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Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures
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The Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures brings together projects of junior and senior researchers relating to Jewish-Arabic cultures.

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NEW BLOG online: Our recent VW-fellow Lipika Pelham writes about "The Vamp of Baghdad: How Jewish actresses shaped early 20th century Indian cinema"
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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NEW BLOG online: Our recent VW-fellow Lipika Pelham writes about "The Vamp of Baghdad: How Jewish actresses shaped early 20th century Indian cinema"
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/the-vamp-of-...
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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We congratulate our member Anna Busa on the publication of her book:

Anna Busa, The Art of Compilation: Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17 (Leiden: Brill, 2025)

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October 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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#NewPublication
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Teresa Bernheimer: Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources
Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources
What colours do we see in the rainbow? Pre-modern discussions are often based on translations and commentaries of ancient Greek texts, in particular Aristotle’s Meteorology. This study traces how A...
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October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Vevian Zaki: The Life and Legacy of Tūmā al-Ṣafī ibn al-Ṣāʼigh:
A Coptic Scribe in the Turbulent Mamluk Times
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October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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#NewPublication
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Vevian Zaki: The Life and Legacy of Tūmā al-Ṣafī ibn al-Ṣāʼigh:
A Coptic Scribe in the Turbulent Mamluk Times
journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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#NewPublication
#OpenAccess
Teresa Bernheimer: Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources
Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources
What colours do we see in the rainbow? Pre-modern discussions are often based on translations and commentaries of ancient Greek texts, in particular Aristotle’s Meteorology. This study traces how A...
www.tandfonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Had the chance to go see two wonderful exhibitions today. I'll also link to the websites:
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October 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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How can ancient Jewish wisdom literature reshape our understanding of identity, religion and language in the Mediterranean? With David Torollo & Miriam Goldstein.

28 Oct 2025, 5-6 pm CET online
Register: t1p.de/entanglement...

#medievalsky
#medievalmediterranean
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October 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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We congratulate our member Anna Busa on the publication of her book:

Anna Busa, The Art of Compilation: Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17 (Leiden: Brill, 2025)

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October 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Diese Woche eröffnete die Ausstellung "Jüdisches Leben in der arabischen Welt: Fotografische Erinnerungen an eine vergangene Zeit" unter Mitarbeit und Kuration der Forschungsstelle in der Seidlvilla. Hier kann sie online erkundet werden:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...
October 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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#CfA: "From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies" (Volkswagen Momentum Fellowship Programme), deadline: 3 November 2025, more infos 👇
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...
October 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Judaistik-Bibliothek: Restitution von Raubgut
Mit der Rückgabe eines geraubten Hebräisch-Lehrbuchs an die Israelitische Kultusgemeinde setzt die LMU-Judaistik ein Zeichen bei der Aufarbeitung von NS-Unrecht.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Diese Woche eröffnete die Ausstellung "Jüdisches Leben in der arabischen Welt: Fotografische Erinnerungen an eine vergangene Zeit" unter Mitarbeit und Kuration der Forschungsstelle in der Seidlvilla. Hier kann sie online erkundet werden:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...
October 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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#CfA: "From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies" (Volkswagen Momentum Fellowship Programme), deadline: 3 November 2025, more infos 👇
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...
October 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Judaistik-Bibliothek: Restitution von Raubgut
Mit der Rückgabe eines geraubten Hebräisch-Lehrbuchs an die Israelitische Kultusgemeinde setzt die LMU-Judaistik ein Zeichen bei der Aufarbeitung von NS-Unrecht.
www.lmu.de
September 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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We have a wonderful new blog post online, a deep dive into the life and scholarship of Lawrence Marwick/Eleazar Szadzunski by Maurizio Boehm:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/scarcer-than...
July 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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#CfP Conference: "The Materiality of Jewish-Arabic Relations" (BMFTR-project "Beyond Conflict and Coexistence: An Entangled History of Jewish-Arab Relations) - deadline: 15 September 2025.
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Over at @invisibleeast.bsky.social our member Teresa Bernheimer contributed a "Document of the Month" with her piece on "Scribal Building Blocks and Funerary Inscriptions in 9th-Century Egypt". Check it out:
invisibleeast.bsky.social Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · Aug 21
In August's “Document of the Month”, Teresa Bernheimer of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social examines a template #tombstone carved for “someone, daughter of someone, the someone”: bit.ly/scribalbuildingblocks

#documents #epigraphy #medievalsky #skystorian
Document of the Month 8/25: Template Funerary Inscriptions
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August 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Over at @invisibleeast.bsky.social our member Teresa Bernheimer contributed a "Document of the Month" with her piece on "Scribal Building Blocks and Funerary Inscriptions in 9th-Century Egypt". Check it out:
invisibleeast.bsky.social Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · Aug 21
In August's “Document of the Month”, Teresa Bernheimer of @lmumuenchen.bsky.social examines a template #tombstone carved for “someone, daughter of someone, the someone”: bit.ly/scribalbuildingblocks

#documents #epigraphy #medievalsky #skystorian
Document of the Month 8/25: Template Funerary Inscriptions
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August 26, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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We congratulate our member Teresa Bernheimer (2nd from left) who has been awarded LMU's Therese von Bayern Prize 2025. She was joined in the celebrations by the head of our Centre, Ronny Vollandt (2nd from right), and fellow members Sophia Schmitt and Gregor Schwarb.
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August 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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#CfP Conference: "The Materiality of Jewish-Arabic Relations" (BMFTR-project "Beyond Conflict and Coexistence: An Entangled History of Jewish-Arab Relations) - deadline: 15 September 2025.
August 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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JAC Newsletter #5 is out now! Lots of exciting news, calls, blogs, publications, events and more! Check it out:
shorturl.at/gUWbe
July 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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It was an exceptionally wonderful lecture. More information can be found in the new JAC newsletter 👇
July 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Since 2023, I put a lot of love and passion into our biannual newsletter. We want to give you an idea of what we do and showcase the Centre's diverse projects and people. I'd really appreciate if you could take a quick look and (if you haven't yet) consider subscribing 🫶
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JAC Newsletter #5 is out now! Lots of exciting news, calls, blogs, publications, events and more! Check it out:
shorturl.at/gUWbe
July 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM