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Pianko’s “Jewish Peoplehood” wins book prize

Cover of Noam Pianko's book, "Jewish Peoplehood" The Stroum Center is proud to announce that Jewish Peoplehood: An American Innovation (Key Words in

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2026-02-02T13:56:13-08:00June 6th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: American Jewish Community, Faculty Publications, History, Noam Pianko|0 Comments

A refugee’s journey from the Belgian Congo to Tel Aviv to Seattle

Oscar Olivier was forced to flee the Belgian Congo in search of a stable life. His story weaves together the pursuit of freedom and justice, the power of resistance, and a deepening connection with Judaism.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2026-02-02T13:51:05-08:00June 5th, 2017|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Africa, American Jewish Community, Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Israel Graduate Grant, Israel Studies, Personal History, Refugees, Student Writing|1 Comment

Spinoza & Modern Jewish Philosophy 2017 Conference

This international conference, in combination with the 2017 Stroum Lectures, explored the myriad ways in which Spinoza has contributed to the development of modern Jewish philosophy.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2026-02-02T13:57:28-08:00May 22nd, 2017|Categories: Jewish History & Thought, Our Events|0 Comments

Spinoza, Industrialization, and the Nineteenth-Century Ethos of Repose

Tracie Matysik explains the controversy around Spinoza's unconventional ideas about God and humanity, and why they suggest we should slow down in a fast-paced world.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2026-02-02T13:58:06-08:00May 17th, 2017|Categories: Jewish History & Thought, Spinoza & Modern Jewish Philosophy|Tags: Europe, Faculty Writing, Germany, Philosophy, Spinoza, Stroum Lectures|0 Comments

The Greatest Thing: Spinoza, Loving God, and Being Loved in Return

Professor Benjamin Pollock brings together multiple philosophers' perspectives on love and the Divine to argue that our ideas about "true love" are deeply entwined with our sense of God and ourselves.