Call for papers
International Workshop on “German - Jewish Culture in Galicia: Influence, Diffusion and
Transformation”
Krakow, June 11-13, 2013
The Institute of Jewish Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Commission for the History
and Culture of Jews, Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (PAU); Martin Buber Chair in
Jewish Thought and Philosophy at the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main; The Institute
of History, Martin Luther University, Halle; Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv; Polish
Association for Jewish Studies are pleased to announce an international workshop which will
be held on June 11-13, 2013, in Krakow.
The organizers of the workshop would particularly like to invite young scholars (PhD
students and post-doctorates) who are working on any area related to the major topic of
German-Jewish Culture in Galicia and Little Poland until the Holocaust.
German Jewish-Culture had developed an extraordinary impact on Polish and EasternEuropean Jewry since the end of the 18th century. This influence had been particularly strong
on the territory of Galicia (area of the partitioned Poland incorporated into the Habsburg
Empire). What can be observed in Galicia after the partition of Poland is an intense encounter
between traditional Jewish culture and the cultural world of German Jewry. The development
after World War I can be described as a process of adaptation, diffusion and transformation
of this culture in many areas of Jewish life and literary activities with a special focus on the
local cultural needs. The workshop wishes to open the platform for study, analysis and
discussion in all areas, with a special attention to Jewish religion and inner life, literature,
culture, ideological movements, inter-religious and inter-culture relations as well as everyday
life. Internationally recognized specialists from the various fields related to the topic of the
workshop will also be invited to the workshop.
The workshop will be held in English. The organizers will cover expenses for
accommodation in Krakow during the workshop. Limited travel stipends might be available.
Please send a proposal (up to one page) and short bio until April 15, 2013 to the conference
coordinators:
Michał
Galas
and
Alicja
Maślak-Maciejewska:
krakoworkshops2013@gmail.com
Academic Board of the Workshop
Prof. Maria Kłańska
Prof. Edward Dąbrowa
Prof. Christian Wiese
Prof. Juergen Heyde
Prof. Yaroslav Hrytsak
Assoc. Prof. Magdalena Ruta
Assoc. Prof. Michał Galas