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May 2019

STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table

Wednesday, May 1, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
SMITH 320

Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French

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Free

5/6 TALK | “More Mexican than the Nopal”: From Ottoman Jew to Mexican Diplomat in Vichy France, or the Story of Mauricio Fresco

Black-and-white photographic portrait shows a young Mauricio Fresco wearing a suit and tie with slicked-back hair, smiling mildly
Monday, May 6, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Thomson 317 on the UW Campus 2023 Skagit Lane
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Dr. Devi Mays will use the life of Mexican Jewish diplomat Mauricio Fresco to explore the multiple tensions undergirding global Sephardic life in the late interwar and World War II eras.

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STUDENT EVENT: Queer Jews in Nazi-Era Berlin

Image of dancing women in Nazi era Berlin
Wednesday, May 8, 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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For our quarterly Jewish Studies Coffee Hour, Prof Laurie Marhoefer (History) will present on research methods and challenges she has encountered while researching queer Jews

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Free

STROUM LECTURES 2019 | Jewish Manuscripts in the Digital Age: The Cairo Geniza & the New Materiality – Night 1

Portait of Marina Rustow looking reflective, wearing a white-gray dress and earrings, a classroom chalkboard in the background
Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Lane
Seattle, WA 98103 US

In our 2019 Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies, Dr. Marina Rustow will consider the enduring relevance of ancient Jewish texts in an online era.

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STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table

Wednesday, May 15, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
SMITH 320

Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French

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Free

STROUM LECTURES 2019 | Jewish Manuscripts in the Digital Age: The Cairo Geniza and the New Materiality – Night 2

Portait of Marina Rustow looking reflective, wearing a white-gray dress and earrings, a classroom chalkboard in the background
Thursday, May 16, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Lane
Seattle, WA 98103 US

In our 2019 Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies, Dr. Marina Rustow will consider the enduring relevance of ancient Jewish texts in an online era.

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Free

5/21 COLLOQUIUM | Jewish Memory, History & Thought

Synagogue in Marrakesh as seen from above. A row of round lanterns leads to the front of the room.
Tuesday, May 21, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
HUB 145, UW Campus 4001 E Stevens Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Join 2018-2019 Stroum Center Graduate Fellows Vincent Calvetti-Wolf, Pablo Jairo Tutillo and Hayim Katsman as they share their research.

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Free

5/23 TALK | Visualizing Resistance: From Conflict to Concord in a Synagogue Mosaic

Mosaic made of tiny colored pieces of tile showing two leaders confronting each other: one with a white beard in white robes leading a group of white-clad men; the other, a middle-aged kingly-looking man wearing armor and a cape, with armored soldiers, two armored elephants and a cow behind him
Thursday, May 23, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Odegaard Library 220 4060 George Washington Lane NE
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Dr. Ra'anan Boustan interprets an ancient depiction of a Jewish victory over Greek forces, and the clues it offers about Jewish identity during Roman times.

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STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table

Wednesday, May 29, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
SMITH 320

Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French

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June 2019

Free

Seattle Sephardic Treasures | National Endowment for the Humanities

Sunday, June 2, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
HUB 160: Lyceum 4001 E Stevens Way NE
Seattle, WA 98195 United States

Trace the journey of Seattle’s Sephardic Jews from the Ottoman Empire to the Pacific Northwest through artifacts transported to the Puget Sound. Do you have Ladino books, family letters, immigration documents, postcards, audio recordings, or other artifacts pertaining to the Sephardic experience? Bring your Sephardic treasures for evaluation, digitization, and inclusion in the Sephardic Studies Collection. 

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