Religion and the State in Pre-Modern Europe Conversion: towards publication

Beit Daniel - 13-14 November 2007

Participants

Professor Jeremy Cohen Department of Jewish History, Email: [email protected]

Professor Ronnie Ellenblum Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Conquest and Conversion of Space Email: [email protected]

Dr Simha Goldin Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Center for Jewish History, Tel-Aviv University Conversion in Rabbinical Responsa Email: [email protected]

Professor Michael Heyd (Paper to be discussed) The Institute of Arts and Letters, Faculty of Humanities, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Intellectuals and Conversion Email: [email protected]

Professor Elliott Horowitz (Paper to be discussed) Department of Jewish History, The Bar Ilan University Conversion from Paul to the Present Email: [email protected]

Professor Adnan Husain (Paper to be discussed) Department of History, Medieval Mediterranean and Islamic World, Queen’s University, Ontario Conversion in Medieval Islam Email: [email protected]

Professor Oded Irshai Department of Jewish History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem The Ben-Zion Dinur Research Center for Jewish History, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Conversion of Space in Fourth Century Jerusalem Email: [email protected]

Professor Steven Kaplan (Paper to be discussed) Department of Comparative Religion, Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Christianization of Time in 15th Century Ethiopia Email: [email protected]

Professor Ira Katznelson (Project Convenor) Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University, New York Introduction to volume with Miri Rubin Email: [email protected]

Dr Joshua Levinson Department of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Subject of Conversion Email: [email protected]

Professor Ora Limor Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic Affairs, Open University of Conversion of Space, Conversion of Time Email: [email protected]

Professor Miri Rubin (Project Convenor) Professor of Medieval Early Modern History, Queen Mary, University of London Introduction to volume with Ira Katznelson Email: [email protected]

Professor Shulamith Shahar Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, Tel Aviv University Address – 17 Hovevei Zion Street, Jerusalem, 92225, Israel Telephone – 00 972 2 566 4352

Early Career Participants (with areas of interest)

Ms. Avital Davidovich-Eshed Doctoral Student, Department of Jewish History, Tel Aviv University The depiction of women in medieval biblical commentary and its significance in the study of cultural history Email: [email protected]

Dr Gil Klein The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Michigan Conversion of Space: Roman Sepphoris Email: [email protected]

Ms Michal Kravel-Tovi Doctoral Student in Anthropology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Orthodox Conversion in Israel as a Zionist-national Project Email: [email protected]

Dr Danna Piroyansky Lecturer in Medieval History Department of History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Cults of Political Martyrs in Late Medieval England Email: [email protected]