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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.

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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.

    84: The First Aliyah and Historical Memory of Jewish Settlement in Israel/Palestine with Liora R. Halperin

    84: The First Aliyah and Historical Memory of Jewish Settlement in Israel/Palestine with Liora R. Halperin

    Liora Halperin joins us to discuss her book The Oldest Guard: Forting the Zionist Settler Past, and the broader issues it raises about the history of Zionist settlement in Israel and Palestine, historical memory, and

    • 1 hr 15 min
    83: Ethical Technology and the Holocaust with Deb Donig

    83: Ethical Technology and the Holocaust with Deb Donig

    In this episode, Deb Donig joins us for a conversation about the intersection between contemporary technology and culture and the lessons of history. Listen in as we dive into ethical technology, the Holocaust, and what

    • 1 hr 4 min
    82: The War in Ukraine and its Historical and Cultural Context with Amelia Glaser and Jeffrey Veidlinger

    82: The War in Ukraine and its Historical and Cultural Context with Amelia Glaser and Jeffrey Veidlinger

    This episode, Jeffrey Veidlinger and Amelia Glaser join us to talk about the ongoing war in Ukraine and its historical and cultural context. We recorded on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022, and we are working to

    • 1 hr 5 min
    81: Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Contemporary Holocaust Debates with Victoria Aarons, Jenny Caplan, and Jodi Eichler-Levine

    81: Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Contemporary Holocaust Debates with Victoria Aarons, Jenny Caplan, and Jodi Eichler-Levine

    This episode, we are hosting a roundtable discussion with Victoria Aarons, Jenny Caplan, and Jodi Eichler-Levine about Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus, and the recent controversy from January 2022 when a school board in Tennessee

    • 1 hr 9 min
    80: Jewish American Writing and World Literature with Saul Noam Zaritt

    80: Jewish American Writing and World Literature with Saul Noam Zaritt

    Saul Noam Zaritt speaks about Jewish American literature, its place in world literature, and what this tells us about how we understand modern Jewish history and culture at large. It’s the focus of his recent

    • 1 hr 17 min
    79: Palestine and the Power of the Archive with Gil Z. Hochberg

    79: Palestine and the Power of the Archive with Gil Z. Hochberg

    In this episode, our guest is Gil Z. Hochberg, who will be speaking about how we can develop a sophisticated approach to thinking about Palestine and Israel through the concept of “the Archive.” Gil Z.

    • 1 hr 9 min

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