Jackson School News: Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

Faculty Spotlight: Mika Ahuvia

Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies Mika Ahuvia, an Israeli-American who joined the Jackson School faculty in 2014, teaches a class called Heroes, Heretics, and Radicals: The Beginnings of Judaism and

Up next: Jewish Studies Fellows talk asylum seekers, Turkey’s Israel policy & more

What do Turkey’s Israel policy, a Sufi-Jewish poet, maps of Seattle childhood spaces, and international asylum seekers have in common? All are topics that will be presented by Jackson School graduate

Sephardic Studies Prof. Devin Naar featured in Emmy-nominated TV series

What does the TV star of Glee and celebrity Lea Michele have in common with the Jackson School of International Studies? Professor Devin Naar, who heads Sephardic Studies at University of

Jackson School Professor Devin Naar becomes first Isaac Alhadeff professor at UW

Professor Devin Naar, current chair of the UW Sephardic Studies Program at the Jackson School of International Studies and an Assistant Professor in the Department of History, has become the first recipient of

Jewish Studies Courses – Spring 2016

Professor Naar’s work to save Ladino featured on NPR

Assistant Professor Devin Naar was featured on NPR’s Latino USA last week. His life work is trying to save a dying language called Ladino. It is the language of the

Professor Devin Naar revives Ladino: a language on the brink of extinction

Professor Devin Naar is leading a project dedicated to keeping the Sephardic language and culture alive. Ladino was originally spoken by the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492. When they

2 faculty selected for Simpson Center Society of Scholars

Two Jackson School faculty, Devin Naar and Scott Radnitz, have been selected to participate in the Simpson Center Society of Scholars during the 2013-14 academic year. The group of UW