Develop new interdisciplinary research approaches to exploring Jewish life in Europe and its entanglement with European history.
The Alfred Landecker Foundation, in collaboration with the German Research Foundation (DFG), is funding the first joint German-Israeli doctoral programme in the humanities. Titled Belongings: Jewish Material Culture in Twentieth-Century Europe and Beyond. The programme centres on the study of Jewish material culture in the modern era. Participants employ an innovative object-centred approach to reconstruct, narrate, and remember Jewish history. Ultimately, the programme also aims to promote German-Israeli exchange and facilitate collaborations between doctoral candidates and cultural institutions to open up career pathways beyond academia. The University of Leipzig, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow in Leipzig are working closely to implement this initiative.
In collaboration with The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
In collaboration with The Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow
