How did the Enlightenment shape the Jews?
2017 Stroum Lecturer Jonathan Israel explores how Enlightenment thinkers both fueled anti-Semitism and created greater space for Jewish people in society.
Prophets at War: Hermann Cohen and German Jews in the First World War
During World War I, philosopher Hermann Cohen argued that Jews could be true and full citizens of the new German nation-state. Many of his contemporaries, including other Jews, disagreed. Professor Michael Rosenthal explains.
In Budapest, Experiencing How History Impacts Our Present
Halle Friedland, winner of a Jewish Studies Opportunity Grant, spent last winter in Hungary.
My father was a refugee. Here’s why the immigration conversation matters.
Michael Rosenthal considers key moral and political questions on immigration. Join him for a 10/27 panel on this topic.
UW Sephardic Studies Professor Featured in Emmy-Nominated TV Series
UW Professor Devin Naar helps celebrity Lea Michele uncover her Sephardic roots on the hit television show, Who Do You Think You Are?