Upcoming Events
Book Launch: Mark Letteney – Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 6:30 pm PST - 8:30 pm PST at Kane Hall 225Join us for a talk with Mark Letteney on his new book: Ancient Mediterranean Incarceration.
Public Lecture: Umbrella Sky – Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 4:30 pm PST - 6:00 pm PST at HUB 145, UW CampusJoin us for a talk on Miriam Udel's new book: Modern Jewish Worldmaking through Yiddish Children's Literature.
Book Talk: Seeing Like a Merchant – Jews and Greeks from Ottoman to Greek Rule
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:30 pm PST - 6:00 pm PST at HUB 145, UW CampusJoin us for a talk on Paris Papamichos Chronakis' book: The Business of Transition – Jewish and Greek Merchants of Salonica from Ottoman to Greek Rule.
Annual Programs
Marking 50 years of impact on campus, in the community, and around the globe
On March 11, 2025, faculty, students, and members of the public gathered to celebrate 50 years of impact at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and to reflect on Jewish Studies in the current climate.
Roma Holocaust experience and relational memory
Professor Liora Halperin summarizes Ari Joskowicz's UW lecture (and research) into the Roma experience during the Holocaust. This includes touching on the role of relational memory.
STROUM LECTURES 2025 | Jewish Women in Antiquity: Untold Stories of Leadership and Desire
Dr. Bernadette Brooten (Brandeis University) discusses the surprising roles and relationships held by women — and individuals categorized as neither women nor men — in synagogues and churches in the Early Roman Empire.
About SCJS Events
- The Stroum Center brings world-class speakers and performers to the UW
- Nearly all Stroum Center events are offered to students and the public free of charge!
- Our programming partners on campus include the Simpson Center for the Humanities, the UW School of Drama, the Department of Philosophy, the Ethnomusicology Program, and the Henry Art Gallery.
- Our annual marquee event, the Stroum Lectures, began in the 1970s and is still going strong
- The Stroum Center frequently partners to support events happening in the community, such as the Seattle Jewish Film Festival and Torathon.
- Examples of recent innovative program series: Judaism Confronts Human Injustice (Winter 2012) and New Voices in World Jewish Music (Winter 2013)