Video: Jonathan Israel on Spinoza as a Revolutionary
Professor Jonathan Israel explores Spinoza's role as a revolutionary thinker and precursor to the modern human rights movement in the 2017 Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies.
Podcast: Violence, Militancy & How Civilians React
Doctoral student Emily Gade discusses her research on radicalization and resiliency against violence, highlighting the work of the Israeli recovery organization ZAKA.
Podcast: Migrants’ Mobilization for Rights & Recognition in Israel
Doctoral student Oded Oron discusses the plight of African migrants in the state of Israel.
Announcing the Benmayor Collection of Eastern Sephardic Ballads
Dr. Rina Benmayor tells the story of the Benmayor Collection of Eastern Sephardic Ballads, a new addition to the Stroum Center's Sephardic Digital Library.
Hebrew and the Humanities Symposium offers views on the future of Hebrew
How does Hebrew study reflect the position of the humanities in higher education? Watch (and read) 2016 conference participants' answers to this and other questions about Hebrew's place in the United States and in higher ed.
Finding Sephardic Blessings and Johnny Carson in the WSJHS Archives
The archival adventures of Emily Thompson, this year's Mickey Sreebny Memorial Scholar.
Mapping the History of Spain, Jews, and World War II
Ryan Gompertz, a UW alum, created the Mapping Memory project to trace the paths of Jewish war refugees through Spain.
Reading the Rain in Moses’ Poetic Goodbye
Study Moses' last words in Deut. 32 with the help of Marty Jaffee's new translation of the Sifre Devarim and guiding questions from Beth Huppin.