Upcoming Events
Daytime panels: 50 years of impact on campus and beyond
Tuesday, March 11, 9:30 am PDT - 12:45 pm PDT at Petersen RoomScholars will discuss 50 years of Stroum Center history in a morning of panels.
Today’s campus conflicts and the future of Jewish Studies
Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 pm PDT - 8:30 pm PDT at Kane Hall 210Media and political attention are focused on college campuses, and Jews figure prominently in these debates. Jewish Studies programs, often the campus address for studying Jews, Judaism, and Israel, now find themselves at ground zero of public debates around academic freedom, antisemitism, and the role of higher education. Join philosopher Dr. Gilah Kletenik and historian Dr. Devin E. Naar in a conversation moderated by former Cole Fellow, Dr. Daniel Heller to reflect on key questions provoked by our current moment.
Annual Programs
Ladino Day 2024: “The Familiar” with Bestselling Author Leigh Bardugo
In the 12th annual Ladino Day, bestselling fantasy author Leigh Bardugo ("Shadow and Bone") discusses her new novel, "The Familiar," its use of Ladino, and the family history that inspired it, with UW professor Canan Bolel.
Stroum Lectures 2024: Life in Imperial Germany and Escape from Nazi Germany – Marion Kaplan
2024 Stroum Lecturer Marion Kaplan discusses how German Jews reacted emotionally in the hopeful era after Emancipation (1870-1918), and in their odyssey fleeing from Nazi persecution (1933-1945).
Ladino Day 2023: “Kantika,” A Sephardic Novel by Elizabeth Graver
In the 11th annual Ladino Day, author Elizabeth Graver discusses her new novel, “Kantika,” a moving, multi-generational saga inspired by Graver’s grandmother.
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)