Arts & Culture
5/20 SEMINAR | Jewish Writers from 20th-Century Ukraine: In the Shadow of the Holocaust
A reading & discussion-based online seminar with faculty member Sasha Senderovich, looking at the prose and poetry of Jewish writers from Ukraine at three key moments in the 20th century. Advance registration required.
5/23 EVENT| An Evening with Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh
HUB 145, UW Campus 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United StatesIsraeli/Druze emissary to the U.S. Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh will discuss her experiences as a journalist and former Knesset member, and "the complexity of Israel," with faculty member Alan Dowty.
12/4 EVENT | Ladino Day 2022: The Future of Ladino
Zoom 0On the tenth anniversary of Ladino Day, UW's Sephardic Studies Program presents four experts from different generations, all working to revitalize Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), the traditional language of Sephardic Jews.
3/12 FILM | Sephardic Spotlight at Seattle Jewish Film Festival: “Alegría” (Happiness)
AMC Pacific Place 600 Pine Street, Seattle, WA, United StatesFilm: ALEGRÍA Violeta Salama | Narrative Comedy/Drama | Spain | 2021 | Spanish, Chelja w/English subtitles | 104m | PG The North African city of
3/22 FILM + CONVERSATION (virtual) | “Divorce Denied” at Seattle Jewish Film Festival
Zoom 0Film: DIVORCE DENIED David Ofek and Mia Webb | Documentary | Israel | 2019 | Hebrew w/English subtitles | 59m | PG-13 In Israel, no
5/2 STROUM LECTURE | “Melodeklamatsiye”: A Yiddish Performance Genre 🎼
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, USAnthony Russell and accompanist Dmitri Gaskin perform a combination of oration and art music that investigates disparate elements—Black religiosity, the music of Chopin, queerness, the ambiguities of diaspora—through the mediums of Jewishness and sound.
5/4 STROUM LECTURE | “Between Me and the Other World”, an Immersive Music Experience
Walker-Ames room in Kane HallIn a multi-faceted performance, Anthony Russell and accordionist Dmitri Gaskin explore W.E.B. DuBois' provocative question, "How does it feel to be a problem?" refracted through the texts and musical idioms of the African American South and Jewish Eastern Europe.
POSTPONED | “Luminous”: Book Talk and Art Showcase with Canadian Jewish Author and Artist Linda Dayan Frimer
Walker-Ames room in Kane HallPostponed to later in 2023-24. Canadian Jewish author and artist Linda Dayan Frimer will discuss her new memoir, "Luminous." Frimer's art focuses on the dignity and preservation of both culture and nature.
POSTPONED | Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
Thomson Hall 101 2023 King Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesWriter, critic, and cultural historian Jeremy Eichler discusses the topic of his book, Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance.
2/22 LECTURE | Jerusalem in Rome and Galilee: Encountering the Holy City in Jewish and Christian Mosaics
Thomson Hall 101 2023 King Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesPresentation by Karen Britt and Ra'anan Boustan on depictions in Jewish and Christian religious spaces of Jerusalem in antiquity.
2/28 LUNCH & LEARN | The Invention of the Postcard: The Circulation of Jewish Visual Culture in Ottoman and Greek Salonica with Shalom Sabar
Thomson Hall 317 Thomson Hall 317, SeattleA presentation by art historian Shalom Sabar on what Jewish postcards from Ottoman and Greek Salonica teach us about the experiences of the people who sent them and about how they understood their identities.
3/27 EVENT | A Spark of King David: The Musical Poetry of Rabbi Israel Najara Then and Now
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, USEdwin Seroussi of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will discuss the pizmonim (musical religious poems) of 16th-century rabbi Israel Najara.
3/28 LECTURE | Sonic Ruins of Modernity: Ladino Folksongs Today
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesEdwin Seroussi of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will discuss Judeo-Spanish folk songs in modern times.
4/11 LECTURE | Contemporary Ethiopian Artists in Israel and the Question of Hyphenated Identity
Thomson Hall 101 2023 King Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesArtist and researcher Efrat Yerday will present on how Ethiopian Jewish artists in Israel navigate challenges around their work and their identities.