Professor Jonathan D. Sarna Reflects on the Impact of October 7 Attacks on Jewish communities across North America.
Photo: Courtesy Charles Darwin Foundation Historian and former IIAS fellow, Professor Jonathan D. Sarna, recently engaged in a thought-provoking discussion shedding light on the reverberations of the October 7 attacks in Israel. Hosted by Jeffrey Salkin, the conversation delved into the profound implications of these events on Jewish communities, both in Israel and the […]
Open Call for Constructive Advanced Thinking (CAT) Programme 2023 – 2025
Deadline for applications: 15 October 2022, 15:00 CET Goals The aim of the CAT initiative is to foster networks of excellent early-career researchers dedicated to devising new ideas to understand and to tackle current or emerging societal challenges. Although the programme has a strong focus on the societal relevance of the projects, it is entirely […]
Open Call for Research Groups 2026-2027
The application period is now closed. The IIAS invites scholars from Israel and abroad to submit Research Group (RG) proposals for the 2026-2027 academic year. Research proposals may be submitted by initiator(s) affiliated with any academic institution in Israel or abroad. Proposals may cover any research topic from all disciplines including interdisciplinary research, and must seek […]
Open Call for Individual Fellowships 2026-2027
The application period is now closed. The IIAS invites scholars from Israel and abroad to submit proposals for an individual fellowship at the IIAS for the 2026-2027 academic year. Topics may cover any research area from any discipline and must seek to be innovative, with the potential to impact research in the field. Two or three scholars […]
“Displacement, Forced Migration and Reparation: Comparisons and Controversies” IIAS Fellows’ International Workshop
Three IIAS former fellows collaborated to organize an international workshop titled “Displacement, Forced Migration and Reparation: Comparisons and Controversies” at the University of Sussex, UK. This event was co-hosted by the Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weidenfeld Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Sussex, […]
Announcement: 2024 Michael Bruno Memorial Award Laureates
The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Michael Bruno Memorial Award, recognizing exceptional young Israeli scholars who exemplify academic excellence and leadership with the potential to shape the future of research in Israel. This year’s laureates are: Itay Halevy, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Weizmann Institute of […]
5,000-Year-Old Jade ‘Dragon’ Discovery Sheds Light on Neolithic Rituals
Image courtesy of Xinhua Gideon Shelach-Lavi, a past fellow of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and a member of the “Animals and Human Society in the Sinitic World” research group, recently commented on a remarkable archaeological find in China—a 5,000-year-old jade artifact in the shape of a “dragon,” discovered in a tomb belonging to […]
Ancient Beta Israel Texts to be Digitized and Made Public
Chief Kes Berko Tegegne reads from the Orit, written in the Ge’ez language. (photo credit: Michael Zekri and the Jerusalem Post) Dr. Dalit Rom-Shiloni, a past fellow of the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies and a member of the research group “Convergence and Divergence in Pentateuchal Theory: Bridging the Academic Cultures of Israel, North America, and […]
IIAS Fellow Daniel Neuhauser’s New Breakthrough in Nanophotonics
The IIAS is pleased to feature a recent publication by former fellow Daniel Neuhauser, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA. Neuhauser, who was part of two IIAS research groups — Computer Simulation Methods in Chemical Physics and Molecular Electronics — has co-authored a new paper on the time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) method. […]
Daniel Schwartz Awarded the 2024 Landau Prize for Science and Arts by the National Lottery
Daniel R. Schwartz of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Landau Prize for Science and Arts, granted by the National Lottery, in the field of Jewish history. This award recognizes his unparalleled and extensive contributions to the study of Jewish history during the Hellenistic-Roman period. Prof. Schwartz, who participated in […]