Israel Studies Archives - UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

American Jews and Israel in the Trump Era: Polarization and Protest

Professor Dov Waxman will give the 2019 Jack and Rebecca Benaroya Endowed Lecture in Israel Studies on the topic of American Jewish support for Israel in the context of the Donald Trump presidency

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-07-19T17:36:05+00:00November 19th, 2019|Tags: Israel Studies|0 Comments

Protecting academic freedom in Israeli higher education

Israeli academics are feeling constrained by both old and new policies around higher education, writes Graduate Fellow Hayim Katsman.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2019-06-06T15:17:39+00:00January 29th, 2019|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Education, Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Israel Studies, Politics, Student Writing|0 Comments

Using project-based learning to teach the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Graduate Fellow Rob Keener explains that concepts and real-world connections are key to teaching history well.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-08-20T13:07:16+00:00May 11th, 2018|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Education, Graduate Student Writing, History, Israel, Israel Studies, Student Writing|2 Comments

Wonder Woman and the superpower of Hebrew

The complexities of translating "Wonder Woman" into Hebrew can help us to think about what it means to be a "woman of valor."

By Naomi Sokoloff|2018-08-20T13:07:04+00:00May 9th, 2018|Categories: Hebrew & the Humanities, Israel & Hebrew Studies, Naomi Sokoloff's Blog|Tags: Hebrew, Israel, Israel Studies, Naomi Sokoloff|2 Comments

Israel in Asia? Why global trends are pushing Israel to “look east”

Graduate Fellow Sam Gordon explains how, in a shifting world order, Israel both is and isn't making a strategic "pivot to Asia."

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-08-20T13:07:35+00:00April 25th, 2018|Categories: Israel & Hebrew Studies|Tags: Graduate Student Writing, Israel, Israel Studies, Politics, Student Writing|0 Comments

Pursuing human rights and transitional justice in Jerusalem

Ondina "L.B." Lipney-Burger, '17, reflects on how her Jewish Studies degree supports her study of human rights and transitional justice in Jerusalem.

By Stroum Center for Jewish Studies|2018-06-21T16:00:55+00:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: Alumni, Israel, Israel Studies|0 Comments

2014-2015 Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows

The six incoming fellows are working on topics such as gender in ancient Judaism, Jewish animated films, and Ladino in Seattle.

By Hannah Pressman|2017-09-04T22:42:17+00:00May 27th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: Film, Graduate Fellows, Graduate Fellows by Year, History, Israel Studies, Ladino, Sephardic Studies|0 Comments