Lunch and Learn with Dr. Gerhard Weinberg
Petersen Room University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin Dr. Gerhard Weinberg as he presents "Hitler and the U.S. Views, Plans, Policies and the Jewish Question in All Three"
SJFF Short Film Highlight: In the Footsteps of Regina Jonas
Stroum Jewish Community Center 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, United StatesAmerica’s pioneering female rabbis take a historic trip to Berlin to the birthplace of the first woman rabbi to ever be ordained.
Jewish Refugees and Their Lives in Shanghai
Hillel UW 4745 17th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, USProf. Xu will speak about the arrival of Jewish refugees from Central Europe during the Holocaust to Shanghai, their lives during War time in Shanghai and what caused them to leave when the war ended.
Lecture by Daniel Newman, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum–CANCELLED
Kane Hall 110 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesThis talk discusses the experiences of Holocaust victims who lived inside the borders of the Soviet Union at the beginning of the German invasion on June 22, 1941, through the Red Army’s victory, and to the divisiveness over the post-war memory of the events of the Holocaust in the former Soviet Union.
Islam, Indonesia, Israel: Indonesian Perceptions of the Middle East and Middle Eastern Perceptions of Indonesia
UW Club - Yukon Pacific Room 4020 E Stevens Way, Seattle, United StatesA dialogue between Professors Muhamad Ali and Giora Eliraz about Indonesian perceptions of the Middle East and Middle Eastern perceptions of Indonesia. Southeast Asia Center Director Laurie J. Sears will moderate.
STUDENT EVENT: Jewish Studies Student Advisory Committee
Thomson 317, UW Campus 2023 Skagit Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe Jewish Studies Advisory Council (JSSAC) is a non-religious and non-political organization at UW that serves as a liaison between students and Stroum Center for
STUDENT EVENT: Feasting with Faculty – Prof. Richard Block
Shalimar Restaurant 4214 University Way Northeast, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin Professor Richard Block, Associate Professor of Germanics and Jewish Studies faculty member, for conversation over a free vegetarian dinner at Shalimar on the Ave.
Graduate Fellows Spring Research Symposium
Intellectual House 4249 Whitman Court, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe Stroum Center for Jewish Studies Research Symposium will highlight graduate research in diverse disciplines.
Stroum Lecture Night 1: Dara Horn on “Living in Hebrew”
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, USDara Horn is an award-winning author and scholar of Hebrew and Yiddish literatures. Her opening night Stroum Lecture addresses the theme of "Hebrew and the Creative Imagination."
Hebrew and the Humanities Symposium
Petersen Room University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesThis conference brings together leading scholars and translators of Hebrew to discuss how this field reflects the challenges faced by language arts in higher education today.
Stroum Lecture Night 2: Ilan Stavans on “Dying in Hebrew”
Kane Hall 220 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, WA, USStavans, an accomplished writer and professor at UMass Amherst, will give a lecture on "Hebrew and the Creative Imagination."
Impressions of Israel with Prof. Joel Migdal
Washington State Jewish Historical Society Gallery 100 W Harrison Street, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin the Washington State Jewish Historical Society for the next History Happy Hour on July 26th in the WSJHS exhibit gallery. Jewish Studies faculty member, Professor Joel Migdal, will speak about his impressions from living in Israel over the past year.
Women of the Book Exhibit
Stroum Jewish Community Center 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer Island, WA, United StatesWomen of the Book: Jewish Women Recording, Reflecting, Revisioning - A collection of 54 limited edition artworks, each representing one of the 54 weekly Torah portions and completed by a different female artist from around the world.
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.