Lecture program fall 2026
Upcoming online lecture: "Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Hebrew Modernity: Beyond Jerusalem and Athens" (Dr. Giacomo Loi), Thursday 29 October 2026 at 18.00, ONLINE lecture.
Upcoming lecture series: "Telling a European Story: The Making of Modern Hebrew Literature". In this free, six-part lecture series, you are invited to explore the fascinating world of Hebrew literature from the second half of the nineteenth century to the early decades of the twentieth. How did Europe’s cultural and intellectual climate, its multilingual environment, and the historical upheavals of the time shape Jewish writers who chose to tell their stories in Hebrew? Through the works of six influential authors, including Bialik, Agnon, and Vogel, Dr. Giacomo Loi will explore how they navigated the tensions between tradition and modernity, Jewish identity and European culture, and old worlds and new ideas. This is a fascinating opportunity to discover a literary tradition that not only emerged in Europe but was also profoundly shaped by it.
About
Welcome at the Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Antwerp.
The Institute focuses on the academic study of Judaism from a variety of cultural disciplines, including history, philology, literary theory, religious studies, law, philosophy and sociology. The Institute is active in academic research, university education and educational services for a general public.
Each academic year, the Institute organizes more than twenty lectures by national and international experts. These Thursday evening lectures are aimed at a broad audience and are freely accessible. The Institute organizes language courses Yiddish and modern Hebrew, as well as reading groups.
The Institute also organizes academic conferences, seminars and workshops, often in cooperation with Belgian and international academic and cultural institutions.
The Institute is fully integrated into the University of Antwerp and is supported by the Ministry of Education of the Flemish Community. It was established in the autumn of 2001.
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