News - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

Exciting changes in the modern Hebrew program at the University of Washington

Along with a new full-time instructor, Modern Hebrew at the UW will offer a new curriculum and new hybrid format that combines in-class instruction with individualized practice online.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-07-30T13:46:49+00:00July 30th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Modern Hebrew|0 Comments

Celebrating 2018-2019 graduates of Jewish studies

2018-2019 graduating undergrad and graduate students in Jewish Studies will go on to careers in finance, biology, linguistics, and communications.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-07-30T14:00:34+00:00July 29th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Alumni, Jewish Studies|0 Comments

Announcing the 2019-2020 graduate fellows in Jewish studies

Incoming graduate fellows in Jewish Studies specialize in international studies, history, comparative literature, Germanics, and Near Eastern Languages and Civilization.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-07-24T10:54:58+00:00July 19th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Graduate Fellows, Graduate Fellows by Year|0 Comments

Announcing the 2019 Excellence in Scholarship Holocaust paper prize winner

History major Jacqueline Goodrich ('20) won this year's prize for her paper on the importance of portraying Holocaust victims, and survivors, in ways that humanize them.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-13T14:22:13+00:00June 13th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Holocaust|1 Comment

Announcing our summer & autumn 2019 opportunity grant winners

Stroum Center opportunity grant winners will learn Yiddish in Poland, study modern Hebrew, and research the Jewish community in Côte d'Ivoire.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-12T11:20:54+00:00June 12th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Opportunity Grants|0 Comments

Mika Ahuvia publishes new co-edited volume, “Placing Ancient Texts”

Mika Ahuvia's new co-edited book, "Placing Ancient Texts," reconstructs the dynamic interactions between space, place, and position and texts in ancient times.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-02-06T10:18:43+00:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Faculty Publications, Mika Ahuvia|0 Comments

Stroum Center celebrates 50 years of the Association for Jewish Studies

As the Association for Jewish Studies turns 50, the Stroum Center plays an increasingly important role in shaping Jewish studies scholarship.

By Noam Pianko|2019-01-14T13:54:38+00:00January 10th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: Faculty, Graduate Fellows, Jewish Studies|0 Comments

Meet our Winter/Spring 2019 Opportunity Grant winners!

Our newest Opportunity Grant winners will study Hebrew in Israel, research cooperation between Kurdish and Jewish groups in Germany, present at international conferences, and more.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-07-16T12:20:51+00:00December 11th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: Opportunity Grants|0 Comments