Reimagining Gender in Ancient and Early Modern Judaism: 2026 Stroum Lectures with Professor Rafael Neis
Image courtesy of Meryl Schenker Photography This past May, the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies was honored to host Professor Rafael Neis for
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.
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 Lord.
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.
Meet Jewish Studies minor Gabriela Payumo
Gabriela Payumo found her footing during an introductory Hebrew class. What began as curiosity transformed into a defining part of her experience at the University
Finding “Sephardic Treasures”…and Finding Myself with Jewish Studies
Grad student Toni Heilman writes about her powerful experience working with the Sephardic Studies Collection, which helped her discover and reclaim parts of her own Jewish identity.
Meet Graduate Fellow Anya Lord
Anya Lord When Anya Lord was accepted into the University of Washington’s Master of Arts in Museology program, she didn’t expect to become a Stroum Center graduate fellow as well.