What I Learned at Ladino Day
UW junior Lainie Ferguson reflects on the experience of attending International Ladino Day at the UW.
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.
Experiencing Jerusalem, Living in Israel
UW senior Gabi Natelson, winner of a Jewish Studies Travel Grant, describes her semester in Israel at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
A Guide to Sephardic Raki Drinking
Grad Fellow Esra Bakkalbasioglu reflects on the raki-maker Rabbi Nahmias, the rebetiko singer Roza Eskenazi, and Jewish identities.
My Winter Quarter in Istanbul
Grad Fellow Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano found manuscripts, mentors, and inspiration during his research quarter in Istanbul, Turkey.
Rethinking the American Jewish Immigration Narrative
Sandra Barnes reflects on how her family's history differs from popular and scholarly representations of Jewish immigration to America.
Tevye’s Ottoman Daughter in the Ladino Press
Graduate Fellow Sarah Zaides is studying the emigration of Russian Jews to Ottoman lands in the early 20th century, using archival Ladino newspapers.
Finding Golems and Traces of Jewish Life in Prague
Sarah Zdancewicz won a Jewish Studies travel grant to explore European Jewish culture last summer.