Mapping Memory: From Story to History
Ryan Gompertz, a UW law student, has developed a mapping webpage that traces the journeys of Jewish refugees through Europe during World War II.
Mapping Memory: Werner Cahn
Trace the journey of a Dutch electrician who escaped the war through Spain and made his way to Haifa.
Mapping Memory: Lisa Fittko
An intrepid activist who helped refugees across the border at great risk to her own life.
Finding Chagall in Belarus
Galya Diment on the scene in Vitebsk, Marc Chagall's favorite town.
A Jewish Historian’s Plea for Global Refugees
What can the Jewish history of migration teach us about today’s global refugee crisis?
Holocaust hero is subject of UW library exhibit cosponsored by Stroum Center
The Stroum Center is a cosponsor of the UW Library's new exhibit about Holocaust hero Jan Karski, on display until March 15th.
Waltzing with History, Family, and Culture in Jewish Animated Films
Grad Fellow Justin Shanitkvich studies how art wrestles with modern Jewish identity.
Speaking on Salonica’s Sacred Ground
How Salonica in particular, and contemporary Greece in general, are coming to terms with the horrors of the Holocaust.