The World Union of Jewish Studies is an international organization that promotes Jewish studies worldwide.
Since its establishment at the Second World Congress of Jewish Studies in 1957, the Union has advanced Jewish studies through conferences, publications, and grants, in order to encourage research and the exchange of ideas between scholars.
Stay updated with our peer-reviewed bi-lingual journal Jewish Studies, and our monographs featuring some of the latest highly prestigious and original research in Jewish Studies.
Become a member of the World Union of Jewish Studies and get our peer-reviewed journal for free, discounts on books, eligibility to apply for grants and propose a lecture for the Congress.
Apply for the WUJS book publication grants, Ulpan scholarships, and prestigious prizes such as the Matanel Prize for the best book published in the field of Jewish Thought.
It was a great pleasure to participate in the Congress at your wonderful university. Thank you,
The World Congress is the axis mundi of Jewish Studies – an event which ties the participants to the very meaning of Judaism, the Jewish people, and the Jewish state.
Excellent programme, plenty of opportunities and space to meet colleagues, a very nice atmosphere.
View our full world map to see details of universities, libraries, archives and other institutions relevant in the field of Jewish Studies around the world.
We want to offer the public an easily accessible database of institutions and events relevant in the field of Jewish Studies worldwide. Please contact us if you would like your institution to appear on our map, and send us your location, contact and website information, and a short description to worldunion@jewish-studies.org.
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