Why I chose Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies minor Leah Hatzialexiou explains why UW Jewish Studies is her "second home" on campus.
Announcing the 2019 Excellence in Scholarship Holocaust paper prize winner
History major Jacqueline Goodrich ('20) won this year's prize for her paper on the importance of portraying Holocaust victims, and survivors, in ways that humanize them.
Announcing our summer & autumn 2019 opportunity grant winners
Stroum Center opportunity grant winners will learn Yiddish in Poland, study modern Hebrew, and research the Jewish community in Côte d'Ivoire.
Debunking the myth of “elite Jews” in medieval Europe
Contrary to the stereotypes, the biggest bankers, traders, and financiers in medieval Europe were Christians, not Jews, writes graduate fellow Kerice Doten-Snitker.
