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Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference

The Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies is the largest annual international gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world. With more than 1200 attendees, over 190 sessions, a major book exhibit of leading publishers, cultural programming, plenary, and awards, the AJS annual conference provides a unique opportunity to share ideas and explore the world of Jewish Studies scholarship.

Date
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Venue
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
780 Mission St
San Francisco CA
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A Jew in the Street

New Perspectives on European Jewish History

Edited by Nancy Sinkoff, Jonathan Karp, James Loeffler, and Howard Lupovitch

Reconsidering how early modern and modern Jews navigated schisms between Jewish community and European society.

Beyond the Land

Diaspora Israeli Culture in the Twenty-First Century

Melissa Weininger

A re-evaluation of the meaning and function of diaspora in contemporary Israeli culture.

Paperback
Published: August 2023
ISBN: 9780814350591
$27.99
Hardcover
Published: August 2023
ISBN: 9780814350607
$94.99
Ebook
Published: August 2023
ISBN: 9780814350614
$27.99

Carrying a Big Schtick

Jewish Acculturation and Masculinity in the Twentieth Century

Miriam Eve Mora

Jewish masculinity as a diverse set of adaptive reactions to masculine hegemony and the political, religious, and social realities of American Jews throughout the twentieth century.

Eating at God's Table

How Foodways Create and Sustain Orthodox Jewish Communities

Jody Myersforeword by Matt Goldish

The practice and meaning of kosher Orthodox foodways in sustaining a vibrant and diverse community.

Paperback
Published: November 2023
ISBN: 9780814349540
$36.99
Hardcover
Published: November 2023
ISBN: 9780814349557
$94.99
Ebook
Published: November 2023
ISBN: 9780814349564
$36.99

For Times Such as These

A Radical's Guide to the Jewish Year

Rabbi Ariana Katz and Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg

A revolutionary guide to Jewish practice rooted in social justice, feminism, and queer liberation.

Paperback
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814350515
$29.99
Ebook
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814350522
$29.99

Hidden Light

Judaism and Mystical Experience in Israeli Cinema

Dan Chyutin

Contemporary Israeli cinema's engagement with Judaism as cultural identity and mystical tradition.

Paperback
Published: September 2023
ISBN: 9780814350676
$39.99
Hardcover
Published: September 2023
ISBN: 9780814350683
$94.99
Ebook
Published: September 2023
ISBN: 9780814350690
$39.99

Israeli Salvage Poetics

Sheila E. Jelen

The incorporation of eastern European culture in Israeli Hebrew-language literature.

Paperback
Published: October 2023
ISBN: 9780814348963
$34.99
Hardcover
Published: October 2023
ISBN: 9780814348970
$94.99
Ebook
Published: October 2023
ISBN: 9780814348987
$34.99

Matrilineal Dissent

Women Writers and Jewish American Literary History

edited by Annie Atura Bushnell, Lori Harrison-Kahan, and Ashley Walters

Redefining Jewish American literature through expansive feminist frameworks.

Paperback
Available May 2024
ISBN: 9780814349854
$39.99
Hardcover
Available May 2024
ISBN: 9780814349861
$92.99
Ebook
Available May 2024
ISBN: 9780814349847
$39.99

Mystical Bodies, Mystical Meals

Eating and Embodiment in Medieval Kabbalah

Joel Hecker

Examining the mystical practices associated with food in zoharic kabbalah and the ways they inform us about the kabbalistic experience of embodiment.

Paperback
Published: April 2005
ISBN: 9780814350935
$29.99
Hardcover
Published: April 2005
ISBN: 9780814331811
$94.99
eBOOK
Published: April 2005
ISBN: 9780814340035

Queer Jews, Queer Muslims

Race, Religion, and Representation

edited by Adi Saleem

Groundbreaking essays on the intersection of Jewish, Muslim, and LGBTQ identities.

Paperback
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814350874
$29.99
Hardcover
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814350881
$99.99
Ebook
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814350898
$29.99

The Hebrew Folktale in Premodern Morality Literature

Vered Tohar

Recontextualizing early modern Musar folktales to reveal a new reading of premodern Jewish texts.

Paperback
Published: November 2023
ISBN: 9780814350829
$26.99
Hardcover
Published: November 2023
ISBN: 9780814347041
$94.99
Ebook
Published: November 2023
ISBN: 9780814347058
$94.99

The Rescue Turn and the Politics of Holocaust Memory

edited by Natalia Aleksiun, Zofia Wóycicka, and Raphael Utz

Examining the uses -- and misuses -- of memory of aiding Jews during the Holocaust.

Paperback
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814350836
$36.99
Hardcover
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814349502
$94.99
Ebook
Available March 2024
ISBN: 9780814349519
$36.99