July 3-4, 2018
Neve Ilan
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July 3, 2018 (Tuesday)
15:00 Check-in in C Hotel, Neve Ilan
17:00 Light refreshments
17:30-19:30 Opening Session: Greetings and opening remarks
Keynote lecture Dariusz Stola (Director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews): “Jews and Memory Wars in Today's Poland”
19:30 Reception
July 4, 2018 (Wednesday)
7:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:30-11:00 Session 1: Current "Memory Wars" and Their Impact on the Study of East European Jewry
Moderator: Zvi Gitelman
How recent developments in "national narratives" around Eastern Europe affect the present and the future of academic communities and East European Jewish Studies.
Discussants: Olesya Shayduk-Immerman, Yuri Radchenko, Anat Vaturi
11:00-11:15 Coffee Break
11:15-12:30 Session 2: Academic Careers and Exchange of Ideas between Generations of Forum Alumni
Moderator: Jonathan Dekel-Chen
Personal stories about pathways towards academic careers, accessing prestigious grants, etc.
Discussant: Anastasiia Strakhova, Satoko Kamoshida, Dror Segev
12:30-15:00 Lunch and free time
15:00-16:30 Session 3: Trends in East European Jewish Studies, Part 1: Research
Moderator: Israel Bartal
Current trends in our field, research perspectives, future opportunities.
Discussants: Cornelia Aust, Joshua Karlip, Andrew Sloin
16:30-16:45 Coffee break
16:45-18:00 Session 4: Trends in East European Jewish Studies, Part 2: Institutional Horizons
Moderator: David Engel
The future of our field: Is it in the danger of disappearance like other "regional" studies? How should it be integrated into global and local collaborations / networks / interdisciplinary projects?
Discussants: Victoria Gerasimova, Elena Jakel, Anna Lipphardt
18:00-18:45 Closing remarks and discussion
Moderator: Semion Goldin
18:45-20:00 Dinner