Ashkenazim and Sephardim: A European Perspective

Andrzej Katny is Full Professor at the Institute of German Philology at the University in Gdansk (Poland). His research interests include German linguistics, contrastive studies and contact linguistics. Izabela Olszewska is Assistant Professor at the same institute. Her scientific focus lies on language and culture of Ashkenazi Jews and contact linguistics. Aleksandra Twardowska is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Slavic Philology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland). Her academic interests involve the language, culture and history of Balkan Jews, Jewish and Slavic anthroponymy, and Balkan languages.