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About the AJS
- About the AJS
  
  The Association for Jewish Studies is a learned society and professional organization whose mission is to advance research and teaching in Jewish Studies at colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning, and to foster greater understanding of Jewish Studies scholarship among the wider public.
Membership
- Membership
  
  With more than 1900 individual members and over 70 institutional members, the AJS provides an intellectual forum for university faculty, graduate students, independent scholars, museum and related professionals, and all those interested in the scholarly field of Jewish Studies.
  - Individual Membership
  - Institutional Membership
Annual Conference
- Annual Conference
  
  With 1,200+ attendees, over 190 sessions, a major exhibit hall with leading publishers, cultural programming, and a conference-wide welcome reception and plenary, the AJS Conference is the largest annual gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world.
Publications
- Publications
  
  The AJS's publications are leading forums for exploring Jewish Studies scholarship and critical issues in methodology and pedagogy: its peer-reviewed scholarly journal AJS Review, its magazine AJS Perspectives, its e-newsletter AJS News, and its podcast Adventures in Jewish Studies.
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    AJS News
    
    AJS Honors Its Authors Book Catalog
  - AJS Member News
    
    Current Issue
    
    July 2022 Issue
    
    December 2021 Issue
    
    July 2021 Issue
Professional Development
- Professional Development
  
  As the largest learned society and professional association representing Jewish Studies scholars worldwide, AJS works with its members to offer an array of options for professional development.
Podcasts
- Podcasts
  - Adventures in Jewish Studies
  - Critical Sources

AJS Conferences

Upcoming

56th Annual Conference

December 15–19, 2024
Online

57th Annual Conference

Marriott Marquis Washington DC
December 14–16, 2025
Washington, DC

Past

55th Annual Conference

Marriott Marquis San Francisco
December 17–19, 2023
San Francisco, CA

54th Annual Conference

Sheraton Boston
December 18–20, 2022
Boston, MA

53rd Annual Conference

December 19–21, 2021
Chicago, IL

52nd Annual Conference

December 13–17, 2020
Online

51st Annual Conference

December 15–17, 2019
San Diego, CA

50th Annual Conference

December 16–18, 2018
Boston, MA

Conference Books

2016 AJS Conference Program Book

2015 AJS Conference Program Book

2014 AJS Conference Program Book

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Programs and Presentation Abstracts

2023 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2022 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2021 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2020 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2019 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2018 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2017 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2016 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2015 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2014 Searchable Program and Abstracts

2010 Searchable Program

2009 Searchable Program

2008 Searchable Program

2007 Searchable Program

Conference Photos

2016 Conference Photos

2015 Conference Photos

2008 Conference Photos

Archives with AJS Conference Materials

American Jewish Archives (AJS records and conference materials dating back to 1969)

Berman Jewish Policy Archive (Conference Program Books dating back to 1973; BJPA Readers Guides to AJS Conferences)