Jesse Breet wins the 16th Hartog Beem prize for the best MA thesis in Jewish Histoy and Culture for his thesis:
“Grootere diefstal bestond er dus niet.” De roof van huisraden en het proces van Jodenvervolging in Nederland
This award is given by the Menasseh ben Israel Institute of Jewish Studies for the best master thesis in the field of Jewish history or culture by an author under The jury consisting of: Prof. dr. Judith Frishman (chair) Prof.dr. Karin Hofmeester, Prof.dr. Jessica Roitman and Prof.dr. Frank van Vree praises the originality of the thesis with the following words:
While scholars previously focused primarily on the theft of jewels, stocks and bonds, money and other valuables, the author of this thesis demonstrates that it was the widespread and public theft of common household goods that reduced the Jews to a state of what Giorgio Agamben called “bare life”.
The winner will be announced now, but the prize will be awarded formally at an event yet to be organized.
The Hartog Beem Prize is named after Hartog Beem, the well-known Dutch-Jewish historian and pioneer in the field of West Yiddish and the history of Jewish life in the “mediene” – the Dutch Jewish world outside the major cities of the Netherlands. It is made possible with the help of Stichting Collectieve Marorgelden Nederland
The full jury report can be read here
Part of the prize is the publication of the winning thesis. It can be ordered here
