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> >From: CAHS Newsletter <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Call for Applicants: Workshop, > _The Holocaust in Poland: Antecedents, Execution, Aftermath_ > >International Call for Applicants >Workshop---The Holocaust in Poland: Antecedents, Execution, Aftermath >July 5-15, 2005 > >The Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies of the United States >Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Skirball Department of Hebrew and >Judaic Studies of New York University, and the Center for Research >on the History and Culture of Polish Jews of the Hebrew University >of Jerusalem announce an international scholarly workshop, The >Holocaust in Poland: Antecedents, Execution, Aftermath, for Ph.D. >candidates, early postdoctoral researchers, and junior faculty >members. The first week of this workshop (July 5-8) will take place >at New York University. The second week (July 11-15) will take place >at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. > >Applications are welcome from all disciplines and research areas >related to the study of Polish Jewry and the Holocaust, >including÷but not limited to÷history; Judaic studies; sociology; >law; the arts; literature; religion and philosophy; genocide >studies; and the impact of the Holocaust on contemporary Polish >society and culture. > >The objectives of the workshop are to encourage collaborative >research; to discuss methodologies and research results; and to lay >the groundwork for future research and publication. To this end, >each morning of the workshop will be devoted to research, while each >afternoon will consist of discussion. Afternoon sessions will >involve directed topical discussion and 45 minute presentations (in >English) by all participants. > >In New York City, participants will have access to the Center for >Jewish History (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research; Leo Baeck >Institute; American Jewish Historical Society; American Sephardi >Federation; and the Yeshiva University Museum); the Jewish Labor >Committee Collection (Robert F. Wagner Archives, New York University >Library); the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee archives; >and the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, among other >resources. In Washington, D.C., participants will have access to the >Museumās library; oral history collection; music, film, and photo >archives; and the more than 25.5 million pages of archival >documentation. Applicants should consult the Archival Guide to the >Collections on the Centerās home page at ><http://www.ushmm.org/research/center>www.ushmm.org/research/center. > >The workshop will be led by Professors David Engel, Daniel Blatman, >and Barbara Engelking-Boni. David Engel is professor of Hebrew and >Judaic studies and professor of history in the Skirball Department >of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University. He holds the >Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Chair of Holocaust Studies at >NYU, established in 1999 in cooperation with the United States >Holocaust Memorial Museum through the generosity of Maurice R. and >Corrine P. Greenberg. Daniel Blatman is senior lecturer at the >Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Hebrew University of >Jerusalem. Barbara Engelking-Boni is Associate Professor, Institute >of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Chief >of the Instituteās Polish Center for Holocaust Research. > >A maximum of twelve scholars from North America, Europe, and Israel >will be selected to participate. Applications are limited to >candidates whose dissertation topic is in this area and postdoctoral >researchers and junior faculty who received their Ph.D. in May 2002 >or after. Applicants must be enrolled in or faculty or staff of an >academic or research institution. Applicants in transition between >appointments must provide a detailed explanation. Good verbal >ability in English is required. > >Applications must be submitted in English and include: >1) a curriculum vitae >2) a statement of the applicantās research project >3) a brief writing sample (10-20 pages) reflecting the applicantās scholarship >4) a supporting letter from a departmental chair, dean, or director >of research that addresses the candidateās qualifications and >purpose for attending the workshop and the institutionās commitment >to Holocaust-related research. > >The organizers will defray the cost of (1) the most economical >direct travel from the participantsā home institution to New York >City, to Washington, D.C., and return; (2) lodging for non-local >participants for the duration of the workshop; and (3) a $500 >stipend to help defray the cost of incidentals and meal expenses. >All participants must attend both weeks of the workshop. Non-U.S. >citizens will be responsible for obtaining the necessary visas to >attend the workshop. > >Applications should be submitted electronically and must be received >by March 1, 2005. Please submit all materials to: Suzanne >Brown-Fleming, University Programs Division, Center for Advanced >Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 >Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024ö2150 (Email: ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]; >Fax: 202-479-9726). Candidates will be notified of the results of >the application process by April 1, 2005. ******************* The German Studies Call for Papers List Editor: Stefani Engelstein Assistant Editor: Meghan McKinstry Sponsored by the University of Missouri Info available at: http://www.missouri.edu/~graswww/resources/gerlistserv.html