An Ottoman Jew in Paris: The Story of Moïse de Camondo and His Museum
Musee Nissim de Camondo, an opulent mansion in Paris, is named in memory of a father and a son.
May 1 Spring Research Symposium Features Graduate Fellows
Papers on Ladino, the bible, French novels, post-war East Germany, and Jewish animated short films will be presented on May 1.
Rereading Zipporah and the Circumcision Convenant
Find out the story behind Zipporah, the wife of Moses, and the mysterious text about circumcision in the Book of Exodus.
Waltzing with History, Family, and Culture in Jewish Animated Films
Grad Fellow Justin Shanitkvich studies how art wrestles with modern Jewish identity.
How are Jews depicted in French literature?
Dive into the history of French Jews by exploring the literature of Balzac. New post by Grad Fellow Christina Sutton.
Ladino from Seattle to Buenos Aires
Molly FitzMorris, a UW Jewish Studies Graduate Fellow, studies the Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) of two distinct speech communities: Seattle and Buenos Aires.
Broken Glass and the Berlin Wall
Graduate Fellow Katja Schatte reflects on being part of the "Third Generation East" and writing post-Holocaust German history.
A Soldier’s Ladino Poems of Ottoman-Jewish Pride
A rare Sephardic notebook of Ladino and Turkish poetry finds its ideal translator in UW PhD student Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano.