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Jewish History Matters

Explores why Jewish history matters through in-depth discussions of new research, current topics, and enduring debates about Jewish history and culture.

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10: The Jewish Bible as a Material Object with David Stern

10: The Jewish Bible as a Material Object with David Stern

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list David Stern joins the podcast to discuss his book The Jewish Bibl... Read more

20 May 2018

1hr 15mins

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17: Why American Jewish History Matters with Hasia Diner

17: Why American Jewish History Matters with Hasia Diner

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Hasia Diner joins us to talk about the big issues that have drive... Read more

25 Nov 2018

1hr 35mins

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8: Jewish Community Studies with Matthew Boxer

8: Jewish Community Studies with Matthew Boxer

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Matthew Boxer joins us to talk about contemporary American Jewish... Read more

22 Apr 2018

1hr 10mins

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4: What Ifs of Jewish History with Gavriel Rosenfeld

4: What Ifs of Jewish History with Gavriel Rosenfeld

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Gavriel Rosenfeld joins us talk to discuss What Ifs of Jewish Hi... Read more

25 Feb 2018

55mins

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24: Masculinity and American Jewish History with Sarah Imhoff

24: Masculinity and American Jewish History with Sarah Imhoff

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Sarah Imhoff joins us to talk about her book Masculinity and the ... Read more

3 Mar 2019

1hr

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38: The Life and Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel, in Conversation with Susannah Heschel

38: The Life and Legacy of Abraham Joshua Heschel, in Conversation with Susannah Heschel

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Susannah Heschel joins us to talk about the work and legacy of he... Read more

22 Dec 2019

1hr 11mins

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35: American Judaism with Jonathan Sarna

35: American Judaism with Jonathan Sarna

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list We’re pleased to welcome Jonathan Sarna to the podcast to discuss... Read more

3 Nov 2019

1hr 7mins

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31: Translating the Bible with Robert Alter

31: Translating the Bible with Robert Alter

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list For this episode, we are joined by Robert Alter to discuss his mo... Read more

8 Sep 2019

55mins

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28: Is Income Equality Possible? The Mystery of the Kibbutz with Ran Abramitzky

28: Is Income Equality Possible? The Mystery of the Kibbutz with Ran Abramitzky

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list What would it mean to create a society with income equality? This... Read more

28 Apr 2019

1hr

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6: Jewish Migration with Mia Spiro and Scott Ury

6: Jewish Migration with Mia Spiro and Scott Ury

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Mia Spiro and Scott Ury join us to discuss a new issue of East Eu... Read more

25 Mar 2018

1hr 1min

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23: Holocaust Memory and the Digital Age with Jeffrey Shandler

23: Holocaust Memory and the Digital Age with Jeffrey Shandler

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Jeffrey Shandler joins us to talk about Holocaust Memory in the D... Read more

17 Feb 2019

1hr 13mins

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34: Contemporary Yiddish Culture (and Podcasts!) with Sandra Fox

34: Contemporary Yiddish Culture (and Podcasts!) with Sandra Fox

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list In this episode, we’re joined by Sandra Fox to talk about contemp... Read more

23 Oct 2019

55mins

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36: What Happens to Jewish Culture Without Jews with Alanna Cooper and Hillel Smith

36: What Happens to Jewish Culture Without Jews with Alanna Cooper and Hillel Smith

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list What happens to our stuff when we’re gone? Hillel Smith and Alann... Read more

17 Nov 2019

1hr 10mins

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16: The Stakes of Jewish History with David N. Myers

16: The Stakes of Jewish History with David N. Myers

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list David N. Myers joins us to talk about his two new books, The Stak... Read more

11 Nov 2018

1hr 40mins

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7: How Benjamin Netanyahu Enables Antisemitism with Joshua Shanes

7: How Benjamin Netanyahu Enables Antisemitism with Joshua Shanes

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Joshua Shanes joins us to discuss his article, published in the W... Read more

8 Apr 2018

57mins

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20: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement with Sara Yael Hirschhorn

20: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement with Sara Yael Hirschhorn

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Sara Yael Hirschhorn joins us to discuss her book City on a Hillt... Read more

6 Jan 2019

1hr 4mins

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43: A Rosenberg by Any Other Name? Jewish Name-Changing and American Jewish History with Kirsten Fermaglich and Geraldine Gudefin

43: A Rosenberg by Any Other Name? Jewish Name-Changing and American Jewish History with Kirsten Fermaglich and Geraldine Gudefin

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list What’s in a name? For many American Jews who changed their names ... Read more

1 Mar 2020

1hr 12mins

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5: Why 1938 Matters Today with Frank Mecklenburg

5: Why 1938 Matters Today with Frank Mecklenburg

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Frank Mecklenburg joins us to talk about the Leo Baeck Institute... Read more

11 Mar 2018

53mins

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32: A Jewish Annotated New Testament with Marc Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine

32: A Jewish Annotated New Testament with Marc Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Marc Brettler and Amy-Jill Levine join us to discuss the Jewish A... Read more

22 Sep 2019

1hr 8mins

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22: Modern Jewish Thought with Samuel Moyn and Eugene Sheppard

22: Modern Jewish Thought with Samuel Moyn and Eugene Sheppard

Join our community on Facebook | Join our mailing list Samuel Moyn and Eugene Sheppard join us to talk about the expansi... Read more

3 Feb 2019

1hr 18mins

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