The Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of the History and Culture of German-speaking Jewry is delighted to announce its Year Book Essay Prize. The Leo Baeck Year Book is a fully refereed Oxford journal.

The Leo Baeck Year Book Essay Prize was established to

- Stimulate new research on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry

- Promote young researchers in the field.

The Essay Prize is open to recent PhDs and Postdocs who have received their PhD no more than 5 years ago. The essay can be on any topic on the history and culture of German-speaking Central European Jewry from early modern times through to the post-war period and present.

The prize

The winner will receive:

- Publication of the winning essay in the 2013 volume of The Leo Baeck Institute Year Book

- A cash prize of £500

- A free year’s print and online subscription to The Leo Baeck Institute Year Book

How to enter

See http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/lbaeck/prize_submissions.html for the entry guidelines and terms.

Entries of 5-7,000 words should be submitted through our online submission system. Please refer to http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/lbaeck/for_authors for instructions on how to prepare and submit your manuscript. The closing date is 5 October 2012.