What a year in Israel taught me about community
Finding a truly international community was why opportunity grant winner Marissa Gaston decided to spend a whole year studying abroad in Israel.
The Jews of Kurdistan: How Kurdish Jews became Israeli
Opportunity grant winner Pinar Kara tells the story of Kurdish Jews' migration to Israel, and how they keep connected with Kurdish culture today.
Exciting changes in the modern Hebrew program at the University of Washington
Modern Hebrew at the UW combines live language practice with individualized practice online and features a newly designed curriculum.
Celebrating 2018-2019 graduates of Jewish studies
2018-2019 graduating undergrad and graduate students in Jewish Studies will go on to careers in finance, biology, linguistics, and communications.
Announcing the 2019-2020 graduate fellows in Jewish studies
Incoming graduate fellows in Jewish Studies specialize in international studies, history, comparative literature, Germanics, and Near Eastern Languages and Civilization.
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.