Diarna fellows use digital mapping and database technologies to virtually preserve and ensure unimpeded access to endangered Jewish heritage sites across North Africa and the Middle East. To learn more visit:
https://jewishstudies.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/awards/diarna
Sophie Tamayo
Year: Third Year
Major:Legal Studies/Jewish Studies Minor
Most Excited to: Further my understanding of ancient Jewish civilizations and work with new technologies!
Maddy Turner: Alumni
Major/Concentration: History
Most excited to: I study history for the sheer love of preserving and recalling our past. I hope my contributions to Diarna will help produce a more complete understanding of the people who came before us.
Emily Wang
Major: Film and Digital Media
Year: Second Year
Most Excited to: Contribute, document, and preserve cultures and histories! Also to learn about digital mapping and how virtual documentations can help to reach wider audiences.
Not pictured: Emet Levy