Shirin Lotfi is a Global Citizen with a Bright Future
Shirin Lotfi's goal is to bring international attention to Jordan's nuclear program. The Poli Sci major plans on a career in Middle East diplomacy.
Broken Glass and the Berlin Wall
Graduate Fellow Katja Schatte reflects on being part of the "Third Generation East" and writing post-Holocaust German history.
Remembering Rhodes, Family History, and the Sephardic Holocaust
As the Rhodes Jewish community marks a solemn anniversary, Hannah Pressman considers what it means to search for family history in the wake of the Holocaust.
My Winter Quarter in Istanbul
Grad Fellow Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano found manuscripts, mentors, and inspiration during his research quarter in Istanbul, Turkey.
From the American Midwest to the Jewish-Soviet Crossroads
How Graduate Fellow Cyrus Rodgers found his way from a Midwest childhood to the complex work of Jewish-Soviet writers like Isaac Babel.
“Jewish Studies can impact the heart and the mind”: Beth Huppin on UW Jewish Studies and learning with Deborah Lipstadt
Seattle Jewish educator Beth Huppin describes how learning with Deborah Lipstadt and UW Jewish Studies in the 1970s changed her vision of Jewish education.
Finding Golems and Traces of Jewish Life in Prague
Sarah Zdancewicz won a Jewish Studies travel grant to explore European Jewish culture last summer.
Finding Family Roots & Exploring Jewish Nationalisms in Poland
Denise Grollmus' discovery that her family had Jewish roots led her to study contemporary Jewish-Polish culture.