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ArtSci Roundup: “The Last Stargazers” Book Launch, VoiceThreads, and More
This week at the UW, attend an online book launch, read along with the UW alumni book club, and listen to VoiceThreads from the comfort of your home.
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ArtSci Roundup: Storytelling with Indigenous Writers, Meany Center Curtain Talks, Stroum Center Quick Talk, and more
ArtSci at the UW brings together a myriad of activities, talks, and events that can be done safely from the comfort of home during quarantine.
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ArtSci Roundup: Labor On-line: A Virtual Seminar Series, The Henry’s Re/Frame moves online, and more
During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities to connect, share, and engage through opportunities with the Henry, the Center for Labor Studies, and more.
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Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for February 2020
Three talks and performances by UW faculty or hosted by the UW are featured in this collection of the best things to do this month.
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Rebuilding Peace after War
How can a nation heal from a civil war? UW doctoral student Francis Abugbilla traveled to Côte d’Ivoire for answers.
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ArtsUW Roundup: New Burke Opening, Marianne Stecher lectures for Scandinavian 30, Composite Gestures closing soon, and more
This week in the arts, attend a Chamber Dance Company concert, view photographs from the Henry’s collections, reflect on the race of contemporary ballet, and more.
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Jewish leaders condemn rise in anti- Semitism across Washington, urge lawmakers to fight hatred
Noam Pianko, a UW professor of Jewish studies, weighs in on the root causes of anti-Semitism and how to address it.
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Why Trump's tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib go into the heart of American Jewish Politics
Analysis from UW Professor Noam Pianko
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UW Books in brief: Mindful travel in an unequal world, day laborers in Brooklyn, activist educators
Recent notable books by UW faculty, several from Arts & Sciences. explore mindful international travel, men seeking work as day laborers, and activist teachers.
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Greek Jewry and the Holocaust
Devin Naar, professor of Sephardic Studies at the UW, weighs in on the impact of the Holocaust on the Jewish community in Saloniki, Greece.
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Jackson School’s Devin Naar featured in documentary premiering March 24 at Seattle’s Jewish Film Festival
Naar and others trace their hidden Sephardic Jewish roots in a new documentary showing at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival.
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Do you speak Ladino? Meet the folks trying to save a dying language
Learn more about how the UW's Sephardic Studies Program and the department of linguistics are collaborating to keep Ladino alive.
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In Israel, Asylum Seekers Find Their Voice
Oded Oron witnessed a massive protest of aslyum-seeking refugees in Tel Aviv. Then he wrote a PhD dissertation about it.
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Finding humor in hard times, from Soviet Russia to today
Sasha Senderovich, Humanities assistant professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, joins satirist Gary Shteyngart and KUOW host Bill Radke for a conversation.
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After WWII Nightmare, a Generous Life
Isaac Alhadeff, survivor of two WWII POW camps, became a generous donor to the UW Sephardic Studies Program.