Aims and scope

East European Jewish Affairs - an interdisciplinary journal - serves as the leading global journal dealing with both Jews in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as Ashkenazic Jews wherever in the world they may be. Serving as a bridge between Jewish Studies and Russian and East European Studies, as well as between the scholarly community and the public, the journal welcomes scholarly submissions of single- or multi-authored articles, review essays, and annotated archival documents.

In addition, we encourage those working in the field of eastern European Jewish affairs, whether they be museum professionals or cultural activists, to submit to the journal for the new section, “East European Jewish Affairs in Action.”


All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review first by members of the editorial board, and then by independent, anonymous expert referees.

East European Jewish Affairs is supported by the University of Colorado Boulder, with generous contributions from the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Toronto and the Nevzlin Center , Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.