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News and Information NEWS AND INFORMATION Midwest Jewish Studies Association Conference 201 The Fifth Annual Conference of the MJSA will be held September 12 and 13, 1993, at Spertus College. in Chicago. For information on the program and on registering and housing, please contact Byron SherWin, Spertus College ofJudaica, 618 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, It 60605; (312) 922-9012, fax (312) 922-6406. CAJE 18 1993 Conference The Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education will be held at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, August 6-8, with the preconference beginning August 5. The convention will emphasize five areas: Torah, Text & Traditions; Creative & Cultural Arts; Klal YisraeVCommunity; Schooling; and Technology & Techniques. For more information please contact the Texas Conference Office at P.O. Box 795173, Dallas, TX 75379-5173; (214) i~2-6050, fax (214) 732-6419. Student Essay Prize The Southern Jewish Historical Society will award $500 for the best paper dealing with SouthernJewry by a current graduate or undergraduate college student. The presentation will be made at the society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, in November. Submissions should focus on a subject related to Southern Jewish history, use primary sources, a?d be documented appropriately. Papers should be typed double-spaced. The submitter's name, address, and academic affiliation must appear only ,on the cover letter and not in the body of the paper. Papers must be submitted by July 1, 1993 to: Professor Berkley Kalin, Chair, Student Prize Committee, SJHS, Department of History, Memphis State University, Memphis, 'FN 38152. 202 SHOFAR Spring 1993 Vol. 11, No.3 Visiting Fellowships in Jewish Studies A Visiting Fellowship program l1as be~n established by Yad Hanadiv and the Barecha Foundation. Fellowships are awarded each year to scholars in Jewish Studies who hold non-tenured university positions or who have received tenure after September 1993. Fellows will spend a year in Israel participating in a structured program in their field of study. Candidates wishing to apply for a Fellowship for the academic year 1994/1995 must meet the following ~riteria: 1) Maximum age of 40 on September 1, 1994; 2) Ph.D. degree by January 1, 1994; 2) Fluency in Hebrew; 4) Permament non-Israeli residence abroad; and 5) Involvement specifically in the teaching of courses in Jewish studies. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 25, 1993. Further information and application forms may be obtained by writing to: Yad Hanadiv/Barecha Foundation Fellowships, 16 Ibn Gvirol Street, Jerusalem, ISRAEL 92430, or Bitnet HNUGI@I-IUJIVM1. J udaica Research Service Jerusalem Judaica Research Service OJRS) provides bibliographic reference services and research assistance to the academic community in all areas of Jewish Studies, including: Bible, post-Biblical literature, rabbinic literature, halakhah and mishpat Ivri, philosophy, prayer and Jewish festivals, literature, language, history, Eretz-Israel, State of Israel, Jewish culture, and more. In Jerusalem, JJRS has served hundreds of people, utilizing the resources found there. Its service is especially designed for researchers outside of Israel who may not have access to the resources available in Jerusalem. JJRS can provide photocopies of articles and books, perform author, title, and subject searches, execute specific research tasks, and much more. Responses are normally sent within a week of receiving the query. For certain types, of queries, expedited service is available. For more information about JJRS or to submit a query, contact: Jerusalem Judaica Research Servi~e, 54/1 I-Iarlap St., Jerusalem, Israel. Telephone: 972-2-665626, or fax: 972-2-612101. Jewish History Now in its sixth year of publication,jewisb History draws on the work of scholars in a variety of fields. Vol. 6 is a double issue on the Bible, Biblical exegesis,Jewish-Christian relations, and Jewish thought and history honoring medieval scholar Frank Talmage. News and Information 203 jewish History is published semiannually. Subscriptions for individuals are $25.00 (1 year), $46.00 (2 years), $68.00 (3 years). For libraries and institutions the rates are $40.00 (1 year), $74.00 (2 years); $108.00 (3 years). Foreign: add $5:00 per year, plus 7% GST in Canada. To subscribe, contact the University' Press of New England, Journals Dept., 23 South Main St., Hanover, NH 03755-2048; (800) 421...