University / institution contact details
Position: Lecturer/Professor
Institute of Judaic Studies (Fachbereich Sprach- und KulturwissJohann Wolfgang Goethe University
Seminar für Judaistik (Institute of Judaic Studies)
Senckenberganlage 31
4. Stock, Räume 457-464
Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Teaches (T) and/or researches (R) in:
1. Bible and Related Literature: TR
Medieval exegesis: TR
2. History of the Jewish People: TR
Medieval: TR
Regional and National (i.e. in North Africa, Greece, Eastern Europe, Germany, Middle East, Spain, India, South America, United States, etc): TR
16: Local (e.g. the Jews of Canterbury, the Jews of Kovno, etc): R
3. Religion and Religious Movements: TR
Liturgy and prayer: TR
6. Literature (other than Biblical and Rabbinic): TR
Medieval (including scientific, poetry, Genizah studies): TR
11. Digital Humanities: R
86: Digital humanities: R
Description
PhD 1993 at Cologne, Habilitation 2001 in Duisburg, Professor of Jewish Religion at Ruhr University Bochum (2009-2011), Professor of Jewish Studies at Goethe University, Frankfurt, since 2011. Main research interests: medieval Ashkenaz, piyyut, piyyut commentary
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