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New Books in Jewish Studies

New Books in Jewish Studies


New Books in Jewish Studies

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Interview with Scholars of Judaism about their New Books
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Chris Webb, "The Sobibor Death Camp: History, Biographies, Remembrance" (Ibidem Verlag, 2017)

The Sobibor Death Camp was the second extermination camp built by the Nazis as part of ...

65 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

Steven Nadler, "Spinoza: A Life" (Cambridge UP, 2022)

Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677) was one of the most important philosophers of all time; he w...

35 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

John Tolan, "England's Jews: Finance, Violence, and the Crown in the Thirteenth Century" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023)

In 1290, Jews were expelled from England and subsequently largely expunged from English...

58 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

On the History and Evolution of Zionism

On today's episode of the New Books Network, we are privileged to have Professor Arie D...

92 minutes
Apr 22, 2024

Robert Rozett and Iael Nidam-Orvieto, "After So Much Pain and Anguish: First Letters After Liberation" (Yad Vashem, 2016)

After So Much Pain and Anguish: First Letters After Liberation (Yad Vashem, 2016) compr...

55 minutes
Apr 21, 2024

Stuart Halpern and Jacob Kupietzky, "The Promise of Liberty: A Passover Haggada" (Maggid, 2024)

In The Promise of Liberty: A Passover Haggada (Maggid, 2024) you will find, alongside t...

17 minutes
Apr 19, 2024

Debby Koren, "Responsa in a Historical Context: A View of Post-Expulsion Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Communities Through 16th- And 17th-Century Responsa" (Academic Studies Press, 2023)

Debby Koren's book Responsa in a Historical Context: A View of Post-Expulsion Spanish-P...

49 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

Kerry Wallach, "Traces of a Jewish Artist: The Lost Life and Work of Rahel Szalit" (Penn State UP, 2024)

Graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and cartoonist Rahel Szalit (1888-1942) was among...

60 minutes
Apr 16, 2024

Steven Ujifusa, "The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War I" (HarperCollins, 2023)

Over thirty years, from 1890 to 1921, 2.5 million Jews, fleeing discrimination and viol...

79 minutes
Apr 15, 2024

Jae Hee Han, "Prophets and Prophecy in the Late Antique Near East" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

In Prophets and Prophecy in the Late Antique Near East (Cambridge UP, 2023), Jae Han in...

73 minutes
Apr 13, 2024