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October 2018
Join Hadar Khazzam-Horovitz for a conversation about past abuses, current protections and modern challenges in medical ethics. Find out more
Professor Naomi Sokoloff will discuss her new collection of essays on Hebrew in America and around the world, co-edited with Professor Nancy Berg. Find out more
Discuss perspectives on Israel's recent nation-state bill with Professor Noam Pianko over coffee and pastries. Find out more
November 2018
Professor Daniel Bessner will discuss his new biography of influential 20th-century defense analyst Hans Speier. Find out more
Professor Alon Tal will discuss population issues in Israel through the lens of ecology in this lunchtime talk. Find out more
Free
Professor Alon Tal will discuss the lessons that Israel's experience with desalination can offer an increasingly water-scarce world. Find out more
December 2018
Free
Ladino Day 2018 will showcase Paris-based author François Azar's collections of Ladino folktales, which bring Sephardic traditions to new generations. Find out more
January 2019
Professor Derek Penslar will consider Zionism, and all forms of modern nationalism, as expressions of emotions -- emotions that motivate both positive strengths and negative hatreds. Find out more
Professor James Loeffler will discuss the nearly forgotten ties between Zionism, Jewish activism, and the emergence of the international human rights movement. Find out more
February 2019
In 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. Find out more
Professor Shari Rabin explores how Jewish migrants in the era of westward expansion shaped the religious idioms, institutions, and ideologies of American Judaism. Find out more
Free
Writer Ayelet Tsabari will discuss her new memoir of immigration to and from Israel, "The Art of Leaving," with Professor Sasha Senderovich. Find out more
March 2019
Undergrads 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." Find out more
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