Center for Jewish History Fellowship Program: 2008 Fellows The Center for Jewish History welcomes the following 2008 CJH Fellows to the Lillian Goldman Reading Room, where during the course of the academic year, the Center's facilities and resources will be made available to them: Cahnman Foundation Fellowship Lillian Goldman Fellow Dr. Sophie Bookhalter Fellowship in Jewish Culture The Heart of the Diaspora: French Jewry in Conflict During the Algerian War, 1954-1967 Jessica Hammerman, Graduate Center, CUNYThe Jews' Indian: Native Americans in the Jewish Imagination and Experience, 1824-1945 David Koffman, New York UniversityUnclean Lips: Obscenity and the Jews in North American Literature and Culture Joshua Nathaniel Aaron Lambert, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Morris and Alma Schapiro Fellowship Modern, Jewish, and Female: Politics of Culture, Ethnicity, and Sexuality in Poland and Lithuania, 1918-1939 Jolanta Mickute, Indiana University, Bloomington 2009 CJH Fellowship Program: Guidelines for Application The application deadline for the 2008 CJH Fellowship Program is February 15, 2009. Guidelines The Center for Jewish History (CJH) composed of its five partners (American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research), ), offers fellowships, that are intended for Ph.D. candidates. The awards support original research at the Center for Jewish History in the field of Jewish Studies. Preference will be given to those candidates who draw on the library and archival resources of more than one partner. Full fellowships carry a stipend of up to $12,500 for a period of one academic year. It is expected that applicants will have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except for the dissertation (a.b.d.). It is required that each fellow chosen for the award: - Conduct research for the duration of the award at a minimum of 2 days/week in the Lillian Goldman Reading Room using the archival and library resources. Please note that the Center reserves the right to withhold stipends from fellows who do not fulfill the attendance commitment.
- Participate in a Center for Jewish History Seminar and deliver a minimum of one lecture (during or beyond the grant period) based on research at the Center and the collections used; or participate in exhibition planning (for curatorial fellows only).
Eligibility - Open to qualified doctoral candidates in accredited institutions.
- For non-USA citizens, it is the responsibility of the applicant to have the appropriate visa for acceptance of the stipend (award) and for the required duration of the award.
Requirements for Application - Cover letter stating area of interest and knowledge of relevant languages, and how the project relates to the mission of the Center for Jewish History.
- Curriculum Vitae, including contact information, education, publications, scholarly and/or museum activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work experience
- Specific research proposal of no more than three pages, including specific reference to the collections (http://catalog.cjh.org) and aims for research during the period of the fellowship
- Official graduate school transcript
- Three letters of recommendation, including from the students’ academic advisors, which address the significance of the candidate’s work for the field as well as the candidate’s ability to fulfill the proposed work
The schedule for application is as follows: - Receipt of application is due by February 1, 2009
- Committee to review applications by March 15, 2009
- Announcement of grant recipients by April 2009
- Commencement of grant period, August 15 - September 15, 2009
- Conclusion of grant period, June 30, 2009
Applications are to be mailed to: Diane Spielman, Ph.D.
Director of Public Services
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States of America Email: dspielmann@cjh.org Partner Fellowship Programs AJHS | Ruth B. Fein | Travel stipend for graduate research at the Society. | up to $1000 | | Sid and Ruth Lapidus | Graduate students/scholars research in 18th cent. American Jewish history. | variable by number of successful applicants | | Schilder | Graduate student NYU for research at AJHS housed at CJH. | not determined | | Wasserman | Brandeis Univ. graduate student working at Waltham Center on some aspect of American Jewish experience. Awarded by dept. of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies in consultation with AJHS. | not specified | YIVO All recipients are expected to give public lecture and submit a paper for possible YIVO publication. | Dina Abramowicz Emerging Scholar Fellowship | Intended primarily for post-doctoral research on a topic in Eastern European Jewish Studies. The work should lead to a significant scholarly publication and may encompass the revision of a doctoral dissertation. For a period of two to three months and delivery of a public lecture. | $5000 | | Workmen's Circle /Dr. Emanuel Patt Visiting Professorship in Eastern European Jewish Studies | Established by the Van Cortlandt Workmen's Circle Community House, it is designed to support three months of post-doctoral research and a public lecture by the visiting faculty member. | $5000 | | Professor Bernard Choseed Memorial | This fellowship supports original doctoral or post-doctoral research in the field of East European Jewish studies. The fellowship is for a period of one to three months to conduct research and a public lecture by the holder.
| $5000 | | Dora and Meyer Tendler | Established by Mr. Meyer Tendler in memory of his late wife, it is designed to support graduate research in Jewish Studies. | $3500 | | Abram and Fannie Gottlieb Immerman and Abraham Nathan and Bertha Daskal Weinstein Memorial | A fellowship in Eastern European Jewish Studies. Established by Mr. Brian Weinstein, it is designed to support travel for Ph.D. dissertation research in archives and libraries of the Baltic states, with preference given to research on the Jews of Courland and Latvia.
| $2500 | | Samuel and Flora Weiss Research Fellowship | The Samuel and Flora Weiss Research Fellowship supports research on the destruction of Polish Jewry or on Polish-Jewish relations during the Holocaust period. The research should result in a scholarly publication. | $2500 | | Rose and Isidore Drench Memorial | Dedicated to American Jewish history. Special consideration for work on Jewish labor movement. For a period of one to three months. | $2000 | | Vladimir and Pearl Heifetz Memorial | A fellowship in Eastern European Jewish Music. Established by the estate of the late Vladimir and Pearl Heifetz, it is designed to assist an undergraduate, graduate or post-graduate researcher. | $1500 | | Aleksander and Alicja Hertz Memorial | For research on modern Polish-Jewish history particularly Jewish-Polish relations and Jewish contributions to Polish literature and culture. For a one to three months. | $1500 | | Vivian Lefsky Hort Memorial | For original research in Yiddish literature. For a period of one to three months. | $1500 | | Abraham and Rachela Melezin | For research on Jewish educational networks in pre–war Vilna/Vilna region. Period one to three months during spring semester. | $1500 | | Natalie and Mendel Racolin Memorial | This fellowship supports original doctoral or post-doctoral research in the field of East European Jewish history. The fellowship is for a period of one to three months to conduct research and a public lecture by the holder. | $1500 | | Maria Salit-Gitelson Tell Memorial | Original research in Lithuanian Jewish history, particularly the city of Vilnius. One to three months during spring semester. | $1500 | | Joseph Kremen Memorial Fellowship | The Joseph Kremen Memorial Fellowship in Eastern European Jewish Music, is designed to assist a researcher at the YIVO Archives and Library. | $1000 | LBI | LBI/DAAD | Doctoral students or recent Ph.D.'s. Financial assistance for dissertation research/or to academics for preparation of publication through LBI resources. | $2000/year two awarded per year | | David Baumgardt Memorial | For academics whose research projects are connected with the writing of Prof. David Baumgardt or his scholarly interests. | up to $3000 | | Fritz Halbers | Doctoral students for research on culture and history of German–speaking Jewry. | up to $3000 | | Fred Grubel Fellowship | A paid summer internship program for a graduate student who will participate in work on a specific research topic (jointly determined by the candidate and the LBI) related to LBI collections, which can include archives, library, photo collection, and art collection. | $1,500 per month | Center/Hadassah International Research Institute on Jewish Women | Center Partner/ HIRIJW | One or more Center partner and HIRIJW co-sponsor one or more students to do archival research at Center. One fellowship awarded for summer 2000 with YIVO. Criteria and process for regular awards are being worked on. | $3000 | |
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