Global Holocaust education? What Taiwan can teach us
Graduate fellow Eryk Waligora explains why Holocaust education matters on a global scale by looking at the case of Taiwan — a country with a painful past of its own to contend with.
Protecting academic freedom in Israeli higher education
Israeli academics are feeling constrained by both old and new policies around higher education, writes Graduate Fellow Hayim Katsman.
“Where is the house and where is the street?” Finding Hebrew in the big city
Wendy Zierler shares the story of how she learned Hebrew at day school — after her parents traded small-town success for the Jewish community of a big city.
Using project-based learning to teach the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Graduate Fellow Rob Keener explains that concepts and real-world connections are key to teaching history well.
The challenges and opportunities of peace education in Israel
Projects like Camp Harmony and the Hand in Hand School in Israel show both the promises and difficulties of teaching for peace.
Learning Ladino — Then and Now
History student Sarah Zaides surveys a unique group of silabarios, or small grammar books that taught children how to read and write in Ladino.
A More Flexible Jewish Studies Major for Today’s UW Undergrads
The Stroum Center is proud to announce updated guidelines for the Jewish Studies major and minor at UW.
Alumni Interview: Amee Sherer (’87), new Executive Director of Hillel UW
Amee Sherer (UW '87) forged a path combining Jewish Studies and an Education degree. Find out more about Hillel UW's new Executive Director in our first Alumni Interview article.