Israel & Hebrew Studies - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

How to revive an ancient language, according to 19th-century Hebrew and Persian revivalists

Graduate Fellow Sara Molaie explains how two language activists approached the unlikely task of bringing ancient Hebrew and pre-Islamic Persian back into use.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-09-12T16:36:37+00:00September 12th, 2018|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Hebrew, Hebrew Student Writing, History, Middle East, Modern Hebrew, Student Writing|0 Comments

The apology is in the mail: Hebrew, bureaucracy and gender

The Israel Postal Company is sorry for your inconvenience, in English. In Hebrew, it's more apathetic, both to postal "mishaps" and readers' possible non-maleness.

By Naomi Sokoloff|2018-09-12T13:11:44+00:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Hebrew & the Humanities, Israel & Hebrew Studies, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: Gender, Hebrew, Israel|0 Comments

Reading Agnon in Indiana

How scholar Adam Rovner's move from Israel to Indiana deepened his appreciation of Hebrew, thanks to one of Israel's most classic authors.

By Naomi Sokoloff|2018-08-30T13:09:07+00:00August 20th, 2018|Categories: Arts & Culture, Hebrew & the Humanities, Israel & Hebrew Studies, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: American Jewish Community, Hebrew, Israel, Literature, Naomi Sokoloff|0 Comments

Learning Hebrew, mother and child

How does language connect children to their parents? Hannah Pressman reflects on learning Hebrew as a child and discovering her mother's ulpan notebook.