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International Fellowship Program

Jews and Health

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The 2024–25 fellowship year is devoted to supporting new research at the intersection of Jewish studies and the study of health, medicine, and the body.  The cohort of scholars will look at illness health in Jewish life and thought through a range of lenses: examining institutions and social systems, histories of medicine, gender, literary discourse, and social sciences using data drawn from antiquity to the present.

Blog

Catch ‘Em All! Conversations with Fellows
May 12, 2025
Catch ‘Em All! Conversations with Fellows
by Kathryn Maxwell

The 2024–2025 fellows share the interests and inspirations that animate their scholarship

SIMS-Katz Fellow Sacha Stern Initiates Us into the Art and Science of Medieval Timekeeping
May 9, 2025
SIMS-Katz Fellow Sacha Stern Initiates Us into the Art and Science of Medieval Timekeeping
by Arthur Kiron

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Plague, Poetry, and Prayer: Three Manuscripts Join the Penn Libraries
May 8, 2025
Plague, Poetry, and Prayer: Three Manuscripts Join the Penn Libraries
by Kathryn Maxwell

A selection of fascinating new items in our collections