New Books in Jewish Studies

Marshall Poe

Holocaust

Antisemitism

Jewish Identity

Jewish History

Zionism

Judaism

World War II

YIVO Institute For Jewish Research

Anti-Semitism

Yiddish

Maimonides

Israel

Dreyfus Affair

Talmud

Rabbinic Literature

Feminism

Nazi Germany

Ethics

Alfred Dreyfus

Yiddish New York

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Sarah Ellen Zarrow, "Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891–1941" (Cornell UP, 2025.)

Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891–1941 (Cornell UP, 2025.) illuminates the lives and work of Polish Jewish collectors and museologists, who sought to preserve the treasures of the Jewish past while demonstrating Jewish... more

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Yigal Levin, "The Chronicles of David and Solomon: 1 Chronicles 10–2 Chronicles 9: A New Translation and Commentary " (Bloomsbury, 2026)

In this New Books Network interview, Professor Željko Stanojević speaks with Professor Yigal Levin of Bar-Ilan University about his new book, The Chronicles of David and Solomon: 1 Chronicles 10–2 Chronicles 9: A New Translation and Commentary, publi... more

13 Aug 2026 • 35 min

In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Yiddish Memories of Small-Town Jewish Life in Ukraine

Drawing from some four hundred Yiddish-language interviews conducted by the Archives of Historical and Ethnographic Yiddish Memories project, Jeffrey Veidlinger will explore how elderly Yiddish speakers in Ukraine described their memories of Jewish l... more

12 Aug 2026 • 59 min

Eckart Otto, "Max Weber's Studies of Ancient Judaism: The Historical Foundation for a Theory of the Modern Age" (Mohr Siebeck, 2002)

In Max Weber's Studies of Ancient Judaism: The Historical Foundation for a Theory of the Modern Age (Mohr Siebeck, 2002) Eckart Otto provides a history of Max Weber's work on the cultural history of ancient Judaism, a subject on which Weber spent mor... more

11 Aug 2026 • 36 min

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Recent Guests

Deborah Barer

Senior faculty with the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

Shalom Hartman Institute

Episode: Deborah Barer, "Going Off Script: Improvisational Judgment in the Talmud" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Donniel Hartman

Rabbi Dr. and co-president of the Shalom Hartman Institute

Shalom Hartman Institute

Episode: Donniel Hartman, "Who Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?" (Jewish Publication Society, 2023)

Gianluca Fantoni

Author of Soldiers, Angels and Avengers, The History of the Jewish Brigade

McGill-Queen's University Press

Episode: Gianluca Fantoni, "Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

Glenn Dynner

Karl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies at Fairfield University; author

Fairfield University; Shofar editor

Episode: Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

Laura Jockusch

Author of Jewish Revenge and the Holocaust, History, Memory, and Imagination

Episode: Laura Jockusch on Jewish Revenge after the Holocaust (JP)

Hannah Pollin-Galay

Associate professor in the Department of Literature; author of Occupied Words

Calvary University; Younup Goldberg Institute; Yale Fortunoff Archive

Episode: Yiddish Language During the Holocaust

Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah

Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Groningen; Senior Scholar for Pedagogy at the Posen Library

University of Groningen; Posen Library

Episode: Posen Library: Jewish Studies Teaching Modules

Sarah Bunin Benor

Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Linguistics at Hebrew Union College

Hebrew Union College

Episode: Posen Library: Jewish Studies Teaching Modules

Nathaniel Greene

Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen; editor on European Hebrew Journal; author contributing to The Ancient Israelite World

University of Aberdeen

Episode: Kyle H. Keimer and George A. Pierce eds., "The Ancient Israelite World" (Routledge, 2024)

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Alex Weiser

Director of Public Programs at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research; hosts discussions and lectures.

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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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Excellent programming
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United Statesa year 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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Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

Q: Can you talk about the rivalry between the Misnagdim and the Hasidim?

The rivalry persisted but during the period discussed there was also a unifying undercurrent through Agudah, with occasional brawls and tensions in synagogues, yet leaders from both sides occasionally recognized Hasidism as energizing youth and aligning with broader Orthodox educational aims.

Yiddish Language During the Holocaust

Q: Could you briefly describe how the book is organized and what readers should expect to find in it?

The book is three parts: the first covers the collectors and language consciousness; the second dives into the words themselves with etymology and usage; the third explores slang turned into art through writers like Chava Rosenfarb and Katsetnik.

Yiddish Language During the Holocaust

Q: What inspired you to take on this topic, which is not an easy topic and presents all kinds of challenges?

Hannah explains that the project began from puzzling, overheard words in testimonies that did not exist in dictionaries, which led to a broader investigation of how these neologisms formed a constitutive part of testimony and memory.

Gianluca Fantoni, "Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

Q: What was the most controversial part of the Brigade's story, and how do you approach it academically?

The most controversial aspect is the Avengers, or vengeance actions, which were not official military actions but autonomous efforts; I present them with careful qualification and show how they arose from real experiences of survivors and combatants.

Gianluca Fantoni, "Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

Q: Why does the book place emphasis on memory versus history, and how do they interact in the case of the Jewish Brigade?

Memory is selective and emotionally charged, while history strives to reconstruct context and compare testimonies; the book explores how memory can distort or enable political uses of the past, and why balanced history matters.

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This channel features scholars discussing recently published research across Jewish studies, history, memory, archives, and related humanities topics. Episodes highlight books and projects on postwar displacement, Holocaust memory, immigrant histories, Yiddish language and culture, and archival preservation. A notable pattern is how debates between authors, historians, and curators illuminate the intersections of memory, culture, and public education, often pairing a book's arguments with archival or fieldwork insights. Listeners can expect rigorous scholarly conversation, access to primary-source context, and a strong emphasis on how history informs present-day identity, memory work, and cultural stewardship. The show frequently showcases ... more

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