June 2, 2022
Assistant Professor Sasha Senderovich’s new book, “How the Soviet Jew Was Made,” published by Harvard University Press in May, delves into post-revolutionary Russian and Yiddish literary, cinematic, and journalistic sources and
May 17, 2022
Assistant Professor Sasha Senderovich, a scholar of Soviet and post-Soviet Jewish literature and culture, has received funding from the Simpson Center at the University of Washington for a yearlong project on
April 28, 2022
Devin Naar, Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies, Associate Professor of History, and faculty at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, in spring 2022 was appointed as a Fellow in the Race,
April 6, 2022
Smadar Ben-Natan, associate faculty and post-doctoral scholar in Israel Studies at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, has received a 2021-2022 Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar Foundation grant for the
February 22, 2022
Mika Ahuvia is the featured guest on an episode of the podcast “Interleaved: A Talmudic Podcast,” where she discusses angels in ancient Judaism. Listen to the episode titled, “Chagigah No.
November 1, 2021
In November, check out some examples below of Jackson School international offerings, from events on hot global topics and more. Follow this link for an ongoing list of Jackson School events during
June 14, 2021
In her new book “On My Right Michael, On My Left Gabriel: Angels in Ancient Jewish Culture,” published by University of California Press in June 2021, Associate Professor Mika Ahuvia demonstrates how angels
March 2, 2021
Devin Naar, Sephardic Studies Program Chair and Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies, is quoted in an article published by Tablet, an online Jewish magazine, titled “Behind the Seattle Curtain Factory” about
October 22, 2020
In an article titled “Are We Post-Sepharadim?” Jackson School Faculty Devin Naar debates what Sephardic Jewish identity could mean in the 21st century.
October 7, 2020
Devin Naar gives his insights into “Saving Uighur Culture from Genocide,” an article about China’s repression of the Uighurs, by sharing his personal journey and research findings about the fate of