Reading the Bible Between the Lines in Aviya Kushner’s Grammar of God
One of the deep pleasures of exploring the Bible with Aviya Kushner is finding the foreignness in a familiar text.
Denise Grollmus interviews Dara Horn about Hebrew and Yiddish
Novelist Dara Horn spoke with Denise Grollmus about her relationship with Hebrew, a language with "emotional and cosmic significance."
Surviving the Survival on Göran Rosenberg’s Road from Auschwitz
The Swedish journalist Göran Rosenberg retraced his father’s wartime journeys from one hellish landscape to another. Find out more about his evocative memoir and recent Seattle visit.
Graphic Novels and the Art of Jewish Memory
Find out more about UW alum Tamar Benzikry and her focus on Jewish arts education.
“Totes Koshe” T-shirts and the Rise of Cheeky Yiddish Leisurewear
Edgy t-shirts are using Jewish-sounding words as a sexy identity statement. Hannah Pressman investigates.
“Obedience” Exhibit in Berlin asks, Are you Abraham?
Graduate Fellow Katja Schatte reviews a stunning new exhibit at the Jewish Museum Berlin.
The Hive at Work: Order and Disorder in Jewish Film
Jewish film represents the broader collective memory, writes PhD student Justin Shanitkvich, a former Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow.
Finding Chagall in Belarus
Galya Diment on the scene in Vitebsk, Marc Chagall's favorite town.