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10/23 COSPONSORED TALK | Rabbis in Zoroastrian Fire Temples: New Histories of Babylonian Jews
UW Campus 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WASimcha Gross (University of Pennsylvania) will discuss Jews in Babylonia (modern-day Iraq) in late antiquity, and how the Persian, Zoroastrian Sasanian Empire influenced rabbis' creation of the Talmud.
10/29 COSPONSORED TALK | Were the Ancient Greeks Responsible for Antisemitism?
UW Campus 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WAErich Gruen (UC Berkeley) will discuss the roots of antisemitism in the Greek and Hellenic world in antiquity, surveying historic evidence related to the topic.
12/8 LADINO DAY | “The Familiar” with Author Leigh Bardugo
Kane Hall 210 4069 Spokane Ln NE, Seattle, WAAcclaimed fantasy author Leigh Bardugo ("Shadow and Bone") will discuss her newest novel and its use of the Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) language in this year's event.