New Books in Jewish Studies

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Jewish Identity

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Zionism

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Late Antiquity

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Maimonides

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YIVO Institute For Jewish Research

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Holocaust Studies

Ethics

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Talmud

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The Yiddish Historians and the Struggle for a Jewish History of the Holocaust

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Recent Guests

Sarah Cushman

Director of the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University; Senior Lecturer in History

Holocaust Educational Foundation / Northwestern University

Episode: Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

Dominic Williams

Assistant Professor of History with a focus on Holocaust and Genocide Studies; editor

Northumbria University

Episode: Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

Joanne Pettit

Editor, co-editor of The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau

Editor

Episode: Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

Jane Kanarek

Professor of Rabbinics and Dean of Faculty at the Hebrew College Rabbinical School

Hebrew College Rabbinical School

Episode: Jane Kanarek, "Beyond Brutality: Reclaiming Female Presence in Bavli Sotah" (Brandeis UP, 2025)

Stephen Nadler

Vil as research professor and philosopher, author of Spinoza biographies and critical works

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Episode: Steven Nadler, "Spinoza, Atheist" (Princeton UP, 2026)

Gabriella Sofron

Scholar presenting on Yiddish ethnography and An-ski

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Episode: Yiddish Ethnography and An-ski

Philissa Cramer

Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency; former founder/editor at Chalkbeat

Jewish Telegraphic Agency; Chalkbeat

Episode: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America

Sandra Fox

Author, Goldstein-Goren Visiting Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU, Director of the Archive of the American Jewish Left

New York University; Archive of the American Jewish Left

Episode: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America

Ellen Levitt

Author, photographer, teacher; writer of Former Synagogues of the United States

Resource Publications (publisher)

Episode: Ellen Levitt, "Former Synagogues of the United States: Looking at Buildings That Once Housed Synagogues, Schools, and Other Jewish Institutions" (Resource Publications, 2026)

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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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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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Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America

Q: How did Zionism and Israel become more or less central to different camps over time?

Zionism gained prominence after the Holocaust but varied by movement; Ramah emphasized Hebrew and scriptural study over Israel-centered identity in earlier decades, while late-1960s onward saw increased Israel-oriented content across many camps, reflecting broader shifts in American Jewish life.

Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America

Q: How did the funding and land for camps typically come together, and what drove families to enroll their children?

Camps were financed through umbrella movements (Young Judea, Ramah, Reform movements), with tuition and scholarship funds; families chose camps often based on movement affiliation and local reputations, not just ideology, blending safety, tradition, and community identity.

Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America

Q: What were the key anxieties shaping camper experiences across the postwar decades, and how did camps respond to them?

Anxieties about assimilation, suburban comfort, and the future of Jewish identity led camps to re-center education in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Zionist themes while balancing modern American life; camps adapted their language, curricula, and affiliations to sustain Jewish continuity.

Sarah M. Cushman et al eds., "The Routledge Handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau" (Routledge, 2026)

Q: Why did you imagine a handbook to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and what is its purpose?

The handbook aims to bridge audiences new to the field with ongoing scholarly work, introduce big questions about Auschwitz, and push the conversation forward by including diverse perspectives and methodological approaches beyond the traditional focus on one camp.

Yiddish Ethnography and An-ski

Q: What attracted you to An-ski in your studies?

I started from studying Russian literature and moved into Jewish assimilation. When I encountered An-ski and opened the archives as they were becoming available, I realized how fascinating he was as an ethnographer and writer; his work spans folklore, ethnography, and drama, and his archives offered rich material for new scholarship.

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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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