From the American Midwest to the Jewish-Soviet Crossroads
How Graduate Fellow Cyrus Rodgers found his way from a Midwest childhood to the complex work of Jewish-Soviet writers like Isaac Babel.
Finding Family Roots & Exploring Jewish Nationalisms in Poland
Denise Grollmus' discovery that her family had Jewish roots led her to study contemporary Jewish-Polish culture.
Spring Research Symposium on April 19th
First-ever research symposium featuring Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows at the UW.
Arkady Raikin & the Politics of Jewish Comedy
What can the career of a Russian theater legend teach us about Soviet Jewish identity in the period of Israel's establishment?
Jews in Soviet Cinema of the 1920s-1940s
Cinema is a visual document of the transformation of attitudes towards Jews in the Soviet Union.
Migration stories: Why I study asylum seekers in Israel
PhD student and scholarship winner Yoav Duman explains how his personal history led to an interest in immigration studies.
St. Petersburg: New Pride, Old Prejudice?
Grad student Veronica Muskheli muses on museums and their role in Jewish cultural continuity.