"Nehemiah Hiyya ben Moses Hayyun and the Challenges of Sabbatean Leadership after 1676" Conference Held

The Conference Nehemiah Hiyya ben Moses Hayyun and the Challenges of Sabbatean Leadership after 1676 was held at the Faculty of Philosophy on 3 and 4 October 2019. The Conference was jointly organized by the Moshe David Gaon Center for Jewish-Spanish Studies and the J. R. Elyacher Center for the Study of Sephardic Heritage at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo Faculty of Philosophy and the Jewish Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Conference was dedicated to the character of Hiyya Hyon and other post- Sabbatean leaders, their opus and influence on history and literature in later periods. 
The Conference’s goal was to bring together scholars from different humanities disciplines in considering different texts and works (literary, visual, philosophical/theological and historiographical) created in response to the teachings and actions of Hiyya and other second generation Sabbatean leaders in the context of the Sephardic Mediterranean and Balkans.
Visiting top experts in that field from University of Colorado, University of Tel Aviv, University of California, Johns Hopkins, etc. gave their contribution to the Conference hosted by the UNSA Faculty of Philosophy.