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Paideia One
Year Program
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Education
for European Jewish Leadership
Paideia - The European Institute for Jewish
Studies in Sweden - is a nondenominational academic framework established
in 2000 with a foundational grant from the Swedish government. Within
an interdisciplinary academic setting, Paideia educates leaders for
Europe - academicians, artists and community activists - towards fluency
in Jewish sources. In renewing interpretation of Jewish text, Paideia
is reviving a European Jewish voice long silenced by Communism and
post-Holocaust trauma - a voice that can contribute to a culturally
rich and pluralistic Europe.
Literacy
in Jewish Text
At the heart of Paideia is the One Year Program,
dedicated to the study and interdisciplinary interpretation of the
textual sources that have served as the wellsprings of Jewish civilization.
The program offers a combination of traditional textual study methodology
(hevruta), an academic approach to interpretation, and an applied
dimension, making it a unique European leadership program.
Literacy in the sources
is enhanced through cooperation with The Shalom Hartman Institute
of Advanced Jewish Research in Jerusalem. In addition to the year-long
courses taught by the Paideia faculty, visiting scholars teach intensive
courses, including "The Value of Life in Western and Jewish Philosophy",
"Models of Leadership Mirrored in the Sources" and "Slavery
to Redemption: Studies in the Book of Exodus". In order to facilitate
study of texts, Hebrew is taught on three levels.
Specialization
Applicants are encouraged to bring their field
of competence to studies at Paideia and to integrate it with textual
sources. The One Year Program is thus divided into four tracks.
o The General track
is ideal for candidates who want to combine a thorough course in Judaism
focusing on textual sources with an applied dimension chosen from
academia, art, or Jewish professional fields.
o The Academic track
is suited for candidates with a degree who are aiming towards, or
are already engaged in, a research career. Specific research fields
are integrated with textual study in a paper.
o The Jewish professional
track is designed for candidates who work with Jewish life, professionally
or semiprofessionally. Jewish professional work is enriched with textual
studies through tailor-made internships.
o The Arts track is
for candidates who are active in various artistic disciplines and
want to nourish their work with an enhanced knowledge of Jewish sources,
studied in conjunction with arts, literature, film, theatre, and music.
Artists follow all steps of the creative process and produce, exhibit
and perform their works.
The One Year Program
is an intense study experience. Classes take place daily between 9.oo
and 17.oo, and sometimes in evenings and on weekends. The language
of instruction
is English. Depending on the track, students are required to develop
an individual or group project within academia, the arts, or a Jewish
professional field.
In
Honour of Emmanuel Levinas
For 2006–2007, the program will be in tribute
to Emmanuel Levinas (1906 - 1995), a Jewish philosopher and Talmudic
scholar from Kaunas in Lithuania, who moved to France, where he wrote
most of his works. Levinas was deeply influenced by Edmund Husserl
and Martin Heidegger as well as by Jewish religion.
To
Apply
Paideia invites applications from qualified individuals regardless
of age. Communities throughout Europe may propose candidates whom
they envision filling leadership roles. Students will be candidates
for grants meant to free them from work while participating in the
program. No prior study experience in Jewish text is required. Transfer
credits for undergraduate courses may be available at the completion
of the year depending on the home university. A limited number of
scholarships are available, but you increase your chances of being
accepted to the program if financing your year at Paideia through
external funding.
Download
Application form for 2006-2007 (Part A+B)
Download
Application form for 2006-2007 Part C Academic Track
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Application form for 2006-2007 Part C Arts Track
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Application form for 2006-2007 Part C General Track
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Application form for 2006-2007 Part C Jewish Professional Track
Deadline
for application is March 10, 2006 (Extended
for Germany)
Download
the One Year Program Course Catalogue 2005-2006
If
you are interested in learning more about the program from Paideia
alumni (former graduates), please write us at info@paideia-eu.org.
The
One-Year Franz Rosenzweig Fellowship
Program 2005-2006
For 2005–2006,
the program will be in tribute to Franz Rosenzweig, a philosopher
and Jewish educator, founder of Freien Jüdischen Lehrhauses in
Frankfurt am Main in 1920. His concept affirmed Jewish adult education
as a necessity for a creative, modern Jewish life.
The
One-Year Franz Rosenzweig
Fellowship Program (pdf-file for screen)
The
One-Year Franz Rosenzweig
Fellowship Program (pdf-file for printing)
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Contact Us
PAIDEIA, Box 5053, S-102 42 Stockholm,
Sweden
Fax +46 8 661 14 55
e-mail info@paideia-eu.org
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