4–6 October 2026 | University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
In celebration of the quincentenary of the first Yiddish printing (the 1526/7 Agode of Gershom ben Salomon Kohen of Prague), please join us at the University of Oxford on the 4th–6th of October for a symposium on Yiddish printing, broadly defined.
Papers and workshops will be on the topics of Yiddish printing (letterpress & otherwise), book & publishing history, type design & production, printed images, orthography & linguistics of the printed word, &c. Other topics are included as they relate to Yiddish printing history and practice.
The deadline for submissions of abstracts for papers (~20 minutes) and workshops has now passed. Any inquiries (or late submissions, within reason) may be submitted to Giovanna Truong.
A link for conference registration will be released on this page. Stay tuned!
Conference Programme:
- Rare Yiddish Book Viewing (Weston Library) (Time TBA)
- Hands-On Print Workshop (Time TBA)