Cohort VII – Academic year 2014-2015

Aliza Luft, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Aliza Luft’s research focuses on the decision-making processes underlying individuals’ behaviors in high-risk contexts, particularly in genocides as they decide whether to support or resist violent state regimes. Luft’s dissertation, Defecting from the Episcopate, examines the process by which French bishops during the Holocaust in France deviated from their…

Cohort VI – Academic year 2013-2014

Cohort VI is our first cohort with both Ph.D. and Postdoctoral candidates. Istvan Pal Adam, Ph.D. candidate in History, University of Bristol, UK A native Hungarian, Mr. Adam’s research incorporates files of a post-war denazifying process, testimonies, autobiographical sources and contemporary journals to show how an otherwise insignificant group of ordinary Hungarians became intermediaries between…

Kim Wünschmann Ph.D.

“Jewish history, the Shoah and Germany’s Nazi past are fields of interest that have accompanied me for most of my conscious life. Already as a young teenager, I read the diary of Anne Frank, Imre Kertesz’ Fateless, Primo Levi’s works, Art Spiegelman’s Maus comic and other important works of Shoah literature which have profoundly influenced…

Instructions for Postdoctoral Candidates

The application process is through the Fluxx portal system (see previous page for link to application process), and all the instructions are there as to how to complete and upload all documents. You will need to upload into Fluxx: -general information -a resume/CV -a full outline of your PhD dissertation and 1-2 chapters of your work…

Eligibility & Requirements for Postdoctoral Candidates

The Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies is now funding Post-Doctoral Candidates! Eligibility To be eligible for the Saul Kagan Fellowship In Advanced Shoah Studies, a candidate must be connected to a university or institution that supports their research of the Holocaust. Eligible disciplines are those in which serious research will make the greatest contribution to future knowledge…

How to Apply

The Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies welcomes applications from PhD and Post-Doc candidates from around the world for funding for the September 2025-August 2026 academic year. The application portal will open on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024.  All application material must be submitted into the Fluxx portal system (see below) no later than: Friday, JANUARY 10,…

Instructions for Ph.D. Candidates

The application process is through the Fluxx portal system (see previous page for link to application process) and all the instructions as to how to complete and upload documents are there.  You will need to upload into Fluxx: – General information – An academic resume/CV (no more than two pages) – A two-paragraph abstract, followed…

Saul Kagan

Saul Kagan was the architect of Holocaust compensation and restitution. He made it his life’s calling to attain a small measure of justice for those Jews who had managed to survive the Shoah, and in so doing, became the backbone of an unparalleled historic endeavor. Saul Kagan spent his entire adult life working tirelessly for…

Summer Workshops

The Kagan Fellowship Summer Workshops are a huge highlight of the Fellowship Program. The Kagan Fellowship Academic Committee professors and the fellows come together to share their scholarship, learn from each other, exchange ideas, and form a community within the field of Shoah studies. The summer workshop is alternately hosted by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem…

Contact Us

The Saul Kagan Fellowship Program in Advanced Shoah Studies is managed by Dr. Joanna Sliwa. If you have any questions about the program or would like to get more information, please feel free to contact Joanna. Email: Joanna.Sliwa@claimscon.org Mailing address: Claims Conference, Office of Kagan Fellowships Attn: Dr. Joanna Sliwa 1359 Broadway, suite 2000 New…