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  • Portrait of Lily Rosencrantz, smiling and wearing a sleeveless shirt and jeans, with sun-dappled trees and fields visible in the background

What I learned from majoring in Jewish Studies and studying abroad in Israel and London

Senior Lily Rosencrantz reflects on what she learned in her time with Jewish Studies, both at the University of Washington and abroad.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2020-06-23T15:35:31-07:00June 23rd, 2020|Categories: Personal History|Tags: Student Writing, Undergraduate|0 Comments
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Learning Ladino, a Language I Already Knew

Graduate Fellow Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano specializes in Ottoman Turkish history, but his Jewish Studies research project has led him to a rare Ladino manuscript.

By Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano|2020-06-18T16:24:44-07:00January 12th, 2020|Categories: Grad Student Writing, Personal History, Student Writing|Tags: Devin Naar, Graduate Fellows, Ladino, Ladino Reflections, Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano, Sephardic, Turkey|3 Comments
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  • Food frive volunteers, including author Marissa Gaston, stand smiling in front of boxes of produce. A city street, buildings, and trees are visible behind them.

What a year in Israel taught me about community

Finding a truly international community was why opportunity grant winner Marissa Gaston decided to spend a whole year studying abroad in Israel.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-10-11T10:43:21-07:00September 19th, 2019|Categories: Personal History|Tags: Israel, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • A young woman in an elegant dress speaks into a microphone at a podium.

Why I chose Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies minor Leah Hatzialexiou explains why UW Jewish Studies is her "second home" on campus.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-27T10:57:55-07:00June 26th, 2019|Categories: Personal History|Tags: Jewish Studies, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • A recent photograph of Joe Butwin, smiling, in suit and tie, with evergreen trees in the background

Professor Joe Butwin reflects on how his academic career always led him back to his family roots

On the eve of his retirement, Joe Butwin explains how his career as a professor of English has always connected back to his Jewish roots.

By Denise Grollmus|2019-06-10T09:34:36-07:00June 7th, 2019|Categories: Personal History|Tags: American Jewish Community, Literature|1 Comment
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Why I support Sephardic Studies

Joel Benoliel explains why he supports the Sephardic Studies Program's work to "enhance and preserve Sephardic culture as unique and important."

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-11-06T18:39:33-08:00February 11th, 2019|Categories: Personal History, Sephardic Studies|Tags: Devin Naar, Jewish Studies, Joel Benoliel, Seattle Jewish community, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments
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  • Portrait of Annie Lewis smiling brightly in front of a window, a sunny day behind

Finding an intellectual home in Jewish Studies

Dean's Medalist Annie Lewis, '18, a Jewish Studies minor, explains how Jewish Studies expands horizons and builds critical thinking skills.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-01-07T11:27:57-08:00January 3rd, 2019|Categories: Personal History|Tags: Jewish Studies, Student Writing|0 Comments
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  • Photo of author Mohamed Elias looking at the camera, with a nametag and Yiddish textbook behind him and written Yiddish and Judeo-Arabic text at the right

My journey in Yiddishkeit: Learning Yiddish as an Arabic (& Judeo-Arabic) speaker

Opportunity Grant winner Mohamed Elias explains why he chose to study Yiddish, and what he discovered when he did.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-03-27T15:49:16-07:00December 3rd, 2018|Categories: Personal History|Tags: Jewish Languages, Mizrahi, Opportunity Grants, Student Writing, Yiddish|0 Comments
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