Trumah

Trumah is the scholarly journal of the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg (HfJS), a university-level institution for Jewish studies in Heidelberg, Germany. Founded in 1987, the journal appears once a year and seeks to represent the full breadth of Jewish Studies, including religion, culture, and related academic disciplines. Each issue is organized around a thematic focus, while also accepting contributions from other areas of the field. Articles are published in German, English, and Hebrew, with English abstracts, and submissions are accepted by the editorial office with a deadline at the end of July each year. The journal has been published by different academic presses over its history: from 1987 to 1992 by Reichert Verlag in Wiesbaden, then by Metropol Verlag in Berlin, and since 2000 by Universitätsverlag Winter in Heidelberg. All issues from volume 10 onward are available through Universitätsverlag Winter. The editorial team has included scholars such as Annette Weber, Johannes Becke, and Viktor Golinets, and the scientific advisory board has comprised figures including Aliza Cohen-Mushlin, Marion Aptroot, Gad Freudenthal, Theodor Kwasman, Avinoam Shalem, Reiner Wiehl, Carl S. Ehrlich, Johann Maier, Stefan Rohrbacher, Peter Schäfer, and Giuseppe Veltri. As a publication of HfJS, Trumah is closely tied to the institution's mission of research and teaching in Jewish studies. The journal serves as a platform for both established and emerging scholars, with thematic volumes that have addressed topics such as provenance research on Nazi-looted property, biblical and post-biblical studies, and masoretic traditions. Its bilingual and trilingual content reflects the international orientation of the HfJS and its commitment to fostering dialogue across linguistic and disciplinary boundaries in Jewish Studies.

Trumah was founded in 1987 as the academic journal of the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg (HfJS), an institution established in 1979 by the Central Council of Jews in Germany. The journal was created to provide a scholarly forum for Jewish Studies, aiming to cover the entire spectrum of the field, including religion, culture, and science. From its inception, Trumah adopted a thematic approach, with each annual issue focusing on a specific topic while also including contributions from other areas. The journal's publication history reflects its evolving institutional and academic networks. From 1987 to 1992, it was published by Reichert Verlag in Wiesbaden. It then moved to Metropol Verlag in Berlin, where it appeared until 2000. Since 2000, Trumah has been published by Universitätsverlag Winter in Heidelberg, which also makes all issues from volume 10 onward available. This succession of publishers mirrors the journal's growth and its integration into the German academic publishing landscape. Over the decades, Trumah has maintained a trilingual format, publishing articles in German, English, and Hebrew with English abstracts. This linguistic diversity supports its international readership and reflects the global nature of Jewish Studies. The editorial team has included scholars such as Annette Weber, Johannes Becke, and Viktor Golinets, while the scientific advisory board has featured prominent academics like Aliza Cohen-Mushlin, Marion Aptroot, Gad Freudenthal, Theodor Kwasman, Avinoam Shalem, Reiner Wiehl, Carl S. Ehrlich, Johann Maier, Stefan Rohrbacher, Peter Schäfer, and Giuseppe Veltri. Thematic volumes have addressed a wide range of subjects. For example, volume 26, titled "Beredte Objekte – Provenienzforschung zu NS-Raubgut / Eloquent Objects – Provenance Research on Nazi Looted Property," emerged from a workshop at HfJS on current projects and research into Nazi-looted property. It examines objects such as books and ritual items of Jewish origin, exploring their histories and the crimes and personal fates they document. Other volumes have covered biblical, post-biblical, and masoretic topics. Through these publications, Trumah contributes to the societal relevance of emerging disciplines such as provenance research and continues to serve as a key venue for Jewish Studies scholarship.

• 2016

  Volume 26, 'Beredte Objekte – Provenienzforschung zu NS-Raubgut / Eloquent Objects – Provenance Research on Nazi Looted Property', is published.

• 2000

  Publication moves to Universitätsverlag Winter in Heidelberg; all issues from volume 10 onward are available through this publisher.

• 1992

  Publication moves to Metropol Verlag in Berlin.

• 1987

  Trumah is founded as the academic journal of the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg.

• 1987

  Publication begins with Reichert Verlag in Wiesbaden.

Academic journal representing the full spectrum of Jewish Studies, published annually by the Hochschule für Jüdische Studien Heidelberg.

• Trumah 26: Beredte Objekte – Provenienzforschung zu NS-Raubgut / Eloquent Objects – Provenance Research on Nazi Looted Property

  Thematic volume on provenance research regarding Nazi-looted property, based on a workshop at HfJS.

• Trumah 25: Biblisches, nachbiblisches und masoretisches

  Volume covering biblical, post-biblical, and masoretic topics.

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