Association for Jewish Studies

06/17/2026

AJS member Susannah Heschel spoke with the Combat Antisemitism Movement about “growing up as the daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, the theologian and civil rights activist who famously marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., why she believes many American Jews have been naive about the persistence of antisemitism, and the pressing need for young Jews to learn about their history.”

Dr. Susannah Heschel is the Eli Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and a leading scholar of modern Jewish history, Professor Susannah Heschel examines antisemitism, October 7, campus hostility, Jewish identity, and the dangers of forgetting Jewish history.

06/17/2026

Call for Nominations: AJS Board of Directors. We seek six individuals to join the AJS Board of Directors. AJS members are invited to submit nominations or self-nominations.

Deadline: July 15, 2026

https://myajs.associationforjewishstudies.org/submissions/viewSpace/portal_form:2026-AJS-BOARD-NOMINATION

06/16/2026

CFA: 2026 Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Awards. This program is designed for current AJS member authors who already have secured publishing contracts but who require subventions to ensure publication of their first books. The AJS will grant awards of up to $5,000 each.

Applications are invited from AJS members in all research disciplines. In deciding how to allocate these funds, the committee will consider both the scholarly significance of the book and the demonstrated need for subvention support.

Deadline: July 15, 2026

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/publications-research/ajs-perspectives/call-for-proposals-archives

06/16/2026

Less than a week left to apply! CFA: 2026 AJS Women's Caucus Cashmere Subvention Award in Jewish, Gender, and Women's Studies

This grant of $1,000 is offered to support scholarly publication in the area of Jewish, gender, sexuality, and women's studies. Book proposals to be considered for the grant must make a clear argument for the ways in which the work represents a contribution to any of these fields and a subfield of Jewish Studies. The grant is open to scholars at all stages of their careers.

Deadline: June 22, 2026

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/womens-caucus

06/15/2026

CFA: 2026 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards. Each winner receives $15,000 and each finalist receives $5,000.

The Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards recognize and promote outstanding scholarship in the field of Jewish Studies, with one winner and one finalist in each of four categories.

The 2026 submission categories are:
--Biblical Studies, Rabbinics, and Jewish History and Culture in Antiquity
--Jews and the Arts: Music, Performance, and Visual
--Modern Jewish History and Culture: Europe and Israel
--Social Science, Anthropology, and Folklore

Deadline: July 15, 2026

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/professional-development/fellowships-and-awards/jordan-schnitzer-book-awards/submission-instructions

06/15/2026

Last chance to apply! CFA: Skills & Mentorship Beyond the Academy Program, for AJS members with PhDs who are underemployed or unemployed.

Participants will meet over Zoom during the 2026-2027 academic year, where they will actively participate in professional development and skill-building sessions. Each participant will also be matched with a mentor who works outside academia. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to gather in person during the 2026 AJS Annual Conference. Each participant will also receive a $250 stipend for participation.

This program is generously funded by the American Council of Learned Societies.

Deadline to apply is TODAY, June 15.

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/professional-development/workshops-and-programs/skills-and-mentorship-beyond-the-academy

06/12/2026

AJS member Flora Cassen discussed her new book, Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism, in this online book talk.

Watch now:

What does a 650-year-old cathedral in Brussels have to do with antisemitism today? In this book talk co-presented with The Forward, *Flora Cassen, Hartman S...

06/12/2026

Applications due Monday! CFA: 2026 AJS Women's Caucus Prize for Innovative Scholarship in Gender and Jewish Studies

Given in recognition of a paper presented at the 2025 AJS Annual Conference within any discipline of Jewish Studies that opens up new areas of inquiry or advances Jewish feminist or gender studies. The prize carries a cash award of $500.

Apply by Monday, June 15

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/publications-research/ajs-perspectives/call-for-proposals-archives

06/11/2026

Congratulations to AJS members Adam Ferziger and Elizabeth Imber, winners of the 2026 Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies from the Association of Israel Studies!

Imber received the award for her book Uncertain Empire: Jews, Nationalism, and the Fate of British Imperialism and Ferziger received the award for his book Agents of Change: American Jews and the Transformation of Israeli Judaism.

Learn more about the award:

The Association for Israel Studies annually awards the Shapiro Prize for the best book in Israel Studies

06/11/2026

CFA: 2026 AJS Women's Caucus Cashmere Subvention Award in Jewish, Gender, and Women's Studies

This grant of $1,000 is offered to support scholarly publication in the area of Jewish, gender, sexuality, and women's studies. Book proposals to be considered for the grant must make a clear argument for the ways in which the work represents a contribution to any of these fields and a subfield of Jewish Studies. The grant is open to scholars at all stages of their careers.

Deadline: June 22, 2026

https://associationforjewishstudies.org/womens-caucus