In 2019 I completed my studies in social sciences at Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, where I developed a special regional interest in the Near and Middle East. As a result, I decided to join the Near and Middle Eastern studies program at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich. I am keen on learning new languages (specifically Hebrew and Arabic) and developing a deeper understanding of the region’s history. During my studies, I have developed a special interest in the life of the Jewish community during the process of Islamization and during the Genizah period.

Jo.Koss@campus.lmu.de

Areas of Interest

Genizah, Islamization, early structures of state, society and law, religious laws, global trade, contracts, structure of Jewish community, patronage and reciprocity

Historical Periods of Interest

6th through 21st centuries CE

Positions

2021

Student Assistant, “The History of the Jewish Book in the Islamicate World”, Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich

 

Education

2019

BA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies & Law, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich

 

2015 – 2019

BA in Social Sciences (Politics, Society, and Media), Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf