Please join us on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, to commemorate the life of Hayim Katsman, Ph.D. 2021 and 2018-2019 Stroum Center graduate fellow.

This memorial event will feature a panel led by UW Professor Emeritus Joel Migdal, with remarks from others who knew Katsman’s scholarly works well.

Open to the public, this event will take place as a Zoom webinar, with an in-person viewing option on the University of Washington campus.

About the event

In this event, Joel Migdal, UW Professor Emeritus of International Studies, along with a panel of other distinguished scholars, will discuss the scope and impact of Hayim Katsman’s academic works, which focused on the interrelationship between religion and politics in the Middle East, with a focus on the Religious Zionist movement.

Panelists

Joel Migdal, Professor Emeritus, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Yoav Duman, Professor, Green River College

Liora Halperin, Professor, History, University of Washington

Francis Abugbilla, Lecturer, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Jim Wellman, Professor of Comparative History, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Hannah Wacholder Katsman, Hayim’s mother

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Event will be offered as a Zoom webinar with in-person viewing option. For in-person, please register to receive the location information in advance of the event.

The in-person event will be followed by a kosher reception.

About Dr. Katsman

Hayim Katsman graduated in June 2021 from the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington with a Ph.D. in international Studies. His doctoral focus was in religions, cultures, and civilization, and his research explored the interrelations between religion and politics in the Middle East, with a focus on the Religious Zionist movement in Israel. He was murdered at his home on Kibbutz Holit on October 7, 2023.

Photo of Hayim Katsman by Eliyahu Hershkovitz.