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“Lessons (Not) Learned from the Holocaust” lectures all available online

Video and audio recordings of all of the lectures from our 2020 series are now available online!

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2021-01-04T15:01:47-08:00December 11th, 2020|Categories: News, Our Events|Tags: History, Holocaust, Jewish History|0 Comments
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VIDEO | 8th Annual Ladino Day: Revolutionizing Ladino, from the Printing Press to the Smartphone

The 8th Annual Ladino Day at the University of Washington highlighted technological developments that have shaped Ladino over time. Featuring Rachel Amado Bortnick, Carlos Yebra López, and Devin E. Naar.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-12-15T12:05:39-08:00December 10th, 2020|Categories: Our Events, Sephardic Studies, Video|Tags: Ladino Day|0 Comments
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  • Daniel Estrin talking to a large audience on a stage

VIDEO | Behind the Scenes with NPR’s Correspondent in Jerusalem – Daniel Estrin

NPR's correspondent in Jerusalem, Daniel Estrin, shares stories from his reporting and discusses his process as a journalist.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-09-09T09:52:26-07:00June 7th, 2020|Categories: Our Events, Video|Tags: Learn with Us 2019-2020|0 Comments
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  • Portait of Marina Rustow looking reflective, wearing a white-gray dress and earrings, a classroom chalkboard in the background

VIDEO | Marina Rustow — Jewish Manuscripts in the Digital Age: The Cairo Geniza and the New Materiality

Dr. Marina Rustow of Princeton University will deliver the 2019 Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-09-09T10:02:04-07:00June 5th, 2020|Categories: Our Events|Tags: Ancient World, Learn with Us 2019-2020, Middle East, Stroum Lectures|0 Comments
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  • Black-and-white portrait of Tracy Strong Jr. smiling, wearing a heavy overcoat and scarf

AUDIO | From Humanitarian Relief to Holocaust Rescue – Christopher Browning

Audio recording of Christopher Browning's 3/3 lecture on Holocaust rescue in France, "From Humanitarian Relief to Holocaust Rescue: The Story of Tracy Strong, Jr."

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-09-09T09:51:48-07:00March 12th, 2020|Categories: Our Events|Tags: France, Holocaust|0 Comments
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  • The Ladineros, a group of the last generation of Ladino speakers in Seattle, on stage at Ladino Day 2019 at the UW.

Ladino Day 2019 gives Sephardic customs new life

Ladino Day 2019 celebrated Sephardic life cycle customs “de la fasha asta la mortaja" ("from the cradle to the grave").

By Makena Mezistrano|2020-01-02T14:59:38-08:00December 30th, 2019|Categories: Our Events, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Ladino Day, Ladino Day 2019|1 Comment
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  • François Azar, wearing a cardigan, button0up shirt, and glasses, speaks at a podium, with the colorful front cover of "The Jewish Parrot" projected in the background

VIDEO | Ladino Day 2018 celebrates Sephardic folktales, language and culture

Watch folklorist François Azar's talk on Jewish folktales of the Mediterranean and a Ladino-language performance of "The Jewish Parrot" in 2018's International Ladino Day celebration.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-09-01T11:10:56-07:00January 24th, 2019|Categories: Our Events, Sephardic Studies, Video|Tags: Folktales, Ladino, Ladino Day 2018, Sephardic Studies|3 Comments
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  • Members of the Ladineros group, including one man wearing a parrot hat, read from scripts

“Seattle is a Sephardic country:” Behind the scenes of Ladino Day 2018

Makena Mezistrano reflects on the sixth annual Ladino Day celebration.

By Makena Mezistrano|2019-01-25T15:29:52-08:00January 7th, 2019|Categories: Our Events, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Folktales, Jewish Languages, Ladino, Ladino Day, Ladino Day 2018, Makena Mezistrano, Sephardic Studies|4 Comments
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