New Museum Program together with Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe

In cooperation with Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe, Paideia is very pleased be able to announce a new program for museum professionals entitled:

(Re)shaping the (Re)presentation of Jewish Culture:
The Future of Jewish Museums in the 21st Century

Led by Felicitas Heimann-Jelinek and Laurence Sigal, the program will support European Jewish museum professionals who are in a position to impact the future of their institutions and to rethink the mission of Jewish museums in a changing environment. Participants will explore the current situation and challenges and together help develop new visions for European Jewish museums. The seminar will facilitate and encourage collaborative work, networking, sharing of practices and the development of a learning community of common interests.

The program will take place: December 8th-12th, 2013 with an option to stay for December 13th-15th, 2013

Deadline for applications is June 30, 2013, and notifications of participation will go out in August, 2013.

Read more about the program, including application form, here: http://www.paideia-eu.org/programs/rfepaideia-museum-program/

Paideia Project-Incubator 2013 open for applications

Paideia is inviting applications for the 8th annual Paideia Project-Incubator until May 10th. Read more about the program, including past participants, application guide lines, past schedules and more here!

The Project-Incubator is Paideia’s program for social innovation. Since 2006, over 140 projects have gone through the program, from over 30 different countries.

The program is funded by the European Jewish Fund and Natan, and will take place in Stockholm between July 30 and August 8.

New Fellowship for Jewish Educational Activism

Paideia is pleased to announce that we are offering a new Fellowship for Jewish Educational Activism, supported by the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe, within the One Year Jewish Studies Program. In addition to the regular One Year Program, the Fellowship includes specialized courses and seminars in informal Jewish education paired with project development and mentoring in Jewish educational activism. Stipends for educational activists covering tuition and living expenses are provided as well as seed money for project implementation as a follow up to their studies. Candidates for the program should be experienced and highly motivated to work in informal Jewish education and ready to commit themselves to implementing an educational project after the end of the program.

Deadline for applications is March 15, 2013. Please use the regular application forms to the One Year Program.

The Paideia Paradigm Program

In spring 2013, Paideia is launching a new model – a new paradigm – for articulating and creating dialogue on  identity, philosophy culture called the Paideia Paradigm Program.

With the generous funding of UJA – the Federation of New York, the first events will be taking place in New York, Stockholm and Toledo starting in April this year.

20 participants from New York, Europe and Israel will be meeting and discussing issues related to Judaism as a world-view, together with four renowned contemporary Jewish thinkers.

Read more at the program homepage:  http://www.paideiaparadigm.org/