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Sephardi Mizrahi Studies Caucus Discussion List - April 29, 2007

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Week of Sunday, April 29, 2007 (11 Iyar 5767)

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Index:

1. Session Proposals for the AJS Conference (Rozenblit and Sheramy)

2. Reminder: AJS Conference Deadline (Rozenblit and Sheramy)

3. Call for AJS Papers: Sephardism and Hispanism in the Early Twentieth Century (Friedman)

4. Call for Proposals: Sephardim in the Holocaust (Sperling)

5. International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (Talalay Dardashti)

6. Announcement: Center for Sephardic Studies Created at the University of Murcia (Marcus)

7. New Ladino CD from Bosnia: "Donde Tiyenes Ojos?" (Simon)

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1. Session Proposals for the AJS Conference (Rozenblit and Sheramy)

Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:51:07 -0400

From: Association for Jewish Studies <ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org>

Important Message Regarding

Dear Colleague,

 If you are the organizer of a proposed conference session, or the participant in a session being organized by someone else, please take note:  only the session organizer should submit information (contact information, payment information, paper title, abstract, a.v. needs, etc.) regarding the session and its participants.  Session participants should provide session organizers with all the required information, as listed below and on the AJS website, so the organizer can submit the session proposal in its entirety.  Session participants should not independently submit their proposals; this may result in the proposal not being matched with the correct session. The system is set up for the organizer to submit all the necessary information.  Please review the requirements for session submission below and contact the AJS office at ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org or 917.606.8249 if you have any questions regarding the process. As a reminder, the deadline for submissions is Tuesday, May 1, 2007.

Sincerely,

Marsha Rozenblit,

Vice-President for Program

Association for Jewish Studies

Rona Sheramy

Executive Director

Association for Jewish Studies

Requirements for Submitting a Session Proposal

 1. Make sure all participants in your session (Organizer, Chair, Respondent, Discussant, Paper Presenter, etc.) have paid the 2007 Advanced Conference Registration Fee and 2007-2008 AJS Membership Dues via the AJS website <http://www.ajsnet.org/register_conf.htm> . Click here <http://www.ajsnet.org/faqs.htm>  for explanation of why these payments are required in advance.

 2. Collect the following personal information from each participant in your session:

 *        E-mail

 *        Institutional Affiliation

 *        Position

 *        Student status (yes/no check box)

 *        Payment Confirmation Code ("contribution number") from making online payment for Conference Registration Fee and Membership Dues. This code begins with the letters DS

 *        Membership Status: Select one of two options: (Regular/Associate Member $60 - $130) OR (Student Member $35)

 *        Registration Status: Select one of two options: (Regular/Associate Member $100) OR (Student Member $50)

 *        Phone Number (optional)

 *        Highest Degree (optional)

 *        Membership Type: Regular, Associate, Joint, Student (optional)

 3. Session Information:

 *        Panel: session title; 350-word session abstract; three or four papers (title and 350-word abstract for each); chair; respondent (optional; may include if only three papers); a.v. needs (only one piece of equipment allowed/presenter).

 *        Roundtable: session title; 350-word session abstract; three to five discussants (must indicate in session abstract the role/perspective of each discussant); chair; a.v. needs (only one piece of equipment allowed/presenter).

 *        Seminar: session title; 350-word session abstract; at least one paper (title and 350-word abstract for each); chair; respondents and/or discussants, depending on format; a.v. needs (only one piece of equipment allowed/presenter).

 *        Meeting: session title; 350-word session abstract; chair; paper(s), respondents and/or discussants, depending on format (if including a paper proposal, must have a paper title and paper abstract); a.v. needs (only one piece of equipment allowed/presenter).

 See the Call for Papers <http://www.ajsnet.org/callforpapers.htm#instructions> for further information about session formats and requirements (paper titles, abstracts, etc.).

 4. Any Ph.D. students in your session must arrange to have their advisor complete and mail the advisor recommendation form <http://www.ajsnet.org/adveval2007.pdf>  by May 1, 2007.

 5. Every session proposal must include a chair.

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2. Reminder: AJS Conference Deadline (Rozenblit and Sheramy)

Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:00:40 -0400

From: Association for Jewish Studies <ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org>

Dear Colleague,

 A reminder that the deadline for submitting a proposal for the AJS's 39th Annual Conference, to be held December 16 - 18, 2007 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, is 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2007.   The online submission site is available at http://www.ajsnet.org/submit.htm. You can also access this site through the AJS homepage <http://www.ajsnet.org/>  (select link "Submit a Proposal").  Please note that anyone applying to participate in the conference, either as an individual presenter or as part of a session, must pay for both 2007-2008 membership dues and the 2007 conference registration fee in order for their proposal to be considered.  The conference registration fee is refundable upon request if a proposal is not accepted. Instructions for paying these fees can be found at

http://www.ajsnet.org/register_conf.htm.  Please contact the AJS office at ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org or 917.606.8249 if you have any questions regarding the submission process.

 We look forward to receiving your proposal.

Sincerely,

Marsha Rozenblit,

Vice-President for Program

Rona Sheramy,

Executive Director

Association for Jewish Studies

Located at the Center for Jewish History

15 W. 16th Street

New York, NY 10011

Phone: 917.606.8249

Fax: 917.606.8222

ajs(at)ajs(dot)cjh(dot)org

http://www.ajsnet.org/

Sara R. Horowitz, President

Rona Sheramy, Executive Director

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3. Call for AJS Papers: Sephardism and Hispanism in the Early Twentieth Century (Friedman)

From: mrf25(at)columbia(dot)edu

Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:12:10 -0400

 We are seeking additional participants for a panel on Sephardism and Hispanism in the early twentieth century. The panel will address topics such as philo-Sephardism, conceptions of Spanish and Sephardic history, nationalism, race, Fascism, Zionism, and representations of Sephardim in history, litearture and film. Please contact Carsten and Michal for more information or/and if you are interested in contributing to the panel. [Note from Michal Friedman as of 4/29/07, 7 p.m.: this panel is now complete.]

Posted by:

 Michal Friedman

 Columbia University

 mrf25(at)columbia University

 Carsten Schapkow

 University of Oklahoma

 cschapkow(at)ou(dot)edu

 Discussant:

 Jonathan Skolnik

 University of Massachusetts Amherst

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4. Call for Proposals: Sephardim in the Holocaust (Sperling)

From: Ilana Sperling <Ilana(dot)Sperling(at)claimscon(dot)org>

Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:07:00 -0400

I am pleased to inform you that the Claims Conference is issuing a Request For Proposals (RFP) for research and documentation projects on the Sephardic experience during the Shoah. Project proposals are sought concerning Jews and Jewish life throughout the Mediterranean and in the Levant immediately preceding World War II, during the Holocaust, and in the Shoah's immediate aftermath. Projects concerning the Jews of North Africa are particularly encouraged, although projects on the European Sephardic experience will also be considered. For more information about the RFP, please refer to the attached announcement.  

If you have any comments or questions, I can be reached at (646) 485-2051 or  Ilana(dot)Sperling(at)claimscon(dot)org.

Sincerely,

Ilana Sperling

Program Associate

Claims Conference

15 East 26th Street, 14th Floor

New York, NY  10010

Phone: (646) 485-2051

Fax: (212) 481-9607

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Research and Documentation on the Sephardic Experience During the Shoah

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) represents world Jewry in negotiating for compensation and restitution for victims of Nazi persecution and their heirs. The Claims Conference administers compensation funds, recovers unclaimed Jewish property, and allocates funds to institutions that provide social welfare services to Holocaust survivors and preserve the memory and lessons of the Shoah.

The Claims Conference is pleased to announce a program of grants to institutions for research and documentation on the Sephardic experience during the Shoah.  Project proposals are sought concerning Jews and Jewish life throughout the Mediterranean and in the Levant immediately preceding World War II, during the Holocaust, and in the Shoah’s immediate aftermath.  Projects concerning the Jews of North Africa are particularly encouraged, although projects on the European Sephardic experience will also be considered.  Priority will be given to research projects and archival related projects.  The Claims Conference has set aside a fund of $100,000 for this area from which it expects to award several grants beginning in late 2007 as part of its general program of allocations known as the Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah Research, Education, and Documentation.

Please note that the Claims Conference only considers funding up to 50% of the total budget of any project and only funds institutions and not individuals.  For application forms as well as general information on funding guidelines and the application process, please visit our website at http://www.claimscon.org/?url=allocations or contact Julianna Peretz at julianna(dot)peretz(at)claimscon(dot)org or (646) 485-2009.

Application deadlines:  May 15, 2007 and December 15, 2007.

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5. International Conference on Jewish Genealogy (Talalay Dardashti)

From: Schelly Talalay Dardashti <jewish(dot)genealogy(at)yahoo(dot)com>; <dardasht1(at)yahoo(dot)com>

Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 02:51:14 -0700 (PDT)

27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

July 15-20, 2007

Salt Lake City, Utah

www.slc2007.org for all event details and online registration

  Researching your Jewish ancestors or want to learn how to join the fastest growing pursuit worldwide?

  The premiere Jewish genealogy event anticipates hundreds of international researchers of all levels, experts and archivists participating at this intensive learning and networking event over six days.

  Discounts for registration end May 1 and rooms are going fast, and the room block has just been increased  to all available space.

  More than 250 program sessions of all types are scheduled from early morning to evening. Programming includes lectures, workshops, computer training labs, the second annual genealogy film festival (40 offerings covering many facets), special interest group geographical and topical programs and luncheons,  Sephardic topics, a special DNA &amp; Genetics track,  research at the world's largest genealogical library, breakfasts with the library's resource experts and a museum-quality photographic exhibit on small-town Jewish life in pre-Holocaust Poland.

  The experts, archivists and researchers attending will come from many countries, in addition to wide representation from all over the U.S. The  complete program is online now at www.slc2007.org.

  Popular computer training sessions the Internet, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, andJewishGen for beginners. For more advanced attendees, there are 12 essential skill labs to choose from, including PhotoShop, setting up a genealogical website and others. The computer classes are taught by experts, are fee-added with limited seating (26 dedicated computers) and always fill prior to the conference start date.

  The Ancestry Resource Room will offer complete, unlimited access to all Ancestry databases as well as maps, books and other useful resources, with 25 dedicated computers.

    The conference floor provides free 24/7 wireless connectivity for attendees with laptops, and a Cyber Café will help others keep in touch during the event.

  For all event details, easy online registration and hotel registration links, visit www.slc2007.org.

  For press/media information requests, contact Schelly Talalay Dardashti at publicity(at)slc2007(dot)org.

If you have any additional questions, please contact me.

 

Schelly Talalay Dardashti

Publicity Chair

27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

www.slc2007.org

dardasht1(at)yahoo(dot)com  or publicity(at)slc2007(dot)org

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6. Announcement: Center for Sephardic Studies Created at the University of Murcia (Marcus)

From: Dr. Salvador Santa Puche <salsan(at)arrakis(dot)es>

via: Steven Marcus <levihello(at)gmail(dot)com>

Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:31:33 +0200

[Note from Steven Marcus: Como un judío y amigo de otros judíos en Murcia, España me alegro leer este artículo....sobre la shoah ....la Universidad de Murcia/As a Jew in Murcia,  Spain I am very happy to read the article about Holocaust education in my town]

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 Estimados amigos,

 Me es muy grato anunciaros que la Universidad de Murcia y su maximo representante, el rector Jose Ballesta, firmaran la creacion del CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS SEFARDIES el proximo mes de julio.

 El centro comenzara a ser operativo ya en septiembre, mes durante el cual sera inaugurado oficialmente. Del mismo modo ya se ha aprobado la confeccion y realizacion del curso 'Introduccion a la Cultura Sefardi I' que sera realizado en la Universidad de Murcia durante los meses de octubre y noviembre. De enero a junio de 2003, el curso se realizara en los centros de formacion de profesorado

 Ademas tambien se comenzara con el proyecto 'Sefarad en la Shoa', consistente en la creacion de un archivo de testimonios de supervivientes sefardies del Holocausto. Este archivo estara abierto a investigadores y publico en general para la realizacion de exposiciones, conferencias y cursos en colegios e institutos de educacion secundaria.

 Como veis, los proyectos para el proximo curso academico estan todavia en fase inicial, pero, al menos, hemos dado el primer paso de un largo viaje.

Shalom a todos.

Dr. Salvador Santa Puche

Tf: 968-792197

Fax: 968-752131

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6. New Ladino CD from Bosnia: "Donde Tiyenes Ojos?" (Simon)

From: Rachel Simon <rsimon(at)Princeton(dot)edu>

Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:24:23 -0400

"Donde Tiyenes Ojos?' - Where Did You Get Those Eyes"

 We just received this wonderful new Cd by Drita Tutunovic & Shira U'tfila.  Stefan Slabic, lead vocalist with the group acquired many of these song from Drita Tutunovic and have not commonly been recorded. Drita Tutunovic: "…here you can find some love songs (kantigas de amor), wedding and birth songs (de boda i parida) and lullabies (de kuna), which I had learned at home by listening to my mother, my grandmother, and my aunts, uncles and other cousins singing them."

 Great accompaniment with oud, contrabass, darabuka, bendire, riq, zarb, birimbao, and more!  We are offering this CD at $17.98, including shipping in the US with all Visa & Mastercard orders.  (This CD is not yet on our web site.)

Thank You,

Simon

Hatikvah Music

(323) 655-7083

 <outbind://85/www.hatikvahmusic.com> www.hatikvahmusic.com

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