-ii- SHATZMILLER, Joseph MG 31, D 9 Finding Aid No. 1677 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................... iii Description of Papers ............................................ iii Research Potential . .. iv A. CORRESPONDENCE WITH FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ............ 1 B. JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAMME, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ......... 7 C. PERSONAL AND ACADEMIC CAREER RECORDS .................. 8 Index . 10 -iii- INTRODUCTION Born in Haifa, Israel, Joseph Shatzmiller was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he specialized in Jewish and European history. He received his M.A. in l965 and was a teaching assistant there from l962-l965. From l960 to l965 he served on the editorial board of the Weizmann Institute Archives. As one of the project researchers, he was involved in the publication of several volumes of Chaim Weizmann's letters. In l967 he received his doctorate from Aix-en-Provence University in France. His thesis was prepared under the direction of Professor Georges Duby and was titled, "Recherches sur la communate juive de Manosque au Moyen Age." It was published as a book in l973. Shatzmiller was Professor of History at the University of Haifa from l967 to l972 and was Chairman of its Department of Jewish History from l970-l972. Professor Shatzmiller came to Canada in August l972 to join the staff of the Department of History at the University of Toronto. He served as Visiting Associate Professor from l972 to l974 and became a Full Professor in l974. He taught at the Harvard University Summer School in l973 and was a Visiting Professor at the Université de Nice (France), l982-l983. A teacher of Jewish and French history, Professor Shatzmiller specializes in medieval Jewish studies and has published over fifty articles on Jewish life in medieval France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Professor Shatzmiller served as Chairman of the Jewish Studies Programmes from l974 to l986. The Programme, which is attached to the Department of History, coordinates all teaching of Judaica at the University of Toronto and it enables students to obtain an undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies. As of l987, over 250 students are enrolled in courses offered by the Programme. Professor Shatzmiller was responsible for ensuring that the study of history be a fundamental aspect of the Programme. DESCRIPTION OF PAPERS Finding Aid No. l677 is a list of files arranged alphabetically. Correspondence with Friends and Colleagues, n.d., l959-l986. 8l cm (volumes l-5). Correspondence in English, French and Hebrew with approximately l00 friends and fellow historians arranged alphabetically. Most of the correspondence relates to Professor Shatzmiller's historical research and his teaching career. The correspondents include Bernard Avishai, Noel Coulet, Gilbert Dahan, Georges Duby, Leon A. Feldman, Harry Fox, Evyatar Freisel, Yitzhak Halbrecht, Arthur Hertzberg, Rodrigue Lavoie, Michael Marrus, Wladimir Rabi, Frank Talmage, Isadore Twersky, Bela Vago and Rabbi Irwin -iv- Witty. There are several files relating to Professor Shatzmiller's professional associations and miscellaneous correspondence files arranged alphabetically. Jewish Studies Programme, University of Toronto, l973-l986. l0 cm (volume 5). Correspondence and memoranda concerning the operation of the Programme. Subjects include the J.S.P.'s budget; fund-raising activities; the University of Toronto Library and their Judaica and Hebraica collections; the J.S.P. and the Canadian Jewish Congress; and Yiddish language course offerings. Personal and Academic Career Records, n.d., l957-l986. 24 cm (volumes 5-6). Correspondence files in Hebrew from Joseph Shatzmiller's family in Israel including his mother, Henya, his brother, Shimon and his wife, Maya (Magen). Correspondence which is arranged chronologically, relates to his studies in Israel and France and his work as an educator at the University of Toronto. RESEARCH POTENTIAL The Shatzmiller Papers are essential for illustrating the development and recognition of Jewish studies as a serious discipline in Canadian and foreign universities in the l970s and also their significance to the local Jewish communities. The Jewish Studies Programme at the University of Toronto was one of the first and most important programmes established in Canada. It generated a great deal of popular support from the Toronto Jewish community because the programme strengthened Jewish identity and culture amongst the Jewish student population and promoted the teaching of Jewish adult education within the community itself. The Programme also fostered general scholarly interest in the field of Jewish studies. The Papers have a strong international character and they are a rich source for the study of the dynamics of Jewish academic life in Europe and North America, the exchange of ideas and research interests. SHATZMILLER, Joseph MG 31, D 9 Vol. File Subject Date A. CORRESPONDENCE WITH FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES 1 1 Chimen Abramsky, University College, London 1976-1986 1 2 American Academy for Jewish Research, New York 1982-1986 1 3 American Historical Review n.d., 1980 1 4 Jacob A. Arlow, M.D., New York 1982 1 5 Association for Jewish Studies 1975-1981 1 6 Bernard Avishai 1975 1 7 Miscellaneous correspondence: A 1969-1986 1 8 Henri Bacry, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques 1976-1986 1 9 Frederick B. Bird, Concordia University 1980 1 10 Monique Boulet-Wernham, Ottawa 1975-1986 1 11 Miscellaneous correspondence: B 1963-1986 1 12 Canadian Journal of History, correspondence with editors 1980-1986 1 13 Centre d'études supérieures de civilisation médiévale, Poitiers 1984-1986 1 14 Robert Chazan 1976-1983 1 15 Clark A. Colahan, The University of New Mexico 1980-1981 1 16 Commission Française des Archives Juives, Paris 1968-1983 1 17 Noël Coulet, Université de Provence 1967-1986 1 18 Miscellaneous correspondence: C 1967-1980 2 SHATZMILLER, Joseph MG 31, D 9 Vol. File Subject Date 1 19 Miscellaneous correspondence: C 1981-1986 1 20 Gilbert Dahan, Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique 1976-1985 1 21 Dalia Ross-Daniel, The University of Texas at Austin 1977 1 22 Abraham David, The Jewish National and University Library, Jerusalem 1978-1984 1 23 Georges Duby, Collége de France, Paris 1965-1986 1 24 Miscellaneous correspondence: D 1968-1980 1 25 Miscellaneous correspondence: D 1980-1986 1 26 Homer F. Edwards, Jr., Wayne State University 1980 1 27 École des hautes études en Sciences Sociales, Paris 1984-1986 1 28 Miscellaneous correspondence: E 1968-1986 1 29 Richard W. Emery, Queen's College, Flushing, N.Y. 1976-1980 1 30 Leon A. Feldman, Rutgers University 1976-1986 1 31 Harry Fox, University of Toronto 1977-1985 1 32 Evyatar Friesel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1967-1980 2 1 Evyatar Friesel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1981-1986 2 2 Miscellaneous correspondence: F 1975-1985 2 3 Astrik Gabriel, University of Notre Dame 1978-1986 2 4 Libby Garshowitz, University of Toronto 1978-1983 2 5 Michael Gervers, Scarborough College, University of Toronto 1979-1982 2 6 Norman Golb, The Oriental Institute, The University of Chicago 1975-1979 2 7 Joseph Gold, University of Waterloo 1979-1981 2 8 Avraham Grossman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem n.d., 1977- 1982 2 9 Miscellaneous correspondence: G 1967-1978 2 10 Miscellaneous correspondence: G 1979-1980 2 11 Miscellaneous correspondence: G 1981-1986 MG 31, D 9 SHATZMILLER, Joseph 3 Vol. File Subject Date 2 12 Yitzhak Halbrecht, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on the Jewish 1975-1981 Family and Communities in Israel and the Diaspora, Petah-Tikva 2 13 Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine, Toronto 1978-1982 2 14 Arthur Hertzberg, Temple Emanu-El, Englewood, N.J. 1975-1982 2 15 Rachel Honigbaum, Nice, France 1977-1986 2 16 Miscellaneous correspondence: H 1968-1979 2 17 Miscellaneous correspondence: H 1979-1986 2 18 Institute of Advances Studies in Jerusalem, letter from Isaiah Berlin, 1985 Oxford, 24 June 2 19 Hayim Iancu and Daniele Agou Iancu 1969-1986 2 20 The International History Review 1983 2 21 Institute for Academic and Communal Jewish Studies, First Annual 1980 Conference, 3-4 June, Montreal: participant's information kit 2 22 Miscellaneous correspondence: I 1978-1982 2 23 Canadian Association for Jewish Studies (also the Institute for 1980-1981 Academic and Communal Jewish Studies): correspondents, Ira Robinson and Alti Rodal 2 24 Jewish Museum, Athens Greece: newsletters and correspondence from 1979-1981 Nikos Hannan-Stavroulakis 2 25 The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia 1977-1982 2 26 Jewish Social Studies:, correspondence with Jane S. Gerber n.d., 1976- 1984 2 27 Jewish Frontier, New York 1976-1984 2 28 The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York: n.d., 1976 correspondents include Gerson D. Cohen, Ivan Marcus and Ismar Schorsch 2 29 Journal of Comparative Family Studies 1981-1983 2 30 Miscellaneous correspondence: J 1965-1986 2 31 Maurice Kriegel, University of Haifa 1976-1985 4 SHATZMILLER, Joseph MG 31, D 9 Vol. File Subject Date 3 1 Miscellaneous correspondence: K 1967-1986 3 2 Gavin I. Langmuir, Stanford University 1975-1982 3 3 Rodrigue Lavoie 1968-1969 3 4 Rodrigue Lavoie, Laval University: Projet Manosque 1976-1978 3 5 Rodrigue Lavoie, Laval University: Projet Manosque 1979 3 6 Rodrigue Lavoie, Laval University: Projet Manosque 1980-1986 3 7 Jose Luis Lacave, Instituto "Arias Moytano", Madrid 1979-1984 3 8 Egmont Lee, The University of Calgary 1979-1985 3 9 Isaiah Leibowitz, Israel Institute for the History of Medicine 1980-1981