ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN JEWISH STUDIES – Association d’études juives canadiennes

ACJS 2025 Conference registration is now open!

On March 12, 2025

A preliminary version of the program for the upcoming ACJS conference in Ottawa this May is now available! Please see below. To register for the conference, please use the Eventbrite links that follow.

ACJS Conference 2025 Full Program Download

For the Entire Conference, click here.

For the Community Day, click here.

If you wish to attend both the Sunday Community Day at the Soloway Jewish Community Centre and days two and three of the conference at the University of Ottawa, register for the “Entire Conference” event on Eventbrite, and add the Community Day ticket to your registration there.
If you plan only to be present for Community Day, then register, free of charge, solely for the “Community Day” event.

If you experience any difficulties with the registration process, please contact ACJS-2025@cjarchives.ca.

Tête-à-Tête Episode 01: The State of Jewish Education in Canada, with Daniel Held

By ACJS

On March 10, 2025

In Podcasts

In this episode we speak with Daniel Held, co-editor of the special summer 2024 volume of Canadian Jewish Studies / Études juives canadiennes, which dives into the many varieties of Jewish education in Canada, past, present, and future. Dan, the chief program officer for the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto and executive director of the Julia and Henry Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, discusses current trends challenging Jewish educational institutions and programs and shares his vision for how Jewish education can continue to flourish in Canada.

To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here.

ACJS Podcast: Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies

By ACJS

On March 3, 2025

In Podcasts

Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies is an interview podcast featuring dynamic, informative, and always thought-provoking scholarly discussions about new research published in the pages of CJS. Join host Jonathan Slater as he talks with leading scholars, journalists, Jewish community leaders, and more, to unpack the big ideas driving the study of Canadian Jewish life—past, present, and future. Tête-à-tête is a production of the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies.

New episodes are released monthly.

2025 Louis Rosenberg Award Call for Nominations

By ACJS

On February 2, 2025

In ACJS Business

The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies is now inviting members of our Association to submit nominations for the 2025 Louis Rosenberg Canadian Jewish Studies Distinguished Service Award.