Reimagining Sephardic Çanakkale and its Ties to Seattle
Stroum Center Opportunity Grant winner Ozgur Ozkan reflects on the ties between Çanakkale, Turkey, and Sephardic Seattle.
What Does It Mean to Be Heard?
Opportunity Grant winner Katja Schatte reflects on her time at the Voice of Witness Oral History training and its impact on her multimedia doctoral project centered on the voices of East German Jewish women.
The Dying Dead Sea: Beauty and the Underbelly
In reflecting on the shrinking Dead Sea, Opportunity Grant winner Emily Gade considers the underbelly of beautiful things.
Are You a Foreigner? The Power of a Name
Berkay Gulen, a Stroum Center Opportunity Grant winner, reflects on the power of one's name in a review of Rita Ender's "To Live on With One's Name"
Reflecting on Study Abroad in the Negev
Manuela Rosero, UW 2016, shared her experience of five months studying abroad in Israel at UW-study abroad exchange partner Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva.
Expanding My Jewish Studies Horizons in Australia
Yarrow Linden, a Jewish Studies minor, spent last autumn in Australia with the support of an Opportunity Grant. Hear about her adventures!
A Book Lover’s Tour of Judaica Libraries in Los Angeles
Scholar, translator, and librarian Emily Thompson visited Judaica libraries in LA to learn more about their collections and operations.
Is It Time to Reconsider Marlowe’s and Shakespeare’s Jews?
New theories about Shakespeare's collaborative authorship could shed light on his portrayal of Jewish characters.