Stroum Center
for Jewish Studies
As a premiere hub for Jewish Studies, the Stroum Center features an internationally recognized Sephardic Studies Program and a vibrant undergraduate and graduate community.
Latest Articles
The Memories of Greek Jewish Left-Wing Activism from Avraam Benaroya to Michael Moissis Bourlas
This article by Graduate Fellow Alexandra Ritsatos examines how Greek Jewish left-wing activists remembered political struggle, resistance, and identity across the twentieth century. Through the memoirs of Avraam Benaroya and Michael Moissis Bourlas, it explores the intersections of Jewish life, socialism, the Holocaust, and postwar memory in modern Greece. Benaroya was a pioneering Jewish socialist and labor organizer whose influence shaped Greek labor history, while Bourlas's memoirs illuminate the experiences of Jewish resistance and left-wing activism in the aftermath of war.
Synchronization, Assimilation, Decay, and the Jews of China
How did Jewish communities in China change over time? Graduate Fellow Micah Sprouffske looks at words with Chinese and Jewish roots in the stele outside the Kaifeng Synagogue.
The Quiet Rules Behind How Holocaust Museums Teach Atrocity
How do Holocaust museums teach genocide without losing focus on the Holocaust? Explore the ethics, challenges, and evolution of Holocaust education in this essay by UW Museum Studies MA and Graduate Fellow Anya Lorde.
From Baghdad to Hong Kong: Jewish Philanthropy and the Kadoorie Family
Explore the remarkable story of the Kadoorie family, whose philanthropy connected Jewish communities from Baghdad to Hong Kong and shaped modern Asia.
The Nazi Translation Office in Athens — A Reflection on Sources
Nazi-translated documents in a Jerusalem archive reveal how the Rosenberg Task Force looted and repurposed Greek Jewish records during World War
Regina Roza and the Forgotten Lives of Radical Sephardic Salonikan Women
Alexandra Ritsatos writes on the activism of Regina Roza, a Sephardic tobacco worker in 1930s Salonika, whose leadership in labor
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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.
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For over 30 years, the annual Stroum Lectures at the University of Washington have showcased leading scholars in the field.