Jewish Studies Program
Welcome to the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Washington.
Congratulations to the 2008-2009 Jewish Studies Scholarship and Travel Grant Award Recipients:
SARAH CUNNINGHAM - The Richard M. Willner Memorial Scholarship in Jewish Studies
JIMMY FENISON - Jewish Studies Advisory Board Scholarship in Jewish Studies
NATHANIEL GREENBERG - Rabbi Arthur A. Jacobovitz Scholarship in Jewish Studies
RUBEN SHIMONOV - I. Mervin and Georgiana Gorasht Scholarship in Jewish Studies
Travel Grant Winners:
HEATHER CATRON
MICHAEL GRUBB
ANNE LEVINE
We are pleased to announce that Professor Michael Walzer’s three Stroum lectures can be viewed on UWTV, channel 27 in the Puget Sound region (please check the UWTV website http://www.uwtv.org/index.aspx for the channel in other areas), on the following 2008 dates:
The Meaning of Kingship - September 22 @ 7pm and October 27 @ 7pm
Prophecy and Social Criticism - September 23 @ 7pm and October 28 @ 7pm
Where Were the Elders? - September 24 @ 7pm and October 29 @ 7pm
To view other past Stroum lectures, please visit http://jsis.washington.edu/jewish/lectures.shtml.
Check out Professor Marty Jaffee's article in the May 16, 2008 Seattle Times that reflects on the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004417416_jaffeoped16.html
For a complete listing of upcoming events, visit the Calendar of Events