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News and Information NEWS AND INFORMATION Fellowships 191 Vivian Lefsky Hort Fellowship The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research announces the 1994-1995 Vivian Lefsky Hort Fellowship to help support original research in the field of Yiddish literature. The fellowship, which carries a stipend of $1,500, is for a period of one to three months during Spring 1994 to conduct research at YIVO's library and Archives. The recipient is expected to deliver a lecture based on the research and submit a paper for possible publication in the TIVO Annual or TIVO-bleter. Applicants should send (or fax) a resume, two letters of support, and a research proposal of no more than three pages to Dr. Allan Nadler, Director of Research, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 1048 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028. Telephone: (212) 535-6700; fax: (212) 734-1062. The postmark deadline is June 30, 1994. Conferences National Association for Ethnic Studies The National Association for Ethnic Studies, meeting concurrently with the Central States Anthropological Society, will hold its 1994 Annual Conference March 16-20, 1994, in Kansas City, Missouri. Interested persons are invited to present papers, panels, or media productions on the national and international implications of ethnicity. Proposals from all disciplines and areas of enquiry are welcome: arts, humanities, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, education, public policy, law, and politics. The conference will create a forum for iiueraction on such issues as migration, immigration, the crossing of geographic and cultural borders, the development ofethnic identity, the establishment ofethnic boundaries, and the resolution of ethnic conflict. Abstracts will be published as part of the NAES conference proceedings. 192 SHOFAR Summer 1993 Vol. 11, No.4 To submit an abstract or proposal, please contact Professor Otis 1. Scott, Director, Ethnic Studies Center, California State University, Sacramento, CA 95819; telephone: (916) 278-6645; fax: (916) 278-5787; e-mail: scottol@ccvax.ccs.csus.edu. The deadline for abstracts and proposals is October 1, 1993. For all other information about the conference, contact: Professor Harriet J. Ottenheimer, Director, American Ethnic Studies Program, Leasure Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS 66506; telephone: (913) 532-6934; fax: (913) 532-6978; e-mail: mahafan@ksuvrn.ksu.edu. Latin American Jewish Studies Association The Seventh Intenlational Research· Conference of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association will take place in Philadelphia on November 7-8,1993. Only members of the IAJSA may participate in the conference; details of the program are in the Summer issue of the IAJSA Newsletter. If you wish information about the IAJSA please contact Dr. Judith Laikin Elkin, IAJSA, 2104 Georgetown Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1535; telephone: (313) 996-2880. For more information about the conference, please contact Mrs. Marsha Zisling, telephone (215) 204-1459; fax (215) 204-7784. Educational Opportunities International Relations The College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee announces a spring semester study abroad program in International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This program offers English-language courses dealing with international relations and with Israel and the Middle East. Courses will be taught by leading faculty members of the Hebrew University, and small class sizes will provide an opportunity for considerable interaction with instructors. A special feature of the program is a three-credit internship in an Israeli, Palestinian,· or international organization. The internship provides an opportunity to meet and work with people outside of the university setting. Other features include research projects enabling participants to work with senior Israeli scholars and officials, opportunities to work with Palestinian as well as Israeli scholars, access to workshops and conferences organized by the Davis Institute, and meetings with members of the U.S. diplomatic corps in Jerusalem. News and Information 193 The program, which runs from February to June, is open to students from other universities as well as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Participants will be selected on a competitive basis which will include consideration ofappropriate academic qualifications and career objectives. The cost of $4700 for Wisconsin residents and $5900 for others includes tuition and fees, air fare, and housing. To obtain additional information or to receive an application, please contact: International Relations Major, University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee, P.O. Box...