Remembering the first Jewish Professor at the University of AmsterdamOn 7 December Juda Palache, the first Jewish UvA professor in the field of Jewish studies, will be commemorated with a symposium in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. This occurs on the occasion of the laying of eight stolpersteine ​​for Palache, his wife and other relatives and for the related Acatan family.December 7, 2022Time, 09:30 -10:30Juda Lion Palache (1886-1944), who obtained his doctorate in Semitic studies in Leiden in 1920, was appointed professor of Semitic languages ​​and cultures at the University of Amsterdam in 1924. The appointment of a Jew to this position within the theological faculty took place after a fierce social and political debate. Palache developed into a prominent scientist and was very active within the Jewish community, including as a parnas (administrator) of the Portuguese-Israelite Municipality of Amsterdam. His commitment to the community was shared by the other members of the Palache and Acatan families, who will also be remembered. Palache was relieved of his duties as a Jew in 1940 and dismissed in 1941. Within the Jewish Council he represented the Portuguese Jewish community. In 1944 he and his wife were murdered in Auschwitz.At the symposium, Prof. Irene Zwiep will highlight Palache's scientific contribution, while Prof. Bart Wallet will discuss his significance to the Jewish community. Dr. Jaap Cohen places the family history of the Palaches and Acatans in the broader context of the Portuguese Jews during World War II. The symposium will be led by journalist and researcher Ronit Palache.The symposium, organized by the Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies of the UvA and the Palache family, is from 9:30-10:30 am. Subsequently, stolpersteine ​​will be placed at the addresses Nieuwe Prinsengracht 23, Schubertstraat 52 and Merwedeplein 53. Anyone wishing to attend the symposium is asked to register in advance via ronit@palachnikov.nlhttps://www.uva.nl/shared-content/faculteiten/nl/faculteit-der-geesteswetenschappen/evenementen/2022/12/herdenking-joodse-uva-hoogleraar-juda-palache.html?fbclid=IwAR2BoAfhdPVZwwuhwlMV6YJRud5v8x6pU3fubyl9BGoUEo9ydomLiaFU-cc