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…

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,…

The Claims Conference

The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Inc. (Claims Conference), an international non-profit organization headquartered in New York, was established in 1951 to negotiate a program of indemnification for material damages to Jewish individuals and to the Jewish people caused by Germany through the Holocaust. This respected organization administers several major programs for the…

Academic/ Admissions Committee

Kagan Fellowship Advisory Committee Members: Steven T. Katz, PhD Chairman Former Director of the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, Boston University Professor of Religion Alvin J. and Shirley Slater Chair in Jewish and Holocaust Studies, Boston University Karel Berkhoff, PhD Senior Researcher at NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Royal Netherlands Academy…

Background

Program Background The Claims Conference Saul Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Shoah Studies is an international program that supports Ph.D. and Post-doctoral students focusing on Holocaust research. The Kagan Fellowship program funds research and writing, allowing scholars to travel to Holocaust-related archives, many of which have not been closely examined by other researchers. Originally named The Shoah…

Multimedia

Professor David Cesarani – Royal Holloway, University of London Dr. David Silberklang – Yad Vashem Fellows in the Media Cohort V Fellow Laura Brade awarded Fulbright: The Daily Tar Heel 4/2/12 Cohort V Fellow Robert Braun’s blog Cohort III Fellow Ella Florsheim discussed Yiddish Culture at Hebrew University in 2009 Cohort III Fellow Erin Leib…

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…

Cohort I – Academic year 2008-2009