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How should we remember the forced migration of Jews from Egypt?

The recent controversy around Jews' forced migration from Egypt in the 1950s raises questions about how history is used and by whom, writes Grad Fellow Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado.

By Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado|2019-03-28T11:22:25+00:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, History, Israel, Jewish History, Mizrahi, Student Writing|1 Comment

How a shared history of persecution brought two communities (back) together: Kurdish-Jewish cooperation in Germany

Opportunity Grant winner Pinar Ulumaskan traces the re-emergence of a historic connection between Kurds and Jews in Germany.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-01-08T15:18:10+00:00December 28th, 2018|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Germany, Graduate Student Writing, Middle East, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|2 Comments

Using Yiddish to fight the “othering” of Jews in Poland

Opportunity Grant winner Kendra Berry explains how studying language builds empathy — especially in places where nationalistic narratives dominate.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-12-14T11:13:07+00:00November 26th, 2018|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Jewish Languages, Opportunity Grants, Poland, Student Writing, Yiddish|0 Comments

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.

By Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado|2019-03-27T15:44:13+00:00March 27th, 2018|Categories: Arts & Culture, Global Judaism, Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Middle East, Mizrahi, Music, Pablo Maldonado, Refugees, Student Writing|0 Comments

Why I study Jewish refugees of the Arab world

Grad Fellow Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado explains why learning about global migrants and refugees -and their history- is vitally important.

By Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado|2019-03-27T15:48:43+00:00December 8th, 2017|Categories: Global Judaism, Grad Student Writing|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, History, Human Rights, Jewish History, Mizrahi, Refugees, Student Writing|0 Comments

Crossing the Red Sea in Ladino: A Rare Sephardic Passover Ballad

A rare Ladino ballad for the last day of Passover sung by Mr. Leo Azose a native of Mármara.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-04-30T14:43:57+00:00April 14th, 2017|Categories: Digital Sephardic Treasures, Global Judaism, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Jewish Holidays, Ladino, Passover, Religion & Ritual, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments

What Does It Mean to Be Heard?

Opportunity Grant winner Katja Schatte reflects on her time at the Voice of Witness Oral History training and its impact on her multimedia doctoral project centered on the voices of East German Jewish women.