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College Commons

The College Commons Podcast, passionate perspectives from Judaism's leading thinkers, is produced by Hebrew Union College, America's first Jewish institution of higher learning.

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Laura Hobson Faure: A "Jewish Marshall Plan"

Laura Hobson Faure: A "Jewish Marshall Plan"

Author Laura Hobson Faure on how French Jews accepted, negotiated and even rejected American Jewish aid after the Holoca... Read more

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Dani Shapiro: What Makes a Novel "Jewish"?

Dani Shapiro: What Makes a Novel "Jewish"?

Author Dani Shapiro teases out the kaleidoscopic layers of Jewishness, loss, secrets and discoveries in her award-winnin... Read more

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