Joint Winter School on Digital Humanities between Freie Universität and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Was a Success

Approximately forty students and researchers from Germany and Israel gathered to share their knowledge and experiences. The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) and Freie Universität Berlin strengthened their strategic partnership by jointly hosting a Digital Humanities Winter School in Jerusalem from February 27 to March 1, 2023. The event was made possible thanks to a grant from the German-Israeli Foundation (GIF) and the German U15 network. The winter school brought together young scholars, doctoral students, and master's students from universities in Germany and Israel to learn about and explore digital methods and tools on HUJI's Mount Scopus campus. Opening remarks were held by Professor Asher Cohen, President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Professor Günter M. Ziegler, President of Freie Universität Berlin, Professor Michael Hoch, Vice Chair of German U15 and Rector of the University of Bonn, Professor Nissim Otmazgin, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at HUJI, as well as Dr. Jan Wöpking, Managing Director of German U15. On February 28, the participants had the opportunity to meet the German Ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert. Digital humanities (DH) is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the use of computational tools (from established research software to specially tailored algorithms and artificial intelligence) in humanities research.