My First Hebrew Test by Dara Horn
Novelist Dara Horn dares to ask the question: Why are there still only three kinds of American Jews who are allowed to learn Hebrew?
Sarmad Kashani: The incredible story of the Persian Sufi Jewish saint
Sasha Prevost, this year's Gorasht Scholar, studies the life of Persian-Jewish poet Sarmad Kashani.
Alumni Interview: Amee Sherer (’87), new Executive Director of Hillel UW
Amee Sherer (UW '87) forged a path combining Jewish Studies and an Education degree. Find out more about Hillel UW's new Executive Director in our first Alumni Interview article.
“Native” author Sayed Kashua on Immigrant Identity
Sayed Kashua, author of new book "Native," reflects on immigrant identity in this video clip from the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.
Do American Jews Have White Privilege?
Graduate Fellow Rachel Graf on the ways American Jews can recognize their own biases and fight inequality.
Ladino Day 2015: Sephardi Lives
Explore media from International Ladino Day 2015, with scholars Julia Phillips Cohen (Vanderbilt) and Sarah Abrevaya Stein (UCLA).
The Hebrew Attitude of ‘Nevertheless’
Nancy Berg takes on the almost-untranslatable Hebrew word 'davka' and other expressions of contrariness.