Seattle’s Sephardic Veterans of the World Wars
A special Sephardic Studies article for Veterans Day
Jewish Studies Goes Digital
How the Stroum Center is reaching broader audiences with interactive online projects.
Celebrate Ladino Day 2014 in Seattle
See a highlights video from last year, and a preview of this year's Ladino celebration!
The Birth of the Sephardic Studies Program at UW
Prof. Devin Naar reviews the achievements of UW Sephardic Studies and offers a preview for 2014-15.
Learning Ladino with David Bunis
Students last year jumped at the chance to study Ladino with Prof. David Bunis. Ty Alhadeff reflects on his experience studying with the world expert.
What are Sephardic Rosh Hashana customs?
Dates and black-eyed peas are among the symbolic foods Sephardic Jews eat for the New Year. Find out more about special Sephardic traditions for Rosh Hashana.
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.