Upcoming Events
SIFF Film: The Oslo Diaries
Sunday, May 27, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmAn in-depth documentary the Israelis and Palestinians who met in Norway—secretly and against the law—to try to bring an end to one of the most intractable conflicts of our time.
The Ottoman Last Decade: The Perspectives of “The Other Ottomans”
Thursday, May 31, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm at Thomson 317 on the UW CampusDiscover the fate of non-Turkish populations—especially Ladino-speaking Jews—during the final years of the Ottoman Empire in this lecture by Prof. Eyal Ginio.
Our Events
2018 Stroum Lectures with Gary Shteyngart
Novelist Gary Shteyngart will explore questions of humor, identity, and politics in a series of conversations with Professor Sasha Senderovich.
Seattle’s fifth annual Ladino Day breaks tradition and hosts sold-out concert with Yasmin Levy
Singer Yasmin Levy's fusion of traditional and modern Sephardic music drew a packed house for the fifth annual Ladino Day.
The Fourth Annual International Ladino Day Celebration Video
We are pleased to share our video recording of the November 30, 2016 International Ladino Day celebration in Seattle.
About Stroum Center Events
- The Stroum Center brings world-class speakers and performers to the UW
- Stroum Center events are offered to students and the public free of charge
- Our frequent programming partners on campus include the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the Departments of Philosophy, History, and Near Eastern Languages & Civilization (NELC), among others
- Our annual marquee events, the Stroum Lectures, began in the 1970s and are still going strong
- The Stroum Center frequently partners to support events happening in the Seattle community, such as the Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Hillel’s Sephardic Hanukkah
- Examples of recent innovative program series: Hebrew and the Humanities Symposium and the Spinoza and Modern Jewish Philosophy Conference