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News and Information News and Information 215 New Judaica Series at Kegan Paul The academic publishing house ofKegan Paul International has decided to significantly increase its catalogue of Judaica. To this end it has initiated a new series, Kegan Paul Jewish Studies. The series editors are Professors Gerrit Bos (University of Koln) and Tzvi Langermann (Bar Han University). All topics pertaining to Judaica will be considered; the only criterion will be academic excellence. For more information please contactTzvi Langermann, Department ofArabic, Bar Han University, Ramat Gan, Israel; phone/fax: 972-2-673-3480; e-mail: ytl@mail.biu.ac.il. Interviews with David Irving and Jorg Haider The arguments ofDavid Irving and Jorg Haider, spoken freely and spontaneously but subject to good rebuttal, can be found on the page , from which you can access RealAudio files ofthe audio track for these two interviews. David Irving was interviewed by Tim Sebastian on the BBC World Service TV program "Hard Talk," on April 28, 2000 (25 minutes, in English). JOrg Haider's interview on "Talk in Berlin" (moderator: Eric Bohme, with Ralph Giordano, Michael Glos, and Freimet Duve), was broadcast on NTV in February 2000 (3 x 25 min., in German). There is stormy applause, but also jeers and whistles when Haider, identified by his Austrian accent, speaks. The sound may be better ifyou save the 1.5 Megabyte files to disk and then listen with WINAMP rather than the RealAudio player. Post Doctoral Fellowships The Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University ofPennsylvania announces fellowships for its annual seminar. The topic is Biblical Interpretation in a Comparative Context: Jewish, Christian, Islamic. Experts in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic exegesis are invited to participate in the hope of producing a new synthesis of material that heretofore has been treated in isolation. Althoughproposals dealing with any historicalperiodare welcome, it is anticipated that the seminar will focus on four main periods: the first centuries in the common era (Judaism and Christianity in particular); the eighth through tenth centuries (Judaism, Karaism, and Islam); the High Middle Ages (all three traditions), and the modem period. All projects should deal directly or indirectly with the question ofcomparative exegesis. 216 SHOFAR Fa112000 Vol. 19, No.1 Postdoctoral candidates are invited, although outstanding graduate students in the fmal stages ofwriting their dissertations may also apply. Stipend amounts are based on a Fellow's academic standing and fmancial need, with a maximum of$30,000 for the academic year. A contribution may also be made towards travel expenses. The application deadline is November 15, 2000; awards will be announced on January 15, 2001. For application material, contact: Administrator, Fellowship Program, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, 420 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106; phone: 215-2381290 ; fax: 215-238-1540; e-mail: allenshe({v.sas.upenn.edu. Israel Studies Israel Studies, a joint publication of the Ben-Gurion Research Center and the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies, encourages multidisciplinary scholarship on the development ofIsraeli society and culture. Temporal boundaries include the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State ofIsrael. Attention is given to the study ofthe different groups that constitute Israeli society, although recognition is given to events and phenomena in Israel's diaspora communities as they affect the state. Israel Studies, now in its fifth year of publication, is published twice a year by Indiana University Press. Each issue includes twelve to fourteen essays and selected documents. A regular feature is "ZionistDialectics," whichpresents essays that identify issues at the core of the debates that engage those who live in Israel as well as those who observe and study at a distance. To read sample articles from Israel Studies and view the full index ofarticles, visit the web site at . For more information, contact: Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton St., Bloomington, IN 47404-3979; phone: 1-800-8426796 ; fax: 1-812-855-8507; e-mail: journals@indiana.edu: http://www.indiana.edu/ -iupress , or Israel Studies, The Ben-Gurion Research Center, Sede-Boker Campus, 84990, Israel; phone: 972-7-6596965; fax: 972-7-6596939; e-mail: istudies@bgumail.bgu.ac.il. Websites oflnterest 1. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research...