Jewish Heritage Seminar

The Jewish Heritage Seminar is a week-long intensive seminar for early-career professionals in Jewish heritage and graduate students contemplating a career in the field. It combines academic presentations, hands-on workshops, case studies and site visits with experts from museums, archives, libraries and research universities. The programme covers heritage collections, conservation and cataloguing, exhibition and presentation, stakeholders and collaboration, and the societal relevance of Jewish heritage. It is run in conjunction with the Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana at the Allard Pierson, University of Amsterdam.

Accommodation, lectures, lunches and site visits provided; participation in workshops, presentations and site visits with experts; certificate or formal recognition not specified.

Applicants must be professionals in a Jewish heritage institution in Europe with less than 7 years of experience, or recent or current graduate students in a European university working in the field of Jewish heritage or contemplating a career in the sector. Only one staff member from an institution may apply. Fluency in English is essential.

Notification will be sent by email.