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Joseph Carlebach Institute

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29-11-2025

In memory of Miriam Gillis-Carlebach (1922-2020), the Joseph Carlebach Working Group-an association o researchers at the University of Hamburg and the Institute for the History of German Jews-has been awarding the Miriam Gillis-Carlebach Fellowship since 2023 to support innovative academic projects in Jewish studies.

Debates on Jewish Identity among German Jews during 1933-1938

This research revisits debates about Jewish identity and memory among German Jews during the early Nazi period (1933-1938), as reflected in the Jewish press, including the Judische Rundschau, CV-Zeitung, and Israelitisches Familienblatt. 
Rachel Verliebter is a doctoral fellow at the Maayan Center for Ethics, Philosophy, and Sustainability at Bar-Ilan University, where she also serves as a research fellow at the Joseph Carlebach Institute in cooperation with the University of Hamburg.

Visiting Researcher at the Institute, 2025-2026

With generous support from Bar-Ilan University, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Ghilad Shenhav from the University of Munich, Germany, to the Institute in December 2025. Dr. Shenhav is conducting research on:

Beyond the Bible: Zionism, Talmud, and the Question of History

Dr. Ghilad H. Shenhav is a scholar of religious thought, modern Jewish intellectual history, and Coordinator of the Center for Israel Studies.