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.
Seattle’s Sephardic Veterans of the World Wars
A special Sephardic Studies article for Veterans Day
Tisha Be-Av in Sephardic Seattle: A Ladino Journey from the Old World to the New
Prayers and poems written in Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish language of Sephardic Jews, give a window onto the annual Jewish holiday of Tisha Be-Av.
Remembering Rhodes, Family History, and the Sephardic Holocaust
As the Rhodes Jewish community marks a solemn anniversary, Hannah Pressman considers what it means to search for family history in the wake of the Holocaust.
The Sound of Jewish Life in Poland
Listen to Grad Fellow Denise Grollmus’s podcast on Jewish life in Poland, recently nominated for a prestigious UK award.
Finding Golems and Traces of Jewish Life in Prague
Sarah Zdancewicz won a Jewish Studies travel grant to explore European Jewish culture last summer.
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.