Shem Tov de Carrión: How a Jewish poet from medieval Spain speaks to us today
Shem Tov de Carrión's "moral proverbs" about human nature and right rulership are surprisingly relevant today, Graduate Fellow Vivian Mills writes.
Excellence in Scholarship Holocaust Paper Prize winner announced
Ellen Perleberg, a first-year linguistics student at the UW, was recently awarded the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and Holocaust Center for Humanity Excellence in Scholarship Prize.
Celebrating Hebrew at the University of Washington
UW Hebrew students celebrated the 2017-18 year with food, games, and thoughts on learning the language.
What makes music sound Jewish
Graduate Fellow Sarah Riskind, a composer, noticed a unique pattern in both the Sephardic and Ashkenazi music she works with.
Using project-based learning to teach the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Graduate Fellow Rob Keener explains that concepts and real-world connections are key to teaching history well.
The challenges and opportunities of peace education in Israel
Projects like Camp Harmony and the Hand in Hand School in Israel show both the promises and difficulties of teaching for peace.
Call for courses on contemporary Israel for Winter/Spring 2019
Accepting proposals through June 30, 2018.