Reimagining Gender in Ancient and Early Modern Judaism: 2026 Stroum Lectures with Professor Rafael Neis
Image courtesy of Meryl Schenker Photography This past May, the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies was honored to host Professor Rafael Neis for
A Jewish, feminist, Ottoman gynecologist: A portrait of a physician from 19th-century Ottoman Istanbul
Graduate fellow Büsra Demirkol tells the story of the Romanian Jewish doctor who chose to live in Ottoman Istanbul and became a prominent member of its Jewish medical community — and an outspoken feminist.
Feministing language, feministing learning: Rethinking language and gender by learning Hebrew
Why learning Hebrew led opportunity grant winner Ellen Perleberg to think more deeply about how language genders the world.
The apology is in the mail: Hebrew, bureaucracy and gender
The Israel Postal Company is sorry for your inconvenience, in English. In Hebrew, it's more apathetic, both to postal "mishaps" and readers' possible non-maleness.
Sarmad Kashani: The incredible story of the Persian Sufi Jewish saint
Sasha Prevost, this year's Gorasht Scholar, studies the life of Persian-Jewish poet Sarmad Kashani.
Sephardi Lives in Living Color
An interview with Julia Phillips Cohen and Sarah Abrevaya Stein, co-editors of the award-winning collection Sephardi Lives. Both scholars will attend Seattle's Ladino Day on Dec. 6th.
Jewish art can and should impact educational experiences.
Jewish art can be a powerful tool in the classroom. Tamar Benzikry-Stern uses Mierle Laderman Ukeles as a compelling case study.
The Hebrew Alphabet gets an Orthodox Feminist Makeover
Israeli musician Victoria Hanna's subversive Hebrew alphabet has rap beats and more than a little feminism.