Jewish studies

In all humanities disciplines, scholars find themselves confronted with the rapidly increasing availability of digital resources, new technologies to interrogate and analyse them, and the question of how to engage with these developments. The field of Jewish studies is no exception. The C²DH aims to use the potential of digital technology to foster research in Jewish studies. Various projects have been carried out in recent years, including the launch of the websites #DHJewish and the Luxembourg Memorial of the Shoah, the publication of the book "Jewish Studies in the Digital Age" and a study on the spoliation of Jewish property.

C²DH historians Blandine Landau and Gerben Zaagsma spoke to Hanna Siemaszko, the producer of the SciLux podcast on science in Luxembourg, about their projects and the impact of digital technologies on Jewish studies.

This podcast was recorded in connection with the 2022 Annual Report of the Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH), a University of Luxembourg research centre.

Want to find out more?
 
Luxembourg Memorial of the Shoah: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/data/memorial-shoah-luxembourg
Digital portal "#DHJewish - Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities": https://dhjewish.org
C²DH website: https://www.c2dh.uni.lu/
University of Luxembourg: https://wwwen.uni.lu
SciLux: https://scilux.buzzsprout.com/

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:45 What is the spoliation of Jewish property?
• 3:47 Methodology for studying spoliation
• 5:15 Digital portal #DHJewish - Jewish Studies and Digital Humanities
• 7:00 Using digital technologies to research Jewish history
• 9:20 Digital Memorial of the Shoah Luxembourg
• 14:14 To what extent have Luxembourg's archives been digitised?
• 18:25 Ongoing activities in Jewish studies in Luxembourg
• 23:57 How many people were affected by spoliation in Luxembourg?
• 28:47 International conference and book: "Jewish Studies in the Digital Age"
• 30:02 What are the problems and challenges associated with digital history and Jewish studies?
• 33:14 How did you join the C²DH?