The Holocaust, World War II, and Iranian Studies
June 22-26, 2026 Mir-Djalali Institute at the University of Toronto With the Levine Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) in cooperation with the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto Workshop Co-Conveners: Arash Azizi, Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism, Yale University; Jennifer L. Jenkins, Department of History, University of Toronto; and Lior B. Sternfeld, Department of History, Pennsylvania State University Application deadline: January 12, 2026
2026 International Research Workshops
The Mandel Center will convene two International Research Workshops in the 2026 cycle. Learn about previous workshops.
Romani Responses to Persecution: Transnational Histories of Repression and Resistance (1850–1950)
Moskowitz/Rafalowicz International Research Workshop July 13-24, 2026 Workshop Facilitators: Adrian-Nicolae Furtună, Romanian Academy and National Centre of Roma Culture, and Verena Meier, Research Center on Antigypsyism at the University of Heidelberg Application deadline: January 12, 2026
The Social Worlds of Internment: Entangled Histories of Inmates in Concentration Camps (1938–1945)
Jacob and Yetta Gelman International Research Workshop August 3-14, 2026 Workshop Facilitators: Željka Oparnica and Milovan Pisarri, University of Belgrade, in cooperation with ShoahLab – Holocaust Studies Laboratory at the University of Belgrade. Application deadline: January 12, 2026
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Contact us at researchworkshops@ushmm.org if you have questions about our upcoming or past programs.
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