Australian Association for Jewish Studies
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The Australian Association for Jewish Studies (AAJS) is a scholarly organization in Australia that promotes academic Jewish Studies. AAJS was founded in 1987 and held its first annual conference that year in Melbourne.[1] AAJS is Australia's national association for tertiary academics, Jewish educators, researchers, curators, students and others devoted to the study of any aspect of Jewish life, thought and culture.
Formation | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
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President | Ghil'ad Zuckermann |
Key people | Suzanne Rutland, Rachael Kohn, William Rubinstein, Paul R. Bartrop, Ghil'ad Zuckermann |
Website | AAJS |
Since February 2017, the president of the association has been Professor Ghil'ad Zuckermann.[2][3] The current vice-presidents are Dr Lynne Swarts (NSW) and Dr Anna Hirsh (Victoria).[4][5]
AAJS annual conferences have been held all over Australia, for example Canberra (ACT Jewish Community, 2021), Sydney (Sydney Jewish Museum, 2020, 2017; UNSW and Shalom College, 2015), Melbourne (Monash University, 2019; Deakin University, 2022), Perth (St Catherine’s College, University of Western Australia, 2018), Brisbane (Griffith University, 2016) and Adelaide (The University of Adelaide, 2014).[6]
AAJS is the publisher of the Australian Journal of Jewish Studies.