Call for papers for the III International Conference «At the Crossroads of Cultures: The Jews of Central Asia and the Caucasus»
.02/18/2025
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Call for papers for the III International Conference «At the Crossroads of Cultures: The Jews of Central Asia and the Caucasus»
The Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Moscow), together with the Ben-Zvi Institute (Jerusalem) and the Turan University (Almaty), with the support of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) are organizing the 3rd International Conference devoted to the interaction and mutual influence of various Jewish groups, and their neighbors of other ethnicities and confessions in Central Asia and the Caucasus since the "colonial era" of the 19-20th centuries, to present. We would consider a wide range of topics related to Jewish life in Central Asia and the Caucasus, including, but not limited to:
• The impact of modernization and migration on the life of Jewish communities;
• Interactions with the authorities and involvement in local politics;
• Relations and interactions with locals and foreign (Jewish and non-Jewish) populations;
• Cultural interactions, history and assimilation processes;
• Languages and language policies.
In addition, we’re planning to organize a panel devoted to demographic cataclysms and the great migration to the Central Asian region during the Second World War. In this panel, we are welcoming also general proposals which are not necessary related to Jewish topics.
Format: the conference will take place in Moscow on June 4, and in Almaty on June 6–8, 2025. Online participation is also possible.
We accept applications in Russian and English languages (simultaneous translation will be provided)
You can submit your application following the link
Applications will be accepted until March 20, 2025.
Decisions will be made by: March 27, 2025.
Svetlana Amosova, Head of the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Junior Research Fellow in the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Anastasia Deka, Manager of the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow
Elena Fomenko, Assistant at the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow
Ablet Kamalov, Director of the Center for Regional Studies, Turan University, Almaty; President of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)
Zeev Levin, Director of the Research Center of Jews in Central Asia and the Iranian Sphere, Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East, Jerusalem
Maria Zarkh, Coordinator in the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Secretary of the Organizing Committee), Moscow
For questions and inquiries: rc@jewish-museum.ru
• The impact of modernization and migration on the life of Jewish communities;
• Interactions with the authorities and involvement in local politics;
• Relations and interactions with locals and foreign (Jewish and non-Jewish) populations;
• Cultural interactions, history and assimilation processes;
• Languages and language policies.
In addition, we’re planning to organize a panel devoted to demographic cataclysms and the great migration to the Central Asian region during the Second World War. In this panel, we are welcoming also general proposals which are not necessary related to Jewish topics.
Format: the conference will take place in Moscow on June 4, and in Almaty on June 6–8, 2025. Online participation is also possible.
We accept applications in Russian and English languages (simultaneous translation will be provided)
You can submit your application following the link
Applications will be accepted until March 20, 2025.
Decisions will be made by: March 27, 2025.
Following the conference proceedings, we are planning to publish a peer-reviewed collection of papers in Russian and English.
We will try to cover accommodation in Moscow (up to 2 nights) and Almaty (up to 3 nights). The Organizing Committee does not provide visa support, but we can prepare an official invitation. For young researchers (master's students, postgraduate students and researchers who defended their theses no more than 5 years ago) we have a few travel grants (please indicate if you would need one in your application form).
Conference Organizing Committee:Svetlana Amosova, Head of the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Junior Research Fellow in the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Anastasia Deka, Manager of the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow
Elena Fomenko, Assistant at the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center, Moscow
Ablet Kamalov, Director of the Center for Regional Studies, Turan University, Almaty; President of the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS)
Zeev Levin, Director of the Research Center of Jews in Central Asia and the Iranian Sphere, Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East, Jerusalem
Maria Zarkh, Coordinator in the Research Center of the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center (Secretary of the Organizing Committee), Moscow
For questions and inquiries: rc@jewish-museum.ru
