Second CIS Students Conference on Jewish Studies
Moscow, July 15 - 17, 1997

CALL FOR PAPERS
Spring, 1997

The Moscow Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization "Sefer" and the Association of Moscow Jewish Studies Students, in cooperation with the Joint Distribution Committee, are organizing the Second CIS Student Conference on Jewish Studies. The Conference will take place in Moscow, July 15-17, 1997. Educated in more than 50 Jewish Universities and educational programs around the FSU and representing a new generation of Russian speaking academics in Jewish studies, approximately 60 students from the CIS will attend the conference. Student paper topics include Jewish history in Russia and the USSR, Hebrew language, Yiddish language and literature, Biblical studies, Jewish philosophy, and Jewish arts. The goal of the conference is to introduce the exciting research being done by young academics in the CIS and to create a productive and friendly environment for interchange between Jewish studies students. The First CIS Student Conference on Jewish Studies was held last July in Moscow. 40 student papers were presented, including those of foreign students from London University, Oxford University, and Ohio State University. Foreign students are welcome to take part in the upcoming conference. Interested students should contact the Sefer Center no later than May 30, 1997 with their paper title, brief abstract and CV. Conference accomodation and food for participants are free. For those students who want to remain in Moscow to do research, dorm rooms are available for $25 a day. There is no reimbursement for travel expenses and visa payment for non-CIS citizens.

All inquries to be sent to the organizers: