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As part of a maternity leave replacement, the Jewish Museum of Belgium is seeking a collaborator to join the Heritage Department for a 15-week period this summer.

Your mission? To participate in the inventory and encoding of a collection of 1,200 Hebrew religious books dating from the 18th to the 20th century.

This project is part of the museum’s commitment to preserve, study, and promote its written heritage, in collaboration with experts in Jewish studies and bibliography.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Continuing the classification of books by place of publication and theme.
  • Encoding bibliographic information in the Collective Access database.
  • Transliterating Hebrew characters into Latin characters according to the ISO 259 standard (used by the BNF and KBR).
  • Applying descriptive rules for proper names, geographical locations, and authority records.

Required profile:

  • Fluency in French
  • Strong knowledge of Ancient Hebrew
  • Familiarity with traditional Jewish books (Mahzor, Siddur) and Jewish studies
  • Rigorous, organized, and autonomous
  • Experience in bibliography or heritage collection management is an asset.

Practical information:

  • Location: Jewish Museum of Belgium, Brussels
  • Duration: 15 weeks (Summer 2026)
  • Contract type: Maribel replacement contract, full-time
  • Application deadline: May 15, 2026

How to apply?
Send your CV and cover letter to:
📧 secretariat@mjb-jmb.org

For inquiries, contact Sophie Collette:
📧 s.collette@mjb-jmb.org



Job description

The volunteers at the reception desk receive visitors, answer the telephone and pass on communications to staff members. They are responsible for selling tickets and giving brief presentations of current exhibitions.

Profile

We are looking for people who are dynamic, punctual and well mannered, who speak one of the national languages very well and are fluent in the other language, with a good knowledge of English. An interest in art and history is an asset.

Please contact Ethy Saul by email: ethy@mjb-jmb.org or by phone: 02 649 50 14 on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon.