Martin Jaffee praises Ruth Calderon's knesset speech as a breath of fresh air--and a possible gamechanger in Israeli politics.
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Fresh Takes
The Splendid Text of Ruth Calderon’s Knesset Speech
Martin Jaffee praises a daring attempt to revitalize Zionism in the context of religious, cultural, and political pluralism.
The Samaritan Bible & Destination Bar Mitzvahs
JewDub Clicks, bringing you the latest roundup of unusual Jewish news from around the world.
End of Year Celebration May 29th!
The annual gathering on May 29th will recognize what makes the Stroum program so special: our students, faculty, and community supporters.
Secular? Moderate? Middle Class? Not Quite
Graduate student Anat Goldman questions the inclusivity of Israel’s Yesh Atid party and the meaning of Ruth Calderon’s Knesset speech.
Holocaust Memory, Reconstructed
Aron Rodrigue’s lecture proposed a theory of Sephardic Holocaust commemoration. It also raised questions about the nature of memory.
JewDub Clicks: Week of April 30, 2013
Unusual Jewish news from around the world. Up this week: Lag B’omer traditions and Bedouins in the IDF.
Seattle Sephardic Hazzan Visits Carleton College
Isaac Azose and his Ladino songs amazed the crowd at a Sephardic cultural symposium in Minnesota. A special report from Dr. Maureen Jackson, former Cole Fellow at UW and current Harry Starr Fellow at Harvard.
Telling Untold Stories: Sephardic Jews & the Holocaust
How Devin Naar’s global search for the Sephardic Holocaust experience led to personal discoveries–and to planning a ground-breaking conference at UW.
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A turning point for pluralism in Israel?
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Tempest in a Soup Bowl
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The Splendid Text of Ruth Calderon’s Knesset Speech
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The Samaritan Bible & Destination Bar Mitzvahs
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End of Year Celebration May 29th!
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