Seattle Sephardic Legacies | National Endowment for the Humanities
HUB 160: Lyceum 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United StatesTrace the journey of Seattle’s Sephardic Jews from the Ottoman Empire to the Pacific Northwest through artifacts transported to the Puget Sound. Do you have Ladino books, family letters, immigration documents, postcards, audio recordings, or other artifacts pertaining to the Sephardic experience? Bring your Sephardic treasures for evaluation, digitization, and inclusion in the Sephardic Studies Collection.
STUDENT EVENT: Meza de Ladino ~ Ladino Table
SMITH 320Join Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington to explore Ladino, a Mediterranean language that blends Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Greek, Italian & French
Katja Petrowskaja: A Family Story Between Memory and Forgetting
Communications 120 University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe writer Katja Petrowskaja will speak about family history and memory in conversation with Sasha Senderovich.
STUDENT EVENT | A Colloquium with Katja Petrowskaja on Language, Memory, and the Holocaust
The writer Katja Petrowskaja will speak to students and faculty about process of writing and translating a multilingual, transnational family history whose archives have been erased by the Holocaust.
10/29 TALK | No Pasarán!: Jewish Collective Memory in the Spanish Civil War
HUB 145, UW Campus 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United StatesAmelia Glaser of University of California San Diego will speak about how the Spanish Civil War (1936-1938) united the anti-fascist left around the world.
STUDENT EVENT | Lessons on Communicating with the Media from a Middle East Commentator
RSVP for venueDr. Marwa Maziad, a visiting assistant professor of public speaking at Seattle University and a regular BBC political commentator on global affairs, will speak about her experiences as a journalist and political analyst and will offer tips for speaking effectively with the media. Lunch provided. Open to undergrads and graduate students.
11/19 TALK | American Jews and Israel in the Trump Era: Polarization and Protest
Kane Hall 110 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesProfessor Dov Waxman will give the 2019 Jack and Rebecca Benaroya Endowed Lecture in Israel Studies on the topic of American Jewish support for Israel in the context of the Donald Trump presidency
Ladino Day 2019: Exploring Sephardic Life Cycle Customs
HUB 160: Lyceum 4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe 7th annual International Ladino Day will highlight Sephardic life cycle customs from the Ottoman Empire to the Pacific Northwest.
1/28 TALK | Behind the Scenes with NPR’s Correspondent in Jerusalem
Kane Hall 130 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesNPR international correspondent Daniel Estrin shares the stories behind his reporting, from Israel to Gaza to Syria to the White House, and the joys and challenges of storytelling in one of the most contested corners of the world.
2/4 TALK | “Family Papers” Book Talk with Sarah Abrevaya Stein
The Seattle Public Library Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104 The Seattle Public Library, Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104, Seattle, WA, United StatesJoin the Sephardic Studies Program and the Seattle Public Library for a conversation with Dr. Devin E. Naar and Dr. Sarah Abrevaya Stein about her new book, "Family Papers."
2/12 STUDENT EVENT | Crossroads: Exploring Anti-Immigrant and Anti-Semitic Sentiment
The HUBLearn from UW faculty members Devin Naar, Kathie Friedman and Angelina Godoy about the intersection between antisemitism and anti-immigrant sentiment. Light refreshments provided.
2/27 STUDENT EVENT | Visit to the Holocaust Center for Humanity
Holocaust Center for Humanity 2045 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesUndergrad and grad students are invited to join SCJS student engagement director Lauren Kurland for a guided tour of the Holocaust Center for Humanity, which will include a presentation by a Legacy Speaker. Students are invited to join us for dinner and reflection afterward. No cost.
AUDIO | From Humanitarian Relief to Holocaust Rescue: The Story of Tracy Strong, Jr.
Kane Hall 110 4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesDr. Christopher Browning tells the story of a relief worker from Seattle who established a safe house for refugees in 1940s Vichy France.
POSTPONED | Hans Calmeyer and Holocaust Rescue in the Netherlands
Thomson Hall 101 2023 King Lane, Seattle, WA, United StatesDr. Laureen Nussbaum (Portland State) discusses the history of Holocaust rescue in the Netherlands, based both on her research and her childhood relationship with Anne Frank and the Frank family.
STUDENT EVENT: Jewish Studies Virtual Coffee Hour
RSVP for Zoom linkUndergrads are invited to grab a cup of coffee or tea and join student engagement director Lauren Kurland and other students involved with the Stroum Center to hang out, get to know each other a little better, and hopefully laugh a little! Attendance limited to 5 students so we can all "see" each other and interact. Note, this coffee "hour" is only 45 minutes. Multiple coffee hours will be offered this spring to accommodate schedules.