The Seventeenth World Congress of Jewish Studies , August 6-10, 2017, Jerusalem

The 17th World Congress of Jewish Studies marked 70 years since the 1st Congress held in 1947 at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The occasion was celebrated at the festive opening event, where president of the World Union of Jewish Studies Prof. Moshe Idel welcomed the guests from all over the world, followed by Hebrew University president Prof. Menachem Ben Sasson, AJS president Prof. Pamela S. Nadell, and EAJS representative Dr. Francois Guesnet. During the five congress days, over 1700 scholars presented their newest research in the field of Jewish Studies.

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