Usually long-form posts that aren’t news items and are about arts/culture.
How Gary Shteyngart’s Russian Jewish past informs his literary present
Novelist Gary Shteyngart's Soviet-inflected humor is more relevant than ever in Trump's America.
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.
How Iraqi Jews are reclaiming their cultural legacy in Israel
Grad Fellow Pablo Maldonado explains how, following their forced migration in the 1950s, Israel's Middle Eastern Jewish community is reconnecting with its heritage through music.
3/12 SJFF SEPHARDIC FILM | “Alegría” (Happiness)
Sunday, Mar 12, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST
Location: AMC Pacific Place — theater 2 or 4
Streaming window: 3/20 - 3/26
2/28 EVENT | “Muestros Artistas” [Our Artists]
Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. PT
Location: Kane Hall 210, UW Seattle Campus
“An unjustified s(ch)mear campaign”: Narratives of American Jewish food
Professor Rachel B. Gross tracks popular narratives around American Jewish cuisine--and deli food's recent resuscitation.
12/3 EVENT | Ladino Day 2023: ‘Kantika’, a Sephardic Novel by Author Elizabeth Graver
Sunday, Dec 3, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. PST
Location: Zoom
What can literary scholars working in the field of Jewish Studies teach us about how to survive (and resist) the Trump Era? A lot, it seems.
In the Age of Trump, humanities scholars' role beyond the ivory tower is more important than ever.