STUDENTS: Talking International Studies — Food, Music & Your Future
HUB 340 University of Washington HUB, Seattle, WA, USA degree in International Studies can take you anywhere! Talk to Jackson School students, advisers and Center and Career Services staff about Jewish Studies and other majors.
Drawing on the Past: Biblical Women in History, Memory, and Ritual Life
Stroum Jewish Community Center 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, United StatesFree lecture by Prof. Mika Ahuvia. Part of the "Women of the Book Exhibit" on view at Seattle JCC.
LSJ Lox and Learn: Jewish Bioethics
Gates Hall (UW School of Law)LSJ students are invited to speak with Hadar Khazzam-Horovitz about Jewish Bioethics. This lecture will explore Jewish-religious perspectives on contemporary biomedical issues. It will focus
The Holocaust in the Soviet Union
Kane Hall 110 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesDr. Daniel Newman will discuss the experiences of Holocaust victims in the Soviet Union as well as the divisiveness of the memory of the Holocaust
Immigration, Religion & Human Rights Panel
HUB 332 Husky Union Building, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesShould our country discriminate among potential immigrants on the basis of religion? Recent calls by prominent politicians have suggested just this. Four panelists will discuss this and related questions from philosophical, sociological, and historical perspectives.
Jewish Salonica Book Launch with Prof. Devin Naar
UW Tower Auditorium 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin the Stroum Center for an exciting book launch event, as Prof. Naar highlights the diverse experiences of Jewish Salonica, a lost religious, linguistic, and national minority at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East.
Screening of “Ha’Ivrim” (“The Writers”) and Discussion with Professor Sokoloff
HUB 145, UW Campus 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United StatesAccess Students and community members are invited to join Professor Naomi Sokoloff for a screening of an episode from the Israeli television series Ha'Ivrim ("The Writers") about
Tomasz Łysak: Classic Documentary Films About Auschwitz-Birkenau
Kane Hall 110 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesBook talk on comparative perspective showing Polish productions in the context of a larger international phenomenon of Holocaust cinema.
STUDENTS: Funny Jews–From Seinfeld to Broad City, An Evening of Comedy with Prof. Pianko
Hillel UW 4745 17th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, USBroad City Girls. Seinfeld. Curb Your Enthusiasm. Watch clips from some of these classic shows and chat afterward with Prof Noam Pianko about what makes
“Oriental Neighbors” Discussion with Prof. Moshe Naor
Thomson 317, UW Campus 2023 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesBook talk with Prof. Moshe Naor
4th Annual International Ladino Day
Kane Hall 120 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, US4th Annual International Ladino Day Celebration at the University of Washington.
Graduate Fellow Presentation: Spinoza, Borges, and Literary Imagination
Thomson Hall 317 Thomson Hall 317, SeattlePhD candidate Zachary Tavlin will speak about the connection between Baruch Spinoza and the literature of Jorge Luis Borges. Prof. Michael Rosenthal will serve as the respondent.
STUDENTS: JSSAC Meeting
THO 403Students are welcome to join the Jewish Studies Student Advisory Council to give feedback and input about upcoming Jewish Studies courses and programs. Please RSVP so we can
Discussion Screening of “Ha’Ivrim” (“The Writers”)
HUB 337 Husky Union Building, University of Washington, Seattle, WAAccess Students and community members are invited to join Professor Naomi Sokoloff for a screening of an episode from the Israeli television series Ha'Ivrim ("The Writers") about
An Evening with MaNishtana
Kane Hall 110 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesMaNishtana visits the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies to discuss humanity, race, religion, and social injustice using humor and dialogue.