Martin Jost

Dr. Martin Jost serves as Scientific Advisor to the Directorate at the Dubnow Institute (Saxon Academy of Sciences, Leipzig) since 2023. Previously, he was a doctoral candidate in the Law research department (2015-2023) and scientific employee for the "Europäische Traditionen" project (2022-2024). His academic foundation includes an MA from Goethe University Frankfurt (2014) and a PhD from Leipzig University (2023).

• MA in History/Political Science/Sociology, Goethe University Frankfurt (2014)
• PhD in History, Leipzig University (2023)

Jost specializes in refugee policy during the interwar period and Jewish diplomatic history, with emphasis on Jewish perspectives in international relations. His research analyzes historical refugee crises through Jewish agency, particularly focusing on the 1938 Évian Conference and Jewish cultural life under Nazi rule. He examines how Jewish actors navigated diplomatic channels during forced migration.

His publication trends (2015-2025) reveal consistent focus on Évian Conference dynamics, Jewish diplomatic strategies, and refugee policy failures. Recent works expand to Australian immigration policy and Zionist organizational history, demonstrating interdisciplinary analysis of migration diplomacy. Book reviews cover Holocaust literature and Jewish resistance narratives.

• historiae faveo-Preis (2015)
• Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes fellowship (2017-2021)
• Loewenstein-Wiener Fellowship at American Jewish Archives (2018)

Jost has received significant research funding through fellowships but no independent grants are documented. His academic trajectory shows progression from doctoral research to institutional leadership without formal student supervision roles. Current work involves editorial projects on post-1945 Jewish legal history and cultural memory.

He contributes to the "Europäische Traditionen" project documenting Jewish cultural encyclopedias and participates in the Dubnow Institute's seminar programs on Jewish history in Eastern Europe and refugee solidarity networks.