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STUDENT EVENT: Reading Group for “The Best Place on Earth”
RSVP for locationIn advance of author Ayelet Tsabari's upcoming visit to the UW, undergrads are invited to discuss Tsabari's 2013 novel, "The Best Place on Earth," with Professor Sasha Senderovich.
STUDENT EVENT: The Rabbis on Love
Get insights on love, desire, and relationships from the greatest rabbis in history. Discussion over coffee with Mika Ahuvia (Jewish Studies, Comparative Religion).
STUDENT EVENT: Learning from the Holocaust in the Age of Trump
Join Richard Block for a discussion of Nazi Germany and how its painful history can help us understand how fear of immigrants and minorities is weaponized by politicians today.
STUDENT/FACULTY EVENT: Writing Displacement: A Seminar on Memoir with Author Ayelet Tsabari
RSVP for venueWriter Ayelet Tsabari will discuss her new memoir, "The Art of Leaving," and the process of writing and publishing literary nonfiction.
STUDENT EVENT: Conversation with author Ayelet Tsabari
RSVP for locationUndergrads are invited to meet with Ayelet Tsabari, author of the award-winning novel "The Best Place on Earth" and the new memoir "The Art of Leaving."
STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table
SMITH 320Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French
STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table
SMITH 320Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French
STUDENT EVENT: Queer Jews in Nazi-Era Berlin
RSVP for locationFor our quarterly Jewish Studies Coffee Hour, Prof Laurie Marhoefer (History) will present on research methods and challenges she has encountered while researching queer Jews
STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table
SMITH 320Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French
STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table
SMITH 320Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French
STUDENT EVENT | A Colloquium with Katja Petrowskaja on Language, Memory, and the Holocaust
The writer Katja Petrowskaja will speak to students and faculty about process of writing and translating a multilingual, transnational family history whose archives have been erased by the Holocaust.
STUDENT EVENT | Lessons on Communicating with the Media from a Middle East Commentator
RSVP for venueDr. Marwa Maziad, a visiting assistant professor of public speaking at Seattle University and a regular BBC political commentator on global affairs, will speak about her experiences as a journalist and political analyst and will offer tips for speaking effectively with the media. Lunch provided. Open to undergrads and graduate students.
2/12 STUDENT EVENT | Crossroads: Exploring Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Semitic Sentiment
The HUBLearn from UW faculty members Devin Naar, Kathie Friedman and Angelina Godoy about the intersection between antisemitism and anti-immigrant sentiment. Light refreshments provided.
2/27 STUDENT EVENT | Visit to the Holocaust Center for Humanity
Holocaust Center for Humanity 2045 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesUndergrad and grad students are invited to join SCJS student engagement director Lauren Kurland for a guided tour of the Holocaust Center for Humanity, which will include a presentation by a Legacy Speaker. Students are invited to join us for dinner and reflection afterward. No cost.
STUDENT EVENT: Jewish Studies Virtual Coffee Hour
RSVP for Zoom linkUndergrads are invited to grab a cup of coffee or tea and join student engagement director Lauren Kurland and other students involved with the Stroum Center to hang out, get to know each other a little better, and hopefully laugh a little! Attendance limited to 5 students so we can all "see" each other and interact. Note, this coffee "hour" is only 45 minutes. Multiple coffee hours will be offered this spring to accommodate schedules.