Welcoming the 2024-2025 graduate fellows in Jewish Studies
The 2024-2025 cohort of graduate fellows study Jewish refugees during World War II, Sephardic Jews in Greece and the U.S., German antisemitism, and Israel/Palestine past and present.
Annual report highlights Stroum Center’s impact in 2023-2024
View highlights from the 2023-2024 year, which focused on student support, responsive programming, and initiatives in Sephardic Studies.
2024 Impact Report
View the Impact Report as a PDF
Annual letter from Stroum Center director Mika Ahuvia
Stroum Center Director Mika Ahuvia writes about the past year and the Stroum Center's public education mission.
Ladino Day 2024: “The Familiar” with Bestselling Author Leigh Bardugo
In the 12th annual Ladino Day, bestselling fantasy author Leigh Bardugo ("Shadow and Bone") discusses her new novel, "The Familiar," its use of Ladino, and the family history that inspired it, with UW professor Canan Bolel.
“Muestras Konsejas” Essay Competition
Presented with the Sephardic Brotherhood of America, this writing contest opened a new space for Sephardic stories.
Muestras Konsejas: Si Kere El Dio
Winner, general category. A conscripted husband miraculously reunites with his pregnant wife after fighting in the Balkan Wars in the Ottoman army — the great-grandfather and great-grandmother of author Nuia Menda Malki.
Muestras Konsejas: Mother, a Memoir
Runner up, general category. Gloria DeVida Kirchheimer offers a hilarious tribute to her feisty, theatrical mom, who came from Alexandria, Egypt, to New York in the 1930s.