eSefarad Noticias del Mundo Sefaradi
Upcoming Events:
THIS WEEK: Thurs., May 31, 12:30 pm, UW Campus, Thomson Hall 317:
Eyal Ginio, Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Hebrew University and Director of the Ben Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East in Jerusalem, will present: «The Last Ottoman Decade: The Perspectives of the ‘Other Ottomans.'» It will highlight the experiences of non-Turkish-speaking populations, especially Ladino-speaking Jews, during the final years of the Ottoman Empire. Details here.
Weds., June 6, 7:00 pm, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.:
I will be honored to deliver the 2018 Monna and Otto Weinmann Annual Endowed Lecture: «‘Far From Us, But Close at Heart’: Sephardic Jews in America Confront the Holocaust.» How did Sephardic Jews in New York, Seattle, and elsewhere across the country respond to the rise of Hitler and the devastation of their native communities in Salonica and Rhodes? Followed by a reception. Details and registration here.
Tues., June 19, 5:30 pm, University of Washington Hillel
Join Molly FitzMorris, a UW Linguistics PhD candidate and this year’s Isaac Alhadeff Graduate Student Fellow in the Stroum Center, for her talk: «A Century of Language Change: Ladino in Seattle Today.» Part of the History Happy Hour hosted by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society and JConnect. Advanced registration required.
Undergraduate Student News
Senior History and English major (and Jewish Studies and Spanish minor) Annie Lewis won this year’s Grand Prize for the UW Library Research Award for Undergraduates in the Senior Thesis Category for her paper: «Precarious Whiteness: Reimagining the Seattle Sephardic Origin Story.» This is just one of the many accolades Annie Lewis has garnered this year. including the prestigious Bondermann Fellowship, which will enable her to travel the world next year. We wish her reushita buena and continued success!
Courses
I am happy to announce that, in the autumn of 2018, I will be teaching The Sephardic Diaspora, 1492-Present, JEW ST 466 / HSTCMP 469, Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:30-3:20 pm. If you know UW students (or are yourself one), please consider enrolling. For details on this course and all Jewish Studies offerings for the autumn, please click here. If you are a community member of 60 years or older, you can sign up via the University of Washington Access program!
Tisha Be-Av
In anticipation of the Jewish holiday of Tisha Be-Av, which will begin the evening of July 21, check out Ty Alhadeff’s digital essay: «Tisha Be-Av in Sephardic Seattle: A Ladino Journey from the Old World to the New.»
More Info
For more information about upcoming programs and events at the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies, visit the website here. To support our endeavors, please click here.
We always enjoy hearing from you. If you have comments or questions for the UW Sephardic Studies Program, do not hesitate to reach out.
Kon salud buena—
Devin E. Naar, The Isaac Alhadeff Professor of Sephardic Studies
