Jewish History Matters
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84: The First Aliyah and Historical Memory of Jewish Settlement in Israel/Palestine with Liora R. Halperin
Liora Halperin joins us to discuss her book The Oldest Guard: Forting the Zionist Settler Past, and the broader issues it raises about the history of Zionist settlement in Israel and Palestine, histor
83: Ethical Technology and the Holocaust with Deb Donig
In this episode, Deb Donig joins us for a conversation about the intersection between contemporary technology and culture and the lessons of history. Listen in as we dive into ethical technology, the
82: The War in Ukraine and its Historical and Cultural Context with Amelia Glaser and Jeffrey Veidlinger
This episode, Jeffrey Veidlinger and Amelia Glaser join us to talk about the ongoing war in Ukraine and its historical and cultural context. We recorded on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022, and we are working
81: Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Contemporary Holocaust Debates with Victoria Aarons, Jenny Caplan, and Jodi Eichler-Levine
This episode, we are hosting a roundtable discussion with Victoria Aarons, Jenny Caplan, and Jodi Eichler-Levine about Art Spiegelman's graphic novel Maus, and the recent controversy from January 2022
80: Jewish American Writing and World Literature with Saul Noam Zaritt
Saul Noam Zaritt speaks about Jewish American literature, its place in world literature, and what this tells us about how we understand modern Jewish history and culture at large. Its the focus of hi
79: Palestine and the Power of the Archive with Gil Z. Hochberg
In this episode, our guest is Gil Z. Hochberg, who will be speaking about how we can develop a sophisticated approach to thinking about Palestine and Israel through the concept of the Archive."
78: Jewish Primitivism with Samuel Spinner
In this episode, we're joined by Sam Spinner to talk about Jewish primitivism. Listen in as we take a deep dive into primitivism in European culture, Jewish primitivism and its politics, and what it a
77: Rabbi Leo Baeck with Michael A. Meyer
In this episode, we're joined by Michael A. Meyer to talk about Rabbi Leo Baeck and his legacy, as a window into twentieth-century German Jewish history, both before the Holocaust and also in the shad
76: Iraqi Jewry and Its Global Diaspora with Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah
In this episode, we're joined by Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah to talk about Iraqi Jewry and its global diaspora. Listen in as we dive into the development of Iraqi or Baghdadi Jewry and its many satellite c
75: The Jews’ Indian and Global Settler Colonialism with David S. Koffman
David S. Koffman joins the podcast to talk about Jews and native peoples in North America. Its the topic of his recent book, The Jews Indian: Colonialism, Pluralism, and Belonging in America, which