications or research activities, and a 500-600 word summary
of the proposed lecture in English (attached in two separate files) by email to [email protected]. The deadline
for applications is May 31, 2025. The winning proposal will be selected by the Board of Directors of the Society for the History
of Czechoslovak Jews in collaboration with the Jewish Museum in Prague. The result will be announced by August 15, 2025.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THE BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL ANNUAL LECTURE ON THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF JEWS IN THE CZECH AND SLOVAK LANDS
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