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Shirli Gilbert

@ShirliGilbert

Professor of Modern Jewish History @UCL @uclhjs and Academic Director @SMGilbertLearn. Long-distance South African.

 London
ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/people/academic-staff/prof-shirli-gilbert
Joined December 2014
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Have you registered for our Summer Seminar? This two day event, taking place 12-13 July, features papers, professionalisation panels & an evening food&drinks reception with lecture-recitals. To register for free, see southampton.ac.uk/parkes/new…
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Have you registered for our conference in Leeds at the end of the month? fine-art.leeds.ac.uk/events/…
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1 week to submit your manuscript! For details on how to apply & to see the list of previous winners visit bit.ly/2IsiNDr teapawt.net/wienerlibrary/status/1…
The Wiener Holocaust Library (@wienerlibrary) profile pictureThe Wiener Holocaust Library@wienerlibrary14 Jun 2018
We are currently accepting submissions for the 2018 Wiener Library Ernst #FraenkelPrize. Deadline 6 July. Read more: bit.ly/2IsiNDr
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Registration for our 2018 conference at @UniversityLeeds is now open. More information and link to registration here: britishholocauststudies.blog…
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We are looking for a lecturer to replace me during my Leverhulme sabbatical. Properly paid 3-year job, including research time. Music historian who can teach operatic topics required. Please RT/share. Deadline fairly imminent. my.corehr.com/pls/oburecruit…
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James Loeffler
@Jbloeffler14 May 2018
Just out: My #NYTimes op-ed on Israel, human rights, and #RootedCosmopolitans nytimes.com/2018/05/14/opini…
Opinion | The Zionist Founders of the Human Rights Movement (Published 2018)

Opinion | The Zionist Founders of the Human Rights Movement (Published 2018)

They fought for human rights out of their particular experience as Jews — which is the very thing that drove them to embrace Zionism.

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Are you applying for our MA in Jewish History and Culture? Did you know we also offer the Parkes East and Central European Scholarship? Open to students from selected East & Central European countries. The deadline is the 22nd June so get those applications in fast!
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London Review of Books@LRB28 Mar 2018
'Would I take this career path if I was 24 again? I doubt it.' Malcolm Gaskill reports on the #USSstrike: lrb.co.uk/v40/n07/malcolm-ga…
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Please spread the word: massive scholarship for BA Jewish Studies at @uclhjs - Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London including fees. Deadline: 20 May 2018 Further details: ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/stud…
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Laura Kuenssberg
@bbclaurak28 Mar 2018
If you are following Labour Anti-semitism row worth reading this lengthy interview btw Jewish News and Corbyn from tonight - jewishnews.timesofisrael.com…
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There's still plenty of time for you to book your palce for the Ian and Mildred Karten Memorial lecture on 17th April. @NeilGregor1 speaks on 'German Orchestras, the Volksgemeinschaft and the persecution of the Jews, 1933-1945'. Book your place now: southampton.ac.uk/parkes/new…
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Helen Spurling@SpurlingH21 Mar 2018
With regret, I resigned yesterday from my post as external examiner in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at @OfficialUoM in support of @ucu and #USSstrike #NoCapitulation
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With regret, I have just resigned as external examiner at Kings College London for the MA in Jewish Studies. Supporting the #USSStrike #ucu #WeAreTheUniversity
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Contact us for details of the talk on Tuesday 20th March by @ShirliGilbert on the extraordinary collection of letters of German Jewish refugee Rudolph Schwab including his correspondence with a childhood friend who became a Nazi. North London venue
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This is a beautiful letter. teapawt.net/LRB/status/97314836300…
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An open letter from Alice Goodman to the vice chancellor of Leeds University lrb.co.uk/blog/2018/03/10/al…
Alice Goodman | An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of Leeds University

Alice Goodman | An Open Letter to the Vice Chancellor of Leeds University

Dear Sir Alan [Langlands]: a decade ago, when my late husband, Professor Sir Geoffrey Hill, was assembling his...

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First woman head for Oxford Hebrew Centre; and a paleographer; and an amazing leader!!! #WomenInScience #WomensHistoryMonth #bookhistory #Twitterstorians thejc.com/news/uk-news/first… via @jewishchron
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'The problems we face – debt, increasing workloads, precarity, mental health issues – are not only shared, but systemic' theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Why I’m a striking lecturer: I want to stop the slow death of public education | Becky Gardiner

Why I’m a striking lecturer: I want to stop the slow death of public education | Becky Gardiner

On the picket line I’ve seen how much widespread support there is, by those fighting against broader attacks on education, says Becky Gardiner, academic and former comment editor of the Guardian

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University vice-chancellors are paid far more than public sector peers theguardian.com/education/20…
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Phil Baty@Phil_Baty9 Mar 2018
Wow. UK university staff provide 40 million hours of FREE labour a year - worth £3.2 BILLION - through pro-bono public engagement & knowledge exchange, finds @ViewforthHE. So much of this great sector is driven by good will. We must protect that! #ussstrike
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Dr Liz Morrish@lizmorrish9 Mar 2018
This joint statement from University of Kent @UniKent and @UCU branch is extraordinary kent.ac.uk/news/kentlife/173…
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