JewDUB Talks Premiere!
One room. Four talks. Endless possibilities.
Lunchtime Learning: Leah Garrett of Monash University in Australia, “Jewish American War Novels”
Leah Garrett of Monash University in Australia, expert in Yiddish and Jewish-American literature, will speak on “Jewish American War Novels”
Global Rhythms: Gerard Edery Trio in Concert at Town Hall
SJSP is pleased to offer tickets to this Sephardic music concert at the Town Hall member rate. Click here to buy your discounted ticket!
New Voices in World Jewish Music: Sarah Aroeste
Sarah Aroeste, inspired by her family's Sephardic roots in Greece and Macedonia, has spent the last 10 years bringing her contemporary style of original and traditional Ladino music to audiences around the world.
The 2013 Israeli Elections: Domestic Dynamics, the Peace Process, and Prospects for the Future
A wide-ranging consideration of the 2013 elections in Israel and their impact on the region.
New Voices in World Jewish Music: Galeet Dardashti
As the granddaughter of Yona Dardashti, the most renowned singer of Persian classical music in Iran in his day, and daughter of highly esteemed cantor Farid Dardashti, Middle Eastern vocalist and composer Galeet Dardashti is the first woman in her family to continue her family tradition of distinguished Persian and Jewish musicianship.
Lunchtime Learning: Hannah Mayne of University of Florida, “Making it Normal, Making it Safe: Women’s Voices from a West Bank Settlement”
Hannah will share several ethnographic vignettes and summarize some of the deeper issues that these conversations and stories reveal.
Discovering Seattle’s Sephardic Treasures
Temple De Hirsch Sinai Libraries presents Discovering Seattle's Sephardic Treasures. Professor Devin Naar will offer a glimpse into Seattle's Sephardic heritage
From Paganism to Christianity: Cultural Identities in Horbat Beit Loya, Israel
In this talk Professor Gutfeld discusses a new and unknown site, Beit Loya, that he has been digging since 2005 and that has revealed new
Traces of a Viennese Childhood: Uncovering the Early Life and Career of Edgar G. Ulmer
The Department of Germanics presents a lecture by Noah Isenberg, Director of Screen Studies at the New School for Liberal Arts in New York City.
Lunchtime Learning: Arie Dubnov of Stanford University, “What is Jewish (if anything) about Sir Isaiah Berlin’s political philosophy?”
Arie Dubnov of Stanford University will speak on the question, "What is Jewish (if anything) about Sir Isaiah Berlin's political philosophy?"
Seattle Jewish Film Festival: “Once Upon a Time at 55th and Hoover”
Sephardic Echar Lashon Reception Sunday, March 3 | 1:05 pm | amC Pacific Place Andres Enrique | USA, Spain 2012 | 25m | English and
Circumcision as a Human Rights Issue: A Panel Discussion
Is circumcision a violation of bodily integrity? Or is it protected under freedom of religion? The panel of experts will approach current controversies from three different disciplines—anthropology, history, and philosophy.
Campus Talk: Prof. Robin Judd on “What’s Love Got To Do With It? Jewish War Brides, Soldier Husbands, and Postwar European History”
“What’s Love Got To Do With It? Jewish War Brides, Soldier Husbands, and Postwar European Jewish History” explores the complicated relationships among some librated Jewish
“El Angel de Budapest” at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival
The Embassy of Spain in collaboration with the Tourist Office of Spain in Los Angeles, the Cervantes Institute, Dragados U.S.A. , the Spanish and Portuguese