As a premiere hub for Jewish Studies, the Stroum Center features an internationally recognized Sephardic Studies Program, a growing Israel Studies Program, and a vibrant undergraduate and graduate community.
Upcoming Events
5/23 Event | An Evening with Israeli/Druze Journalist Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh
May 23, 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. PT
Location: HUB 145
5/24 & 26 | Graduate Fellows Colloquia
Tuesday & Thursday, May 24 & 26, 12:00 p.m. PT
Zoom webinar
6/1 TALK | Silenced Horrors: Sexual Violence During the Holocaust in Ukraine
Wednesday, June 1, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT
Zoom webinar
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Latest Articles
Soletreo lessons from my great-grandfather
Hannah S. Pressman describes her journey learning soletreo, and how it can help scholars and family historians alike access their Sephardic pasts.
UW sophomore Lauren Zarlingo applies digital text encoding tools to Ladino newspapers
With the tools learned in a textual studies course, Lauren Zarlingo encoded two English sections from La Vara, New York's longest running Ladino newspaper.
Activist ancestors: Reaching towards the Jewish Labour Bund’s strategies for cultural organizing
Graduate fellow Shelby Handler shares the history of the General History Labor Bund, the 20th-century Jewish socialist organization that inspired her new collection of poetry.
What is Israel’s policy on Africa under Prime Minister Naftali Bennett?
Benjamin Netanyahu was known for strengthening ties between Israel and Africa. Will Israel's new government follow the former prime minister's lead? Grad fellow Francis Abugbilla explains the situation.
How imagined “bizarro worlds” invite us into the real worlds of ancient Israel and Egypt
Looking at ancient texts' "topsy-turvy" visions of the world can reveal a lot about the authors' assumptions, writes grad fellow Forrest Martin.
The shadow of the death penalty in Israel: Why is a legal punishment never used?
The death penalty is almost never used in Israel, but is still controversial. Postdoctoral fellow Smadar Ben-Natan explains.
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