Pre-conference events take place Sunday, September 7, 2025 at the University of Haifa, Hecht Arts Center.

AIS Board Meeting and Visit to Haifa Municipality

Sunday, September 7, 2025. 12:00 - 17:00 plus evening event at the Haifa municipality. By invitation only, for members of the Board of Directors of the Association for Israel Studies.

Graduate Student Workshop

Sunday, September 7, 2025. 11:30 - 17:30 plus evening event at the Haifa municipality. RSVPs required.

Chair: Amit Levy, University of Haifa, amitlevy87@gmail.com.

The workshop will include lunch and a:

• Panel discussion with managing editors of leading journals in the field of Israel Studies
  
  
• Hands-on session with recent recipients of prestigious postdoctoral fellowships in Israel, Europe, and the U.S.
  
  
• Practical guidance and exercises to help you strengthen your networking skills

In addition, all workshop participants are warmly invited to a celebratory buffet dinner (standing tables) at Haifa City Hall, hosted by the Mayor of Haifa and the AIS Board — a unique opportunity to meet and mingle with leading figures in the field of Israel Studies. The evening will include the opening of a new exhibition on Haifa and its role in the Israeli imagination, followed by an academic panel discussion.

RSVPs are closed. Please write to the Workshop chair if you wish to join.
amitlevy87@gmail.com.

Schedule

11:30–12:00  Registration 

12:00–12:30  Welcome and Opening Conversation

• Prof. Zohar Segev, Dean of Humanities, University of Haifa

12:30–13:15  Lunch + First Networking Session

13:15–14:30  Panel: Publishing in Israel Studies – A Conversation with Managing Editors

• Dr. Nimrod Lin (Tel Aviv University), Managing Editor, Journal of Israeli History
• Dr. Oren Kalman (Ben-Gurion University), Managing Editor and Deputy Editor, Iyunim: Multidisciplinary Studies in Israeli and Modern Jewish Society 

14:30–15:00  Coffee Break + Second Networking Session

15:00–17:00  Postdoctoral and Career Opportunities: Panel and Hands-On Session

• Dr. Lily Eilan (University of Heidelberg)
• Dr. Netta Schramm (Ben-Zvi Institute / Ben-Gurion University)
• Dr. Omri Shafer Raviv (Technion)
• Dr. Miriam Szamet (Mandel School for Educational Leadership

17:30 Departure by Shuttle to Celebratory Evening Event and Dinner at Haifa City Hall
Hosted by the Mayor of Haifa and the AIS Board