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Upcoming Events
Judeo-Spanish (Ladino): Language Endangerment & Revitalization
Wednesday, April 25, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century
Thursday, April 26, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Grad Fellows: Israeli Diplomacy, Jewish Refugees, & Sephardic Soldiers
Friday, April 27, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
E-Journal Highlights
How Iraqi Jews are reclaiming their cultural legacy in Israel
Grad Fellow Pablo Maldonado explains how, following their forced migration in the 1950s, Israel's Middle Eastern Jewish community is reconnecting with its heritage through music.
Discovering the unexpected connections between Persian and Hebrew
Graduate Fellow Sara Molaie's work with Hebrew illustrates how languages and cultures can be connected in surprising ways.
How Israel is redefining foreign aid for the 21st century
Graduate Fellow Sam Gordon argues that Israel's education-based approach to foreign aid is uniquely well-suited to the demands of the 21st century.
What the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula can teach us about political power & minority status
Graduate Fellow Vivian Mills shows how all-too-familiar patterns of discrimination and exclusion affected Sephardic Jews in the Middle Ages.
The military in Israeli politics, state & society
Scholar Marwa Maziad argues that the influence of the Israeli military extends into the nation's government, economy, and national security apparatus.
“Another year, another piece of wisdom”: The Sephardic Studies Program 2017 recap
Three Years of the Sephardic Studies Program at a glance.Israel Studies Program
Announcing the Benaroya Fund for Excellence in Israel Studies
Sephardic Studies Program
World-renowned for the study of Sephardic culture and history, the Sephardic Studies Program features a growing online library and museum, undergraduate and graduate courses, public programs like Ladino Day, and academic conferences.
Graduate Fellowship
Convening students from departments across campus to learn about Jewish Studies and public scholarship.
Stroum Lectures Archive
For over 30 years, the annual Stroum Lectures at the University of Washington have showcased leading scholars in the field.
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