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News and Information News and Information Conferences Midwest Jewish Studies Association Conference 193 The Tenth Annual Conference ofthe Midwest Jewish Studies Association will be held October 18-19,1998, in Chicago at SpertusInstitute ofJewish Studies. Sessions begin at 10:00 a.m. and include panels on modem literature, the problem of modem Jewish identity, the interplay between Hillel and Judaic Studies on campus, philosophy and mysticism, Jewish-Christian relations, Jews and music, contemporary Judaism, Holocaust literature, constructions of"the Jew" in eighteenth-century English literature and culture, nineteenth-century issues in Zionism and Reform, pedagogy, liturgy, the Jewish experience in the United States, perspectives on diaspora communities, and Yiddish literature. For more information, call the Program Chairman, David S. Williams, at 706-5425356 . 29th Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches The Annual Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches is an international , interfaith, and interdisciplinary gathering ofscholars, educators, clergy, and other interested individuals. The conference, ofwhich the theme is "The Burdens of History: Post-Holocaust Generations in Dialogue," will be held March 6-9, 1999, and is sponsored by Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York. Specific areas of concern will be: post-Holocaust generations in dialogue, Holocaust education, survivors, gender and the Holocaust, Holocaust narratives, and genocide studies. For more information, please contact Dr. Marcia S. Littell, Executive Director, The Annual Scholars' Conference, P.O. Box 10, Merion Station, PA 19066-0010; phone 610-667-5437 or 516-572-7190. Remembering for the Future 2000 The third Remembering for the Future conference will take place in Oxford and London from 16 to 23 July 2000. The first four full days in Oxford (17"':'20 July) will be allotted to scholarly papers and discussions. The fifth day (21 July) will be in London and open to the general public and media. The conference will consider the following themes: historical update and newly discovered archives, religion and ethics, and the Holocaust in education, representation, and culture. Participants in the London conference will 194 SHOFAR Fall 1998 Vol. 17, No. I need to book their accommodations early because of the millennium celebrations. For more information, the e-mail address is: ; fax number: +44 (0) 171 730-9289; mailing address: RFTF2000, P.O. Box 26107, London SW1W 9WA, England. A Time to Heal A multidisciplinary conference entitled "A Time to Heal: Working with Aging Holocaust Survivors" will be held at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Canada, May 5-7, 1999. This conference will bring together those involved in social work, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, chaplaincy, therapeutic recreation research, and related health care professionals. For more information, contact Paula David, Holocaust Resource Coordinator and Conference Coordinator, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 55 Ameer Ave., North York, ON M6A 2Zl, Canada; phone: (416) 785-2500, ext. 2271; e-mail: . Announcements Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Yad Vashem The International Center for Holocaust Studies of Yad Vashem is involved in the organization ofinternational research projects and international conferences. The Center invites academics with excellent qualifications to submit their candidacy for semesterlong or annual scholarships in Holocaust research, subject to the following conditions: A) two recommendations by reputable academics are required; B) a detailed research proposal must be submitted; C) Yad Vashem has to be one of the main, or the main, source of archival and other material for the suggested research; D) the researcher has to be present at Yad Vashem for at least two days a week and participate in the regular meetings of the Center's research scholars; and E) Yad Vashem will have first option for publication of the completed research work. Scholarships will be granted both to post-doctoral researchers at the beginning of their career and to well established senior academics in the field. Scholarships will be granted for either one or two, not necessarily consecutive, semesters. The Center will provide a room, basic secretarial help (not research assistants), a computer, and extensive help in locating archival and other materials. Applications for 1999/2000 should be submitted by December 31, 1998; applications for 2000/2001 by December 31, 1999. Contact Ms. Esther Aran, International Center for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem, P.O. Box 3477, Jerusalem 91034, Israel...