Jewish History Matters show

Jewish History Matters

Summary: Jewish History Matters features interviews, in-depth discussion, and coverage of new research, current topics, and enduring debates about Jewish history and culture. It aims to cultivate informed and engaging discourse about the Jewish past, present, and future rooted in cutting-edge developments from leading Jewish studies scholars. It highlights high-level discussion that grapples with deep and nuanced questions, underscoring the relevance of the animating issues of contemporary Jewish studies to wider academic, social, and political issues. Hosted by Jason Lustig.

Podcasts:

 25: The Kishinev Pogrom with Steven Zipperstein | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 59:20

Steven Zipperstein discusses the Kishinev pogrom and its afterlife in modern Jewish history and memory.

 24: Masculinity and American Jewish History with Sarah Imhoff | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:29

Sarah Imhoff joins us to talk about her book Masculinity and the Making of American Judaism and how we can look at the history of gender to understand the development of American Jewish religion.

 23: Holocaust Memory and the Digital Age with Jeffrey Shandler | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:13:25

Jeffrey Shandler joins us to talk about Holocaust Memory in the Digital Age: Survivors' Stories and Memory Practices: How Holocaust memory and memorialization is changing in the digital age, the history and meaning of testimony and the Shoah Foundation Visual History Archive, and what the future holds in store for these memory practices.

 22: Modern Jewish Thought with Samuel Moyn and Eugene Sheppard | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:18:06

Samuel Moyn and Eugene Sheppard join us to talk about the expansive vision of what constitutes modern Jewish thought that they are exploring through the various books in the multi-volume book series Brandeis Library of Modern Jewish Thought, published by Brandeis University Press. Listen in for our conversation about how the series came together, what they have tried to achieve with it, and what it means to push the boundaries of modern Jewish thought.

 21: Jews and Human Rights with James Loeffler | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:21:33

James Loeffler discusses his book Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century. We talk about why the history of human rights matters, and how it fits into modern Jewish history: Who were the Jews who played a role in the shaping of the idea of human rights and its legal framework, how it was that they were both interested in the particular rights of Jews and the universal rights of all human beings, how the state of Israel fits into all of this, and what this tells us about the nature of human rights within the context of the history of the twentieth century as well as today.

 20: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement with Sara Yael Hirschhorn | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:04:18

Sara Yael Hirschhorn joins us to discuss her book City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement, and the big questions that it raises for how we understand Israel, American Jewry, and those American Jews who have moved to Israel and participated in the settler movement beyond the Green Line in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Sinai Peninsula: Why so many Israeli Jewish settlers are of American origin, how we can understand them as real people and not caricatures, and how looking closely at this group can help unsettle assumptions or preconceived notions about the nature of the settlements in the occupied territories.

 19: Moving Beyond “Chrismukkah” with Samira Mehta | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:20

Samira Mehta joins us to discuss her book "Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in the United States," and the meaning and complexities of interfaith marriage: Why it matters beyond the question of continuity, how it relates to broader social and religious trends, and how thinking through interfaith marriage can help us to understand our world at large.

 18: Why Teaching Jewish Studies Matters with Jenny Caplan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11:35

Jenny Caplan joins us to talk about why teaching and studying Jewish history and Jewish Studies matters. Listen to our conversation about how we teach and talk about Jewish studies and Jewish history, how we justify its study to our students, to our colleagues, and to the wider world, how we can reach diverse students—and the challenges and opportunities it presents.

 Roundtable on the Attack in Pittsburgh with Lila Corwin Berman, Maja Gildin Zuckerman, and Jacob Labendz | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:16:22

Lila Corwin Berman, Maja Gildin Zuckerman, and Jacob Labendz join us for a roundtable discussion about the attacks at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh: how we can try to contextualize, historicize, and respond to it, and to the broader rise of political violence and antisemitism.

 17: Why American Jewish History Matters with Hasia Diner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:35:01

Hasia Diner joins us to talk about the big issues that have driven the field of American Jewish history and her work in particular, how we understand American Jewish history in two contexts—in the context of Jewish history as a whole, and within the framework of American history—and also how the field has changed, what lies ahead, and why it matters today.

 16: The Stakes of Jewish History with David N. Myers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:40:45

David N. Myers joins us to talk about his two new books, The Stakes of History: On the Use and Abuse of Jewish History for Life and Jewish History: A Very Short Introduction, and about why Jewish history matters.

 15: Colonialism and the Jews with Lisa Moses Leff, Ethan Katz, and Maud Mandel | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:05:59

Lisa Moses Leff, Ethan Katz, and Maud Mandel join us discuss Colonialism and the Jews, an edited volume bringing together essays from a 2014 conference on the subject. Listen for our conversation about the place of Jews in the history of colonialism and the role of empire in the varied Jewish experiences of modernity, how examining these topics helps us to rethink modern Jewish history, and the question of Zionism and colonialism.

 14: Cafes and Modern Jewish Culture with Shachar Pinsker | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:25:46

Shachar Pinsker discusses his book A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture and the ways in which cafes provide a window into understanding modern Jewish culture and modernity: What it means for cafes to be sites of the production of Jewish culture, how cafes sold not just coffee but also a concept of modernity, and the transformation of cafes and Jewish culture.

 13: A German Jewish Cookbook with Sonya Gropman and Gabrielle Rossmer Gropman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:14:10

Gabrielle Rossmer Gropman and Sonya Gropman talk about The German Jewish Cookbook: Recipes and History of a Cuisine, the ties between German and Jewish culture,what it means to document the everyday German Jewish experience and its food, and why it still matters.

 12: Food and Power with Nir Avieli | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:09:59

Nir Avieli discusses why food matters for understanding contemporary Israel: Who lays claim to "owning" various foods and cuisines, what it means to fight over food, and the relationship of food, culture, and power.

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