SCJS Book Launch Series Celebrates Recent Faculty Publications in Leading Presses
In 2025-2026, the Stroum Center hosted a book launch series celebrating three new faculty publications.
End-of-year Student Research Symposium Highlights Jewish Studies’ Impact and Diversity
The Stroum Center hosted its first-ever daylong Student Research Symposium, highlighting the research of 11 different Jewish Studies undergraduate and graduate students.
Reimagining Gender in Ancient and Early Modern Judaism: 2026 Stroum Lectures with Professor Rafael Neis
Rafael Neis – a preeminent scholar and artist - was our 2026 Stroum Lecturer, presenting thought-provoking scholarship on rabbinic literature, gender, and visual culture.
Marking 50 years of impact on campus, in the community, and around the globe
On March 11, 2025, faculty, students, and members of the public gathered to celebrate 50 years of impact at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and to reflect on Jewish Studies in the current climate.
Roma Holocaust experience and relational memory
Professor Liora Halperin summarizes Ari Joskowicz's UW lecture (and research) into the Roma experience during the Holocaust. This includes touching on the role of relational memory.
STROUM LECTURES 2025 | Jewish Women in Antiquity: Untold Stories of Leadership and Desire
Dr. Bernadette Brooten (Brandeis University) discusses the surprising roles and relationships held by women — and individuals categorized as neither women nor men — in synagogues and churches in the Early Roman Empire.
Antisemitism, Jewish Studies, and university campus conflict
Dr. Gilah Kletenik and Dr. Devin Naar discussed the past, present and future of Jewish Studies with Dr. Daniel Heller in "Today's Campus Conflicts and the Future of Jewish Studies," a conversation on March 11, 2025.
Ladino Day 2024: “The Familiar” with Bestselling Author Leigh Bardugo
In the 12th annual Ladino Day, bestselling fantasy author Leigh Bardugo ("Shadow and Bone") discusses her new novel, "The Familiar," its use of Ladino, and the family history that inspired it, with UW professor Canan Bolel.