Call for Papers: Life and works of Immánuel Löw

 Call for Papers: Life and works of Immánuel Löw. Szeged Jewish Community, Jewish Theological Seminary - University of Jewish Studies, Budapest; Szeged University. 04.09.2024 - 07.09.2024, deadline 01.03.2024

The Jewish Community of Szeged, the Jewish Theological Seminary – University of Jewish Studies, and the University of Szeged are organizing an international scientific conference in Hungarian and English titled "Life and works of Immánuel Löw" in Szeged.

The objective of the international conference discussing the life and work of Immánuel Löw, the Chief Rabbi of Szeged, is to bring together scholars, researchers, and experts from different countries and regions of the world, facilitating collaborative work and the development of new perspectives. The prestigious professional plenary and section presentations provide an opportunity for researchers to showcase their research areas, along with the official unveiling of spaces named after Löw Lipo and Löw Immánuel, as well as the Löw memorial walk, forming an integral part of the program.

The conference is scheduled to take place from September 4th to 6th, 2024, with the venue provided by the University of Szeged. The Sabbath prayer service within the local community will be held in the synagogue designed by Baumhorn Lipót and Löw Immánuel, also constituting a part of the program.

We kindly request that you submit the title and a brief, 200-word abstract of your planned presentation to immanuellowconference@gmail.com by March 1, 2024. The submission of abstracts will be followed by a peer-review process to ensure the conference's high scientific standards. Applicants will be notified of section acceptance by March 11th.

Selected studies presented at the conference will be considered for publication in English by a reputable international publisher. If an author wishes to publish their research in the conference volume, a scholarly article meeting the formal requirements must be submitted to immanuellowconference@gmail.com no later than December 31, 2024. Accepted and peer-reviewed studies will be published in a printed volume. Formal requirements for the study will be announced at a later date. The travel and accommodation costs for presenters from Austria will be covered by the Österreichisches Kulturforum in Budapest.

Programm

Tag 1: 4. September

09:30 Uhr - 10:00 Uhr: Anmeldung und Begrüßungskaffee

10:00 Uhr - 10:30 Uhr: Eröffnungszeremonie

10:30 Uhr - 12:00 Uhr: Vormittagssitzung

12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr: Mittagspause

13:00 Uhr - 14:30 Uhr: Nachmittagssitzung

15:00 Uhr - 17:30 Uhr: Geführte Tour

17:30 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr: Freizeit

19:00 Uhr - 21:00 Uhr: Konferenzdinner

Tag 2: 5. September

09:30 Uhr - 12:00 Uhr: Vormittagssitzung (Englisch)

12:00 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr: Mittagspause

13:00 Uhr - 14:30 Uhr: Nachmittagssitzung (Englisch)

14:30 Uhr - 15:00 Uhr: Kaffeepause

15:00 Uhr - 17:30 Uhr: Einweihung des Immánuel-Löw-Platzes und des Lipót-Löw-Platzes

17:30 Uhr - 19:00 Uhr: Freizeit/Networking

19:00 Uhr - 21:00 Uhr: Konferenzdinner

Tag 3: 6. September

09:00 Uhr - 09:30 Uhr: Anmeldung und Begrüßungskaffee

09:30 Uhr - 11:00 Uhr: Vormittagssitzung

11:00 Uhr - 11:30 Uhr: Kaffeepause

11:30 Uhr - 13:00 Uhr: Mittagssitzung

13:00 Uhr - 14:00 Uhr: Mittagspause

14:00 Uhr - 15:30 Uhr: Nachmittagssitzung

15:30 Uhr - 16:00 Uhr: Schlusswort und Abschied

19:00 Uhr: Kabbalat-Schabbat-Gottesdienst (optional)

Tag 4: 7. September 2024

10:00 Uhr – 13:00 Uhr: Schabbat-Gottesdienst (optional)

Kontakt

immanuellowconference@gmail.com