Schlepping up to Boston

Lev Sugerman-Brozan

Schlepping Up to Boston is a podcast written and produced by Boston Latin School senior Lev Sugerman-Brozan. It is an in-depth study of the development of Jewish culture of Greater Boston, and a reflection on the diversity of Jewish experiences. Its mission is to evaluate the continued effects of antisemitism and anti-Jewish acts as well as contemporary Jewish activism and culture on modern Jewish life in the Boston area. Production of this podcast is made possible by the Senior Capstone Research Program at Boston Latin School, supported by Sidney and Deanna Wolk and their family.

Episodes

  1. 06/10/2022

    Adapting and Preserving: The Formation of an American Jewish Identity

    How has the Jewish community changed? What has contributed to the formation of an American Jewish community? This episode answers those questions and more, with interviews from Stephen Sugerman, Prof. Jonathan Sarna, Prof. Sol Gittleman, and Rabbi Toba Spitzer.  Music in this episode is produced by Blue Dot Sessions. Filing Away The Derricks Villano Vernouillet_1 Thurman's Grasp Color Country

    15 min

  2. 06/10/2022

    An Era of Conflict: Boston Jews and Postwar Zionism

    An evaluation of the Zionist movement in Boston as well as larger implications for the American Jewish population. Interviews with Rabbi Toba Spitzer, Jeremy Burton, Prof. Jonathan Sarna, and Prof. Sol Gittleman.  Music in this episode is produced by Blue Dot Sessions Filing Away Wahre Only Lonesome Turning  Valentis

    25 min

  3. 05/19/2022

    On the Move: The First and Second Jewish Urban Exodus

    An evaluation of the causes, effects and implications of the Jewish migration out of the city of Boston. Featuring interviews with Stephen Sugerman and Professor Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis University).  Includes references to The Death of An American Jewish Community: A Tragedy of Good Intentions, by Lawrence Harmon and Hillel Levine. Music in this episode is produced by Blue Dot Sessions.  Filing Away Gin Boheme Town Market Tendon November Mist Spot Peter

    15 min

  4. 04/29/2022

    Cohesive Division: Institutional Development and Boston's Jewish Subcommunities

    Lev Sugerman-Brozan examines the Jewish institutional development that occurred in Boston during the middle third of the twentieth century. Interviews with Professor Jonathan Sarna (Brandeis University), Professor Sol Gittleman (Tufts University), and Steve Sugerman. Music in this episode is produced by Blue Dot Sessions. Filing Away Welcome Home Sonny Cymbal Patter The Onyx Cocktail Gig Boston Landing Enders

    21 min

  5. 03/21/2022

    From Kugel to Kreplach: The Jewish Food of Greater Boston

    An overview of the history of Jewish food in Greater Boston and its importance to Jewish culture. Interviews with Stephen Sugerman, Carol Sugerman, and Professor Sol Gittleman (Tufts University).  Music in this episode is produced by Blue Dot Sessions Filing Away Ghost Byzantine Watermarks Homegrown

    15 min

  6. 03/07/2022

    Hospitality vs. Hostility: Boston Jewry and Antisemitism

    Lev Sugerman-Brozan sits down with Stephen, Alan and Carol Sugerman to evaluate the antisemitism targeting Boston Jews during the twentieth century. Music in this episode is produced by Blue Dot Sessions: Filing Away Bauxite Checkered Blue Palms Down Symphony 40 in G Minor KeoKeo Uncertain Ground

    21 min
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Schlepping Up to Boston is a podcast written and produced by Boston Latin School senior Lev Sugerman-Brozan. It is an in-depth study of the development of Jewish culture of Greater Boston, and a reflection on the diversity of Jewish experiences. Its mission is to evaluate the continued effects of antisemitism and anti-Jewish acts as well as contemporary Jewish activism and culture on modern Jewish life in the Boston area. Production of this podcast is made possible by the Senior Capstone Research Program at Boston Latin School, supported by Sidney and Deanna Wolk and their family.

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  • Creator
    Lev Sugerman-Brozan
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Lev Sugerman-Brozan
  • Show Website
    Schlepping up to Boston