Human Rights Archives - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

The United States should embrace its legacy of compassion towards immigrants and refugees, not its history of xenophobia

Americans should remember their history as immigrants and refugees, says Prof. Kathie Friedman-Kasaba, and how xenophobic restrictions have targeted many groups in the past.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-07-03T13:09:21+00:00July 3rd, 2018|Categories: Jewish History & Thought|Tags: History, Human Rights, Refugees, Social Justice|1 Comment

Why I study Jewish refugees of the Arab world

Grad Fellow Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado explains why learning about global migrants and refugees -and their history- is vitally important.

By Pablo Jairo Tutillo Maldonado|2019-03-27T15:48:43+00:00December 8th, 2017|Categories: Global Judaism, Grad Student Writing|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, History, Human Rights, Jewish History, Mizrahi, Refugees, Student Writing|0 Comments

Human Trafficking & the Lessons of Passover

The upcoming Passover holiday compels us to consider how to eradicate the equivalent of modern-day slavery right here in Seattle.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-03-25T20:48:14+00:00March 17th, 2013|Categories: Global Judaism|Tags: Holidays, Human Rights, Passover, Seattle, Social Justice|0 Comments