10/6 TALK | How the Soviet Jew Was Made — Sasha Senderovich
HUB 214, UW Campus 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WAFaculty member Sasha Senderovich will discuss his recent book, "How the Soviet Jew Was Made."
10/19 TALK | Arabian Judaism and Early Islam
Zoom 0Who were the Jews of late ancient western Arabia? Hamza M. Zafer will explain how the Quran and other early Muslim writings provide tantalizing evidence about these communities.
10/26 TALK | The Jews of Medieval Baghdad in the Abbasid Era
Zoom 0Learn about the significant Jewish population — including Talmudic yeshivas, government officials, and financial agents — that resided in Baghdad, at the heart of the Abbasid caliph's imperial rule, for more than 500 years.
Jews and Muslims in Colonial Algeria: Between Intimacy and Resentment
Zoom 0Yuval Tal will explore the unique relations between Muslims and Jews in the French colony of Algeria between 1830 and 1962, examining the culture they shared and how colonial rule shaped their daily encounters.
Coffeehouses, Parks, and Neighborhoods: Jews and Muslims in 20th-Century Cairo
Zoom 0Alon Tam will explore the social history of the Jewish community in Egypt, looking at public places such as coffeehouses, parks, neighborhoods, and more.