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Sun 30-11-2014
13th International Symposium on the History of the Jews in the Netherlands
(Dutch) Jewish History through the Prism of the Family
In Jewish History, every new generation is formed, both individually as well as collectively, socially politically and nationally, by the influence of older generations and the particular family constellation in which people find themselves. Family traditions are adopted or rebelled against, consciously or unconsciously. Because of this, important developments in (Dutch) Jewish History relating to religion, politics, emancipation, and gender become visible and tangible in the bosom of the Jewish family.
Day 1: November 30, 2014
Venue: Jewish Historical Museum, Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1, 1011 PL Amsterdam
Day 2 & 3: December 1 & 2, 2014
Venue: Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV Amsterdam
Registration (€15 tot €50) see: REGISTRATION FORM
The conference is intended to present a new perspective on (Dutch) Jewish History through the prism of the family.
The conference is organized by the Menasseh ben Israel Committee for the History and Culture of the Jews in the Netherlands
Partners: Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam; University of Amsterdam; Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sponsors: Stichting Maatschappij tot nut der Israëlieten in Nederland, Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands
Sunday evening, November 30th, 2014
location Jewish Historical Museum (Nieuwe Amstelstraat 1)
17:00-20:00
Keynotes
Marcel Möring
The Grammar of Absence
Marcel Möring is a Dutch novelist. His books include Het grote verlangen (1992, AKO Literatuurprijs), In Babylon (1997, Gouden Uil Literatuurprijs), Louteringsberg (2011)
Drs. Robert Vuijsje
The Jewish Family and the History of Kvetching
Robert Vuijsje is a Dutch novelist. His books include Alleen maar nette mensen (2008, Libris literatuurprijs and Gouden Uil Literatuurprijs), In het wild (2011) and Beste vriend (2012)
Discussion led by Dr. Anet Bleich (independent scholar and journalist)
Reception offered by the Jewish Historical Museum
Monday, December 1st, 2014
location KNAW (Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29)
10.00-12.15
Session 1: Religion & Culture
Dr. Tirtsah Levie Bernfeld (independent scholar)
Sephardi Women and Family Life in Early Modern Amsterdam
Prof. dr. Shaul Stampfer (Hebrew University Jerusalem)
Families, Rabbis and Education. Traditional Jewish Society in 19th century Eastern Europe
Drs. Chaya Brasz (independent scholar)
All in the 'Dutch' Jewish Family: Networks, Cultures and Politics
12.15-13.15 lunch*
13.15-15.30
Session 2: Emancipation & Integration
Prof. dr. Wim Willems (Leiden University)
A Street in Holland. Jewish Family Life (1900-1942). A Website as Research Tool
Drs. Joosje Lakmaker (independent writer and journalist)
Writing about My ‘Non-Jewish’ Grandfather and the Family I Never Knew
Dr. Koen Hilberdink (KNAW)
Repairing the Polak Family. The Mission of Publisher Johan Polak (1928-1992)
15.30-16.00 tea
16.00-18.30 Session 3: Migration & Demography
Prof. dr. Sergio DellaPergola (Hebrew University Jerusalem)
Demography of the Jewish Family: Continuities and Discontinuities
Drs. Erik Schumacher (NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Amsterdam)
Jewish Mass Migration from the Perspective of an Amsterdam Wedding in 1939
Prof. dr. Gerard Wiegers (University of Amsterdam)
The Pallache family and the Conversion of Isaac Pallache to Christianity (1627)
18.30-18.50 Presentation Hartog Beem prize for the best MA thesis written in the Netherlands on a topic related to Jewish Studies
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
location KNAW (Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29)
9.30-11.00 Session 4.1: Shoah I
Prof. dr. Rebecca Boehling (ITS Bad Arolsen / University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
The Jewish Family and the Holocaust: The Post-Shoah Search for Closure and Identity Across Generations
Dr. Nicole Immler (NIOD / University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht)
Imagining Justice: Compensation Claims Investigated from a Family Memory Perspective
11.00-11.30 coffee
11.30-13.00 Session 4.2: Shoah II
Drs. Jaap Cohen (NIOD / University of Amsterdam)
Sephardic Family History as a Rescue tool. The Case of the d’Oliveiras
Prof. dr. Evelien Gans (NIOD / University of Amsterdam)
Jaap (Laius) and Ischa (Oedipus) Meijer. A Fatal Rivalry Against the Background of the Shoah
13.00-14.00 lunch*
14.00-15.30 Session 5.1: Visualization & Musealization I
Dr. Miri Talmon (Tel Aviv University)
Re(dis)covering the Jewish Family: The Case of Israeli Culture
Dr. Judith Thissen (University of Utrecht)
Paving the Way for ‘The Jazz Singer’: Cinema, Social Mobility and the Commercialization of the High Holidays
15.30-16.00 tea
16.00-17.30
Session 5.2: Visualization & Musealization II
Prof. dr. Nina Warnke (Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN)
Constructing Family Narratives in Yiddish Actresses' Memoirs
Drs. Harm Stevens (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
Wachenheimer (1880-2010): A Jewish Family Inheritance in the Rijksmuseum
17.30-19.00 Reception offered by the KNAW
*Lunch is only available for those who have purchased a lunch voucher at the time of registration. There are many locations serving meals in the vicinity of the venue.
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