In Budapest, Experiencing How History Impacts Our Present
Halle Friedland, winner of a Jewish Studies Opportunity Grant, spent last winter in Hungary.
Spotlight on Students: Shawn Laramie ’16
Shawn Laramie '16 took Introduction to Judaism at UW as a way to explore his heritage, and found connection in many other ways.
Paula Hyman: Gender & Assimilation
Professor Paula E. Hyman of Yale University discusses issues of gender and sexuality in modern Jewish history in the 1992 Stroum Lecture lecture series.
Jonathan Sarna: Revivals & Awakenings in American Judaism
Professor Jonathan Sarna of Brandeis University discusses "Revivals and Awakenings in American Judaism" in the 2011 Stroum Lectures series.
Ruth Wisse: I.L. Peretz
Professor Ruth Wisse of McGill University discusses the Yiddish writer I.L. Peretz in this 1988 lecture series, "Creative Survival: I.L. Peretz and the Makings of Modern Jewish Culture."
Michael Walzer: Biblical Politics
Professor Michael Walzer of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton discusses "Biblical Politics" in this 2008 Stroum Lectures series.