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222 SHOFAR Winter 1994 Vol. 12, No.2 NEWS AND INFORMATION Educational News Oxford Programme in Yiddish The Oxford Centre for Hebrew Studies announces the Oxford Programme in Yiddish, July 16 through August 13, 1994. This program is an intensive, one-month summer course in Yiddish language and literature, with emphasis on the development of active reading, writing, and speaking abilities. It includes extensive readings from the works of modern Yiddish literary masters as well as an introduction to the history of Yiddish language and literature. Courses are available both for beginniners and for students with some background in Yiddish. For an application or more information, please contact Marie Wright, Coordinator, Oxford Programme in Yiddish, Oxford Centre for Hebrew Studies, 45 St. Giles, Oxford OX1 3LW, England; telephone: (0865) 311030/511869; fax: (0865) 311791. Ray D. Wolfe Fellowship The University of Toronto Jewish Studies Programme offers fellowships to support advanced research in Jewish Studies. Fellowships are awarded both to candidates working on doctoral dissertations and to post-doctoral applicants. Applicants must be engaged in research related to the history, culture, literature, religion, or thought of the Jewish people. Award winners will be designated as Ray D. Wolfe Fellows. They will spend an academic year at the University of Toronto either to complete a dissertation or to prepare a completed dissertation for publication. For application forms and further information, ask: Professor Libby Garshowitz, Director,Jewish Studies Programme, University ofToronto, c/o Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, 4 Bancroft Ave., Rm. 314, Toronto, Ontario M4S 1A1, Canada; telephone: (416) 978-3143; fax: (416) 978-5294. News and Information 223 Harry Starr Fellowships The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the Harry Starr Fellowships in Judaica. Applicants may come from any discipline in the humanities and social sciences associated with studies in Judaica; recent Ph.D.s and junior faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Starr Fellows will receive a stipend of $20,000. For full information contact: Harry Starr Fellowships, Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 021138; telephone: (617) 495-4326. Annenberg Research Institute Fellowship The Annenberg Research Institute/Center for Judaic Studies of the University ofPennsylvania offers post-doctoral fellowships and dissertation fellowships. Scholars may apply who are engaged in advanced research in Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, the latter including pre-Christian, Christian, and Islamic history and culture, from ancient to modern times. A few fellowships will be available for advanced graduate students writing their dissertations on relevant topics. Stipend amounts are based on a Fellow's academic standing and financial need. For application material and further information, write to: Secretary, Fellowship Program, Annenberg Research Institute, Center for Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106; telephone: (215) 2381290 . Temple University Summer Research Fellowship Temple University's Center for American Jewish History, in cooperation with the American Jewish Committee, invites submissions for a summer fellowship to support research in American Jewish History from the colonial period to the present. The grant of $2500 is available to graduate students and untenured faculty at any American or Canadian university. The Center will give priority to research that draws on the Philadelphia area archival collections, but it will consider all appropriate subjects in making its award. For more information, write to Dr. Murray Friedman, Director, Center for American Jewish History, 1616 Walnut St., Suite 2106, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 224 SHOFAR Winter 1994 Vol. 12, No.2 Touro National Heritage Trust Fellowship The Touro National Heritage Trust of Newport, Rhode Island, in cooperation with nearby learned institutions in New England, will offer one three-month fellowship for research on some aspect of the Jewish experience in the Western Hemisphere prior to ca. 1860. The Touro Fellowship is open to scholars from any country, and candidates may be engaged in pre- or post-doctoral, or independent research. For information and application forms, write to: Director, John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Providence, RI 02912; telephone: (401) 8632725 ; fax: (401) 863-3477. Southern Jewish Historical Society Prize The Southern Jewish Historical Society will award $500 for the best paper dealing with SouthernJewry by a current graduate or undergraduate college student. Submissions should focus on a subject related to...