This past year, in the wake of the Sephardic Studies Program’s 10th anniversary, Harvey J. Sadis and Harriett M. Cody, a retired King County Superior Court judge, created the Jean and Joseph Sadis Sustainers Fund in Sephardic Studies as part of the newly launched Sustainers’ Circle, which represents the next stage of philanthropic support for SSP (Sephardic Studies Program).
The Sephardic Studies Program welcomes two new graduate fellows for the 2023-24 academic year: Alexandra Ritsatos and Nadav Ganon.
Sephardic studies graduate students are thriving; here's a roundup of updates on a group of seven accomplished UW graduate students from the 2022-23 academic year.
Sephardic Studies Program Chair and Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies Devin E. Naar provides an overview of SSP's most recent accomplishments and upcoming plans.
Liv Fowler, an incoming senior majoring in Jewish Studies with a focus on Jewish cultural history, is this year's outstanding student in Jewish studies.
Faculty member Nicolaas P. Barr, a lecturer in the Departments of Comparative History of Ideas (CHID), History, and International Studies, is this year's outstanding instructor in Jewish studies.
Matthew DesMarais's award-winning paper focuses on Jews living in Nazi-controlled Germany, who applied for and received a U.S. refugee visa and then immigrated to the United States during World War II.
Doctor of Music Education student Ke Guo (郭可), who is researching Sephardic music in diaspora, is the recipient of the 2023-24 Finish Line Fellowship.
