The Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS) of Jerusalem is a national institution devoted to academic research. Located at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, on the Edmond J. Safra campus at Givat Ram, the IIAS is a self-governing body, both in its administrative function as well as its academic pursuit.
The primary function of the Institute is to encourage and support collaborative research. Along with collaborative Research Groups, the Institute annually hosts six Advanced Schools as well as many conferences.
> Read more
OPEN CALLS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-24
The Open Calls have now been published for Research Groups and Individual Fellowships at the IIAS for 2023-24.
Click here for the Open Call for Research Groups, and information on the application process.
Click here for the Open Call for Individual Fellowships, and information on the application process.
What is a minority? How did members of minority groups in the medieval Mediterranean world interact with contemporaries belonging to other groups? In what ways did those contacts affect their social positions and identities? The essays collected in this volume approach these questions from a variety of angles, examining polemic, social norms, economic exchange, linguistic transformations, and power dynamics.
Read more >
Agi Mishol was recently published in Haaretz newspaper, and the poems featured are a sample of the work Agi has produced so far as IIAS Artist in Residence.
Here is a translation of the first poem, "The Poem – A Love Story":
Read more >
