Are You a Foreigner? The Power of a Name
Berkay Gulen, a Stroum Center Opportunity Grant winner, reflects on the power of one's name in a review of Rita Ender's "To Live on With One's Name"
Expanding My Jewish Studies Horizons in Australia
Yarrow Linden, a Jewish Studies minor, spent last autumn in Australia with the support of an Opportunity Grant. Hear about her adventures!
Prophets at War: Hermann Cohen and German Jews in the First World War
During World War I, philosopher Hermann Cohen argued that Jews could be true and full citizens of the new German nation-state. Many of his contemporaries, including other Jews, disagreed. Professor Michael Rosenthal explains.
Manna from heaven: Bumuelos, a Sephardic Hanukkah treat
Tracing a Sephardic holiday dessert from the Sinai desert to the shores of Seattle.
The Importance of Welcoming Refugees
What years of interviewing Bosnian War refugees taught Professor Kathie Friedman, a sociologist in the Jackson School at the University of Washington.
The Flavor of Rhodes: Paradise Lost, Recipe Saved
The art of the boreka told through the Ladino letters of Rachel Shemarya.
In Budapest, Experiencing How History Impacts Our Present
Halle Friedland, winner of a Jewish Studies Opportunity Grant, spent last winter in Hungary.
The Ethics of Our Fathers in the Sephardic Tradition
Explore the Sephardic custom of chanting Pirke Avot during the Omer period leading up to Shavuot.