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STUDENT EVENT: Learning from the Holocaust in the Age of Trump
STUDENT EVENT: Learning from the Holocaust in the Age of Trump
Join Richard Block for a discussion of Nazi Germany and how its painful history can help us understand how fear of immigrants and minorities is weaponized by politicians today.
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STUDENT/FACULTY EVENT: Writing Displacement: A Seminar on Memoir with Author Ayelet Tsabari
STUDENT/FACULTY EVENT: Writing Displacement: A Seminar on Memoir with Author Ayelet Tsabari
Writer Ayelet Tsabari will discuss her new memoir, "The Art of Leaving," and the process of writing and publishing literary nonfiction.
“The Art of Leaving” with Author Ayelet Tsabari: Language, Longing, and Belonging
“The Art of Leaving” with Author Ayelet Tsabari: Language, Longing, and Belonging
Writer Ayelet Tsabari will discuss her new memoir of immigration to and from Israel, "The Art of Leaving," with Professor Sasha Senderovich.
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STUDENT EVENT: Conversation with author Ayelet Tsabari
STUDENT EVENT: Conversation with author Ayelet Tsabari
Undergrads are invited to meet with Ayelet Tsabari, author of the award-winning novel "The Best Place on Earth" and the new memoir "The Art of Leaving."
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3/4 TALK | New Language, New Story: How Translation Changed the Bible for Sephardic Jews Across History
3/4 TALK | New Language, New Story: How Translation Changed the Bible for Sephardic Jews Across History
Dr. David Wacks will discuss the history of Sephardic engagement with the Tanakh, from the medieval Arabic translations to the Ladino and Judeo-Spanish translations, commentaries, and legends through which generations of Sepharadim reinterpreted the Tanakh for the worlds in which they lived.
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Iranian Jews in the Twentieth Century: Between Iranian Nationalism, Communism, and Zionism
Iranian Jews in the Twentieth Century: Between Iranian Nationalism, Communism, and Zionism
The 2019 Afrassiabi Distinguished Lecture in Persian and Iranian Studies with Lior Sternfeld, Assistant Professor of History and Jewish Studies, Penn State University In the early […]
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3/13 CONCERT | Singing the Sephardic Diaspora: Mediterranean Elements in Judeo-Spanish Choral Arrangements
3/13 CONCERT | Singing the Sephardic Diaspora: Mediterranean Elements in Judeo-Spanish Choral Arrangements
Ladino songs reflect a wealth of musical influences, from Turkish scales to Balkan rhythms. In this lecture-recital, recent Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) graduate Sarah Riskind will discuss Mediterranean features of Sephardic music and how they can be highlighted in arrangements for chorus.
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Seattle Jewish Film Festival Sephardic Spotlight | Children of the Inquisition
Seattle Jewish Film Festival Sephardic Spotlight | Children of the Inquisition
Director Joseph Lovett's new documentary tells the stories of people with Spanish and Portuguese heritage who discover their ancestors were Jewish.
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Seattle Jewish Film Festival | The Tobacconist
Seattle Jewish Film Festival | The Tobacconist
Director Nikolaus Leytner's 2018 film portrays the connection between psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and a young man in Nazi-occupied Austria.