Left to right: Prof. Edward Dąbrowa, Prof. Judyta Olszowy-Schlanger, the previous President of EAJS, and Dr. hab. Michał Galas.

During the general meeting of the European Association for Jewish Studies, its members decided to elect Prof. Edward Dąbrowa its president for the next four years. Dr. hab. Michał Galas, head of the board of the JU Institute of Jewish Studies, was appointed the Association's treasurer.

It was also decided that in recognition of the Institute's activities concerning popularisation and development of Jewish Studies, another EAJS congress, entitled Searching for Roots of Jewish Tradition, will be held in Kraków on 15-19 July 2018. Over 500 scholars from Europe, USA and Israel will participate in the congress.

Prof. Edward Dąbrowa is the head of the Institute of Jewish Studies. His research centres around the history of Middle East, Mesopotamia and Iran as well as the times of the Second Temple. He is also the editor of Scripta Iuidaica Cracoviensia, a magazine issued by the Institute of Jewish Studies.