Upcoming Events
Mother Tongue in Other Tongues: Life in Translation; Public talk by translator Aron Aji
Tuesday, November 10, 4:30 pm PST - 6:30 pm PST at Communications 120, UW CampusJoin us for a talk with Aron Aji on November 10.
14th Annual Ladino Day | The Seattle Sephardic Bookshelf: A Glimpse into the Adatto Family Collection
Sunday, January 10, 2027, 2:00 pm PST - 4:00 pm PST at Suzzallo Library, 5 East Conference RoomJoin us for the 14th Annual Ladino Day - The Seattle Sephardic Bookshelf: A Glimpse into the Adatto Family Collection
Stroum Lectures 2027 | “Popular Jews” with Saul Zaritt
Tuesday, May 18, 2027, 6:30 pm PDT - 8:00 pm PDT at Seattle CampusJoin us for the 2027 Stroum Lecture series "Popular Jews" with Saul Zaritt from Ohio State University.
SCJS Book Launch Series Celebrates Recent Faculty Publications in Leading Presses
In 2025-2026, the Stroum Center hosted a book launch series celebrating three new faculty publications.
End-of-year Student Research Symposium Highlights Jewish Studies’ Impact and Diversity
The Stroum Center hosted its first-ever daylong Student Research Symposium, highlighting the research of 11 different Jewish Studies undergraduate and graduate students.
Reimagining Gender in Ancient and Early Modern Judaism: 2026 Stroum Lectures with Professor Rafael Neis
Rafael Neis – a preeminent scholar and artist - was our 2026 Stroum Lecturer, presenting thought-provoking scholarship on rabbinic literature, gender, and visual culture.
About Our Events
- All events are offered to students and the public free of charge
- Our annual marquee events, the Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies, began in the 1970s and are still going strong!
- Our frequent programming partners on campus include the Departments of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC), History, Spanish & Portuguese Studies and Linguistics
- The Stroum Center partners to support Seattle-area events featuring our faculty or related academic topics. Past partners include the Seattle Public Library and Seattle Jewish Film Festival
- Examples of recent innovative programs: Lessons (Not) Learned from the Holocaust Lecture Series and the inaugural ‘Muestros Artistas’ [Our Artists] Sephardic Arts Symposium of 2023