UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

08/19/2026

How do Holocaust museums teach genocide without losing focus on the Holocaust? Explore the ethics, challenges, and evolution of Holocaust education in this essay by UW Museum Studies MA and Stroum Center Graduate Fellow Anya Lord.
https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/arts-culture/holocaust-museum-education/

08/05/2026

This year’s Stroum Lectures with Professor Rafael Neis are now available on YouTube! Click below to link Dr. Neis’ lectures on rethinking how ancient Jews conceptualized gender categories. These dynamic lectures include art, humor, and Talmudic references not often experienced in academic talks. https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/news/reimagining-gender-in-ancient-and-early-modern-judaism-2026-stroum-lectures-with-professor-rafael-neis/

07/24/2026

Explore the remarkable story of the Kadoorie family, whose philanthropy connected Jewish communities from Baghdad to Hong Kong and shaped modern Asia. This fascinating article by Chava Fisicaro, the Stroum Center's 2025-2026 Mickey and Leo Sreebny Memorial Fellow, looks at the brothers who helped establish one of Hong Kong's crown jewels: the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/global-judaism/kadoorie-family/

06/04/2026

Gabriela Payumo recently graduated with a minor in Jewish Studies. Read about the impact our faculty and classes had on her and how they helped prepare her for a legal career: https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/news/meet-jewish-studies-minor-gabriela-payumo/

05/18/2026

"Jacob Daniels is not only a skilled historian: he is also a gifted storyteller who makes his subject come to life.” Don’t miss Jacob Daniels’ talk tomorrow about his new and highly acclaimed book, “The Jews of Edirne: The End of the Ottoman Europe and the Arrival of Borders”. It’s not too late to RSVP: https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/event/book-talk-jacob-daniels-the-jews-of-edirne-the-end-of-ottoman-europe-and-the-arrival-of-borders/

05/05/2026

Will we see you next week? It’s not too late to RSVP for our 51st Stroum Lectures Series featuring Rafael Neis from the University of Michigan.

Lecture 1: Did ‘Men’ and ‘Women’ Always Exist? What the Talmud Can Tell Us. Tuesday, May 12, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. UW Campus

Lecture 2: Monsters, Hybrids, and Holy Images – Rethinking Bodies in Ancient Jewish Art. Thursday, May 14, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. UW Campus

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Join us for the first lecture of the Stroum Center's renowned annual lecture series. This year the series features University of Michigan groundbreaking scholar and artist Rafael Neis.

05/01/2026

It's May Day, and it's an especially appropriate day to ask the important question: who gets remembered in history — and who disappears from the archive? This new article from Alexandra Ritsatos, Ina and Richard Willner Memorial Fellow at the University of Washington’s Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, tells the story of Regina Roza and the role she played in the Salonika To***co Strike of April 29, 1931...95 years ago!

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Regina Roza and the Forgotten Lives of Radical Sephardic Salonikan Women Alexandra Ritsatos writes on the activism of Regina Roza, a Sephardic to***co worker in 1930s Salonika, whose leadership in labor strikes reveals the erased history of Sephardic women in Greece’s interwar leftist movements. R...

04/27/2026

What can the Talmud tell us about the categories of “woman” and “man”? And what patterns should we look for when examining ancient Jewish art? This year’s speaker, Rafael Neis (University of Michigan) will offer new insights into both these topics during our 51st Stroum Lectures Series.
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Join us for the first lecture of the Stroum Center's renowned annual lecture series. This year the series features University of Michigan groundbreaking scholar and artist Rafael Neis.

04/23/2026

Today is , an opportunity to show your Husky spirt by supporting the Stroum Center’s student and community offerings. Your gift, no matter the size, makes a huge impact. https://together.uw.edu/i/hgd/Campaign/jackson-school

04/13/2026

Mark your calendar for May 12 & 14 and join us for our 51st Stroum Lectures Series. This year’s invited speaker is Rafael Neis from the University of Michigan. Neis is a scholar and artist who offers cutting edge interpretations of rabbinic literature, classics, trans studies, and visual culture. You can read more about Neis’s work and their lectures here:

By Madison Morgan For more than 50 years, the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies has welcomed leading voices in the field through its annual Stroum