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New Books in Jewish Studies

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The Judeo-Christian Thought of Franz Rosenzweig (Liverpool UP, 2025) offers a new interpretation of Franz Rosenzweig's magnum opus The Star of Redemption, commonly treated as one of the high points of modern Jewish thought, and demonstrates its pro... more

Queerness remains one of the most stigmatized and overlooked aspects of Holocaust history, often erased due to the lingering homophobia of survivors. People Without History Are Dust: Queer Desire in the Holocaust (U Toronto Press, 2025) challenges th... more

As a third generation Holocaust survivor, this was an important conversation with a second generation survivor. Marty has been conducting workshops on writing memory for quite a while and that's where we met - in his workshops with Jewish Ethiopians ... more

During the mid-1930s, Germans opposed to Adolf Hitler had only a limited range of options available to them for resisting the Nazi regime. One of the most creative and successful challengers in this effort was Ernst Fraenkel, who as an attorney sough... more

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Douglas Morris
Criminal defense lawyer and independent legal historian
Federal Defenders of New York
Episode: Douglas Morris, "Legal Sabotage: Ernst Fraenkel in Hitler's Germany" (Cambridge UP, 2020)
Scott D. Seligman
Author of The Great Christmas Boycott of 1906, Anti-Semitism and the Battle Over Christianity in the Public Schools
University of Nebraska Press
Episode: Scott D. Seligman, "The Great Christmas Boycott Of 1906: Antisemitism and the Battle Over Christianity in the Public Schools" (U Nebraska Press, 2025)
Daniel K. Falk
Professor of classics in the ancient Mediterranean studies and Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies at Penn State
Penn State
Episode: Daniel K. Falk and Rodney A. Werline, "Prayer in the Ancient World Vol.1" (Brill, 2027)
Susan Weingarten
Food historian based in Jerusalem and author of Ancient Jewish Food in its Geographical and Cultural Context, What's Cooking in the Talmuds
Episode: Susan Weingarten, "Ancient Jewish Food in its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds?" (Taylor & Francis, 2025
Yael Leibowitz
Israeli educator and Matan Kitvuni Fellow with a master's degree in Judaic Studies
Matan Women's Institute for Torah Learning and Midreshet Lindenbaum College for Women
Episode: Yael Leibowitz, "Ezra-Nehemiah: Retrograde Revolution" (Maggid, 2025)
Eddie Portnoy
YIVO's Academic Advisor and Director of Exhibitions
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Episode: YIVO Archives and Library, "100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research" (YIVO, 2025)
Stephanie Halpern
Director of Collections at YIVO
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Episode: YIVO Archives and Library, "100 Objects from the Collections of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research" (YIVO, 2025)
Miriam Moster
Doctoral student studying the Haredi community, especially parent experiences.
CUNY Graduate Center
Episode: Dainy Bernstein, "Artifacts of Orthodox Jewish Childhoods" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2022)
Goldie Gross
Contributed to the book and has a background in art and history.
NYU Institute of Fine Arts
Episode: Dainy Bernstein, "Artifacts of Orthodox Jewish Childhoods" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2022)

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Jane Scimeca
Professor of History at Brookdale Community College and host focused on history and Jewish studies.
Miranda
Host of New Books in Jewish Studies, involved in discussions around Jewish literature and philosophy.
Ari Barbalat
Host known for integrating themes of Jewish culture and contemporary issues in discussions with authors.

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 119 ratings
  • Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto

    How could you possibly conduct this interview without asking about - or the author raising- the NYTimes best selling book by Judy Batalion’s, Light of Days, which won countless awards including the National Jewish Book Award and which virtually covers the same material? So you just pretend it doesn’t exist?That is disingenuous and a real disservice to your readers.

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    Zivia L
    United States2 months ago
  • Excellent programming

    Enjoy listening to all of the content, thank you. Please lower the volume of your advertisers. It can get pretty obnoxious and makes listening difficult.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AlanaBog
    United States8 months ago
  • Wonderful subjects

    I love the discussants and books chosen for this podcast and rarely skip an episode. They have taught me a lot. My only gripe is the non-engaged, non-sequitur, book report-like style of questioning of the interviewer. The questions are good but they break up the flow of the conversation, keeping it from being the deep discussion that could otherwise result from more carefully woven lines of questioning.

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    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Great!

    Wow! I just found this podcast and already bought a book. I have lots of episodes to listen to. Looking forward to it!

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    United Statesa year ago
  • Listen and Learn!

    Whatever the topic is, I will listen to any and all hosted by Ari Barbalat!

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    United Statesa year ago

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David Arnovitz, "Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel: Deuteronomy" (Koren, 2025)
Q: David, would you offer an example or two from this Deuteronomy volume of how the Land of Israel edition helps explain or illustrate a section or parsha?
The Land of Israel edition elucidates many biblical texts by providing historical and cultural context, revealing how the Torah introduces innovative concepts in comparison to ancient norms, like the direct divinity of laws, which differs from earlier legal traditions where laws came from kings.
David Arnovitz, "Koren Tanakh of the Land of Israel: Deuteronomy" (Koren, 2025)
Q: Would you explain for our audience something of the significance of Deuteronomy? Perhaps explain the book's structure and message?
Deuteronomy is the last book of the Qumash, with a different style and structure from the other four books. Scholars believe it was composed later, likely during the Babylonian Exile. It consists mainly of Moses's speeches that recap and expand upon laws, focusing on what the people should prioritize as they enter their new society.
Scott D. Seligman, "The Great Christmas Boycott Of 1906: Antisemitism and the Battle Over Christianity in the Public Schools" (U Nebraska Press, 2025)
Q: Why do you think the Great Christmas Boycott of 1906 has a little bit been lost to history?
It was a brief incident that lacked long-term visibility compared to other major events, but it played a role in empowering Jewish communities to organize.
Scott D. Seligman, "The Great Christmas Boycott Of 1906: Antisemitism and the Battle Over Christianity in the Public Schools" (U Nebraska Press, 2025)
Q: What changes happened because of the boycott?
As a result of the boycott, the Board of Education offered guidelines prohibiting sacred hymns and restricting compositions about Christmas.
Scott D. Seligman, "The Great Christmas Boycott Of 1906: Antisemitism and the Battle Over Christianity in the Public Schools" (U Nebraska Press, 2025)
Q: How effective was the boycott?
The effectiveness of the boycott varied, with estimates of attendance fluctuating based on different newspaper reports, but some schools had no Christmas celebrations at all.

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