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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - Uncertain Empire: Jews\, Nationalism\, and the Fate of British Imperialism
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a talk on Elizabeth E. Imber’s award-winning new book: Uncertain Empire: Jews\, Nationalism\, and the Fate of British Imperialism \nRegistration Required: Register here \nFollowing the British takeover of Ottoman Palestine\, Jews across the British world found themselves at the center of global political debate. This talk explores the complex relationship among British Imperial policy\, Zionism\, and emerging movements of national self-determination from 1917 to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. In doing so\, it shows how the trajectory of British rule became central to Zionist and broader Jewish political thought during a period marked by profound urgency and uncertainty. \nElizabeth E. Imber is Associate Professor of History and the Michael and Lisa Leffell Chair in Modern Jewish History at Clark University. Her work examines the cultural and political dimensions and intersections of Jewish history and European imperial history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her first book\, Uncertain Empire: Jews\, Nationalism\, and the Fate of British Imperialism was published by Stanford University Press in 2025 winning that year’s National Jewish Book Awards – JDC-Herbert Katzki Award (Writing Based on Archival Material).
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/elizabeth-imber/
LOCATION:Communications 120\, UW Campus\, University of Washington\, Seattle\, WA\, 98105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures
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SUMMARY:Stroum Lectures 2026 with Rafael Neis
DESCRIPTION:The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies is proud to announce our 2026 Samuel and Althea Stroum Lecture series\, featuring Professor Rafael Neis from the University of Michigan. \nBoth events are free and open to all. Please register here: Registration Required \nLecture 1: Did ‘Men’ and ‘Women’ Always Exist? What the Talmud Can Tell Us\nMay 12\, 7:00-9:00pm\, Kane Hall\, Walker-Ames Room 225 \nWe often assume that the categories “man” and “woman” are timeless and self-evident. But what if they aren’t? In this talk\, Professor Rafael Neis invites us to explore a surprising question: did “men” and “women\,” as fixed and stable categories\, always exist in the way we imagine them today? Turning to the Talmud\, Neis shows how the rabbis wrestled with bodies\, identity\, and social roles in ways that don’t always fit neatly into modern assumptions. By setting aside what we think we already know about gender\, we can discover fresh and unexpected ways of reading these ancient texts—and gain insight into how the rabbis themselves understood human difference. Along the way\, Neis opens up intriguing new perspectives on rabbinic thought\, revealing a tradition that is more curious\, complex\, and inventive than we might expect. Please join us for an informal reception following the lecture. \nLecture 2: Monsters\, Hybrids\, and Holy Images – Rethinking Bodies in Ancient Jewish Art  \nMay 14\, 4:00-5:30pm\, HUB\, 214 \nWalk through the ancient world and you would have been surrounded by images of all kinds of beings—human figures\, animals\, hybrids\, and creatures that blur the line between the familiar and the fantastic. These images appeared everywhere: in streets and homes\, bathhouses and synagogues\, public buildings and sacred spaces. In this talk\, Professor Rafael Neis explores a handful of striking examples from ancient Jewish art and asks what happens when we look at them with fresh eyes. Instead of sorting these figures into modern boxes about “human\,” “animal\,” “male\,” or “female\,” Neis invites us to step back and see how ancient artists and communities imagined bodies more broadly. By letting go of some of our present-day assumptions\, we begin to notice new patterns and possibilities—and gain insight into how people in the ancient world understood identity\, difference\, and the sacred. The result is a richer\, more surprising picture of Jewish visual culture\, filled with creativity\, complexity\, and imagination.  \n  \nAbout the Speaker\nRafael Neis is a scholar and artist. Neis is the Jean and Samuel Frankel Professor of Rabbinic Literature and is appointed in the Department of History and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. As Faculty Director of Arts Learning at Michigan’s Arts initiative\, Neis supports campus-wide art-integrated pedagogy. Their second book\, When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven: Rabbis & the Reproduction of Species\, was published in 2023 by University of California Press. Their artwork has been featured in shows and in many publications. \nThe Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies is a nationally-renowned series of public lectures\, which has brought Jewish studies luminaries from around the globe to the University of Washington for more than fifty years. Made possible through the support of the Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures Endowment\, this annual series is a cornerstone program of UW’s Stroum Center for Jewish Studies and has led to impactful conversations\, groundbreaking scholarship\, and award-winning publications. You may view the full Stroum Lectures archive here and review corresponding books published by University of Washington Press here. \n  \nImage: 4th-7th c. incantation bowl written in Aramaic from Iraq. Photo by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin via Wikimedia Commons.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/stroum-lectures-2026/
LOCATION:Kane Hall 225\, UW Campus
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures,Arts & Culture
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - The Jews of Edirne: The End of Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders
DESCRIPTION:Join us in welcoming visiting author and scholar Jacob Daniels\, discussing his new book\, The Jews of Edirne: The End of the Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders.  \nFree and open to all; registration required here. \nAt the turn of the twentieth century\, the city of Edirne was a bustling center linking Istanbul to Ottoman Europe. It was also the capital of Edirne Province—among the most religiously diverse regions of the Ottoman Empire. But by 1923\, the city had become a Turkish border town\, and the province had lost much of its non-Muslim population. With this book\, Jacob Daniels explores how one of the world’s largest Sephardi communities dealt with the encroachment of modern borders. \nJacob Daniels is Assistant Professor of Instruction and Assistant Director of the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. in History at Stanford University in 2022. \nSponsored by the Sephardic Studies Program\, the Middle East Center\, and the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.
URL:https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/book-talk-jacob-daniels-the-jews-of-edirne-the-end-of-ottoman-europe-and-the-arrival-of-borders/
LOCATION:HUB 145\, UW Campus\, 4001 E Stevens Way NE\, Seattle\, WA\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:Academic Lectures,Sephardic Studies
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