Celebrating 2019-2020 graduates of Jewish Studies
Presenting the 2020 Stroum Center for Jewish Studies graduates!
Senior Grace Dy wins the Stroum Center’s first-ever Outstanding Student Award
Biology and comparative religion major Grace Dy received the Stroum Center's first-ever Outstanding Student in Jewish Studies Award in spring 2020.
What I learned from majoring in Jewish Studies and studying abroad in Israel and London
Senior Lily Rosencrantz reflects on what she learned in her time with Jewish Studies, both at the University of Washington and abroad.
Grace Levy wins the 2020 Excellence in Scholarship Holocaust Paper Prize
Grace Levy wins the 2020 Excellence in Scholarship prize for her paper, which explores intergenerational narratives of Holocaust survival by looking at Jane Yolen's novel "Briar Rose" and Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus."
The Jewish Studies Student Support Fund, established by UW alumna Arlene Ehrlich, creates opportunities and builds community for students
The Mitchell F. and Sophie Wise Ehrlich Student Support Fund, created by UW alumna Arlene Ehrlich in honor of her parents, supports international learning opportunities in Jewish Studies for students of all levels.
STUDENT EVENT | Lessons on Communicating with the Media from a Middle East Commentator
Dr. Marwa Maziad, a visiting assistant professor of public speaking at Seattle University and a regular BBC political commentator on global affairs, will speak about her experiences as a journalist and political analyst and will offer tips for speaking effectively with the media. Lunch provided. Open to undergrads and graduate students.
Announcing the 2019 Excellence in Scholarship Holocaust paper prize winner
History major Jacqueline Goodrich ('20) won this year's prize for her paper on the importance of portraying Holocaust victims, and survivors, in ways that humanize them.
STUDENT EVENT: Reading Group for “The Best Place on Earth”
In advance of author Ayelet Tsabari's upcoming visit to the UW, undergrads are invited to discuss Tsabari's 2013 novel, "The Best Place on Earth," with Professor Sasha Senderovich.