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April 2020

POSTPONED | Hans Calmeyer and Holocaust Rescue in the Netherlands

Black-and-white photograph of Hans Calmeyer, in suit and tie, alongside the book cover of "Shedding Our Stars," which shows a historic photograph of a family carrying luggage, wearing cloth stars indicating they are Jewish
Friday, April 10, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Thomson Hall 101 2023 King Lane
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Dr. Laureen Nussbaum (Portland State) discusses the history of Holocaust rescue in the Netherlands, based both on her research and her childhood relationship with Anne Frank and the Frank family.

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May 2020

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5/12 STROUM LECTURE | Reading Jewish Texts in an Age of Climate Change: Rabbinic Stories of Gender, Class, and the Violence of the Unseen

Painting representing the Noah's ark story, showing a figure of Noah gesturing over animals, with human figures huddling behind him, surrounded by the suggestion of blue waves
Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Kane Hall 210 4069 Spokane Ln
Seattle, WA 98105 United States

Dr. Julia Watts Belser uses rabbinic Jewish texts on political violence, imperialism, and disaster to grapple with pressing contemporary questions about climate change and environmental justice.

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Free

5/14 STROUM LECTURE | Reading Jewish Texts in an Age of Climate Change: The Afterlives of Noah’s Ark – Catastrophe, Disability & the Politics of Survival

Painting representing the Noah's ark story, showing a figure of Noah gesturing over animals, with human figures huddling behind him, surrounded by the suggestion of blue waves
Thursday, May 14, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Kane Hall 210 4069 Spokane Ln
Seattle, WA 98105 United States

Julia Watts Belser uses rabbinic Jewish texts on political violence, imperialism, and disaster to grapple with pressing contemporary questions about climate change and environmental justice.

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April 2021

Free

POSTPONED | American Christians and the Holy Land: Before, During and After Contemporary Pilgrimages to Israel/Palestine

Photograph showing a tour group in contemporary clothing walking along a long dirt road in a rocky desert landscape
Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 4:00 pm
HUB 340 University of Washington HUB
Seattle, WA 98195 US

Dr. Hillary Kaell discusses the modern phenomenon of American Christian pilgrimage trips to Israel/Palestine and how American Christians make sense of these experiences.

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Free

POSTPONED | Ghetto: The History of a Word

Daniel Schwartz in a button-down shirt and glasses
Thursday, April 22, 2021, 6:30 pm
HUB 145, UW Campus 4001 E Stevens Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Daniel Schwartz (George Washington University) will give a talk on the history of the word "ghetto" from 16th-century Venice until today.

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Free

POSTPONED | Modernity in the Eastern Sephardi Diaspora: The Jews of Ottoman Izmir

Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Thomson Hall 101 2023 King Lane
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Dina Danon (Binghamton University) will discuss her new book, "The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: A Modern History." Books will be available for sale at the talk.

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