Spring Research Symposium on April 19th
First-ever research symposium featuring Jewish Studies Graduate Fellows at the UW.
Arkady Raikin & the Politics of Jewish Comedy
What can the career of a Russian theater legend teach us about Soviet Jewish identity in the period of Israel's establishment?
Cole Fellow Lecture on April 10th
Dr. Daniel K. Heller is an expert in Jewish youth movements in interwar Poland.
Migration stories: Why I study asylum seekers in Israel
PhD student and scholarship winner Yoav Duman explains how his personal history led to an interest in immigration studies.
Arendt, Eichmann, and Evil Revisited in New Film
The complex life of the woman behind one of modern philosophy's most infamous phrases.
Ruth Calderon’s Textual Revolution
Her first Knesset speech became an internet sensation. Find out more about Dr. Ruth Calderon and her textual revolution.
Jewish Culture: Room for All
A passionate argument for embracing the diversity of Jewish cultural expressions around the globe.
האימוץ הישראלי – The Israeli Adoption
Cathy Merchant's account of communicating with her Israeli family in Seattle. A special Hebrew post!