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April 2021

4/22 TALK | Ghetto: The History of a Word

Daniel Schwartz in a button-down shirt and glasses
Thursday, April 22, 4:00 pm PDT - 5:15 pm PDT
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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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May 2021

5/5 TALK | The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: Dina Danon in Conversation with Devin E. Naar

Postcard depicting Ottoman Izmir
Wednesday, May 5, 5:00 pm PDT - 6:15 pm PDT
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Dina Danon (Binghamton University) will discuss her new book, "The Jews of Ottoman Izmir: A Modern History."

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5/12 COLLOQUIUM | Sephardic Experiences of Modernity: Newspapers, Migrants, and Midwives

Historic map showing the city of Seattle in 1890
Wednesday, May 12, 10:00 am PDT - 11:30 am PDT
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2020-2021 graduate fellows discuss Ladino newspapers, Ottoman Jews in Seattle, and Jewish midwives at the turn of the 20th century.

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5/14 COLLOQUIUM | Tradition and Continuity: Jewish Cultural History Through Art, Music and Travelogue

Mosaic showing stylized version of the Isaac/Abraham story
Saturday, May 15, 10:00 am PDT - 11:30 am PDT

Graduate fellows Ke Guo, Abby Massrano and Jeffrey Haines present on modern Sephardic music, ancient art, and medieval writing.

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5/25 | STROUM LECTURES | Reading Jewish Texts in an Age of Climate Change: Grappling with Risk, Reimagining Hope

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 25, 4:00 pm PDT - 5:15 pm PDT
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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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5/27 STROUM LECTURE | Reading Jewish Texts in an Age of Climate Change: The Afterlives of Noah’s Ark – Gender, 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 27, 4:00 pm PDT - 5:15 pm PDT
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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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