Announcing Summer 2018 and Autumn 2018 Opportunity Grant winners
Sunset at the Dead Sea. Photo by Yair Aronshtam. The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington is delighted to
Connecting to Israel through birds, swamps, and eucalyptus
A course in "Israel and the Environment" at Tel Aviv University opened UW student Sara Podwall's eyes to how Israel's terrain, plants and animal teach about its history.
Announcing Winter 2018/Spring 2018 Opportunity Grant winners
Congrats to our 2018 Opportunity Grant winners, whose research ranges from exploring Sephardic Jewish Turkish heritage to travelling to Tanzania and Rwanda to study how foreign direct investment affects perceptions of donor states, including Israel.
Car accidents, kippahs and comradery: What witnessing medical emergencies in Israel taught me
Student Tess Seltzer reflects on what she learned about resilience in Israel after volunteering at a Tel Aviv hospital and with Magen David Adom, the Israeli Red Cross.
The summer Israel stole my heart
Opportunity Grant winner Story Allen reflects on her experience learning Hebrew in Israel.
What working at an Israeli start-up taught me
Opportunity Grant winner Jessica Schwartz reflects on what she learned interning at an Israeli start-up.
Stroum Center Opportunity Grants support study and research related to Jewish Studies
Applications for Stroum Center Opportunity Grant funding for study abroad and research experiences taking place in Winter 2019/Spring 2019 experiences are due October 30, 2018.
What can literary scholars working in the field of Jewish Studies teach us about how to survive (and resist) the Trump Era? A lot, it seems.
In the Age of Trump, humanities scholars' role beyond the ivory tower is more important than ever.