Lecture program fall 2026
Upcoming lecture: "Baghdadis Still: Remembering Iraqi Jewish Life in the Novels of Tova Murad Sadka and Mona Yahia" (Dr. Sayf Shems), Thursday 5 November 2026 at 18.00, room R.012, Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerp.
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.