We are delighted to announce that Polish Jewish Culture Beyond the Capital: Centering the Periphery, edited by Halina Goldberg and Nancy Sinkoff (Rutgers University Press, 2023), has been honored with the Anna M. Cienciala Award for Best-Edited Multi-Authored Scholarly Volume by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA). This accolade recognizes the book’s outstanding contributions to the field of Polish and Jewish studies.
The book has also been shortlisted for the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) Award for Best Edited Multi-Authored Scholarly Volume of 2024.
About the Book
As described by Rutgers University Press:
Polish Jewish Culture Beyond the Capital: Centering the Periphery is a path-breaking exploration of the diversity and vitality of urban Jewish identity and culture in Polish lands from the second half of the nineteenth century to the outbreak of the Second World War (1899–1939). In this multidisciplinary essay collection, a cohort of international scholars provides an integrated history of the arts and humanities in Poland by illuminating the complex roles Jews in urban centers other than Warsaw played in the creation of Polish and Polish Jewish culture.
Read more here.
About Halina Goldberg
Dr. Halina Goldberg is a professor of musicology at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and serves as director of the Hamilton Lugar School’s Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute. She is also affiliate faculty in the Borns Jewish Studies Program, the Polish Studies Center, and other IU programs.
Goldberg’s honors include the 2021 H. Colin Slim Award from the American Musicological Society and the 1998 Wilk Award for Research in Polish Music.
In addition to her scholarly achievements, Goldberg leads the Digital Scholarly Commons on Jewish Life in Pre-World War II Łódź, and her multimedia exhibit In Mrs. Goldberg’s Kitchen was nominated for the prestigious Sybilla Award in Poland.
Learn More
To delve deeper into the groundbreaking work of Polish Jewish Culture Beyond the Capital, visit the companion website, “Soundscapes of Modernity: Jews and Music in Polish Cities”.
Congratulations to Professor Goldberg on this well-deserved recognition!
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