Reclaiming Jewishness can be difficult for people whose families converted long ago — especially for descendants of the "Dönme" in Turkey, writes graduate fellow Sasha Marie Ward.
While researching Jewish refugees of Nazi Germany, graduate fellow Joana Bürger uncovered the incredible story of a Sephardi-Catholic-German-Turkish family's survival during the Holocaust.
2024 Stroum Lecturer Marion Kaplan discusses how German Jews reacted emotionally in the hopeful era after Emancipation (1870-1918), and in their odyssey fleeing from Nazi persecution (1933-1945).
Religious legal scholars' explanations of their reasoning, called "questions and answers" in Hebrew, are a valuable source for historians, writes graduate fellow Elyakim Suissa.
Pieces of broken pottery ("ostraca") were commonly used to write letters, receipts, and notes in the ancient world, and these fragments show how biblical writings connect to real-world concerns of the time, writes graduate fellow Corinna Nichols.
In the 11th annual Ladino Day, author Elizabeth Graver discusses her new novel, “Kantika,” a moving, multi-generational saga inspired by Graver’s grandmother.
Stroum Center director Mika Ahuvia offers an update for this challenging time.
The 2023-2024 graduate fellows study a wide range of topics, from Jewish refugees to Ottoman gynecology to modern method acting and conspiracy theories.
