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Interviews with scholars of Judaism about their new books.

Vicente Dobroruka, "Second Temple Pseudepigraphy: A Cross-cultural Comparison of Apocalyptic Texts and Related Jewish Literature" (de Gruyter, 2014)

October 25, 2024

Second Temple Pseudepigraphy

Vicente Dobroruka
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

At this point of the scholarly debate on the nature of Second Temple pseudepigraphy, one may ask why another look at the problem is needed. Second T…

Dominick Hernández, "The Prosperity of the Wicked: A Theological Challenge in the Book of Job and in Ancient Near Eastern Literature" (Gorgias Press, 2022)

October 24, 2024

The Prosperity of the Wicked

Dominick Hernández
Hosted by Michael Morales

Does Job convincingly argue against a fixed system of just retribution by proclaiming the prosperity of the wicked, an argument that runs contrary to …

Steven T. Katz, "The Holocaust and New World Slavery: A Comparative History, Volume 2" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

October 22, 2024

The Holocaust and New World Slavery: Volume 2

Steven T. Katz
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

The Holocaust and New World Slavery: Volume 2 (Cambridge UP, 2019) second volume of the first, in-depth comparison of the Holocaust and new world slav…

Hélène Jawhara Piñer, "Matzah and Flour: Recipes from the History of the Sephardic Jews" (Cherry Orchard, 2024)

October 20, 2024

Matzah and Flour

Hélène Jawhara Piñer
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

From Hélène Jawhara Piñer, Gourmand World Cookbook Award-winning author of Sephardi: Cooking the History, comes a collection of 125 meticulously craft…

Shared Paths: Exploring Jewish and Muslim Experiences in America

October 17, 2024

Shared Paths: Exploring Jewish and Muslim Experiences in America

Mucahit Bilici and Samuel Heilman

This week on International Horizons, John Torpey, Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, speaks with sociologists Mucahit Bilici and Samuel Heilman a…

Peter Joshua Atkins, "The Animalising Affliction of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Reading Across the Human-Animal Boundary" (Bloomsbury, 2022)

October 16, 2024

The Animalising Affliction of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4

Peter Joshua Atkins
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

The Animalising Affliction of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4: Reading Across the Human-Animal Boundary (Bloomsbury, 2022) is a detailed investigation into…

Rachel O'Sullivan, "Nazi Germany, Annexed Poland and Colonial Rule: Resettlement, Germanization and Population Policies in Comparative Perspective" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

October 16, 2024

Nazi Germany, Annexed Poland and Colonial Rule

Rachel O'Sullivan
Hosted by Kelly McFall

Nazi Germany, Annexed Poland and Colonial Rule: Resettlement, Germanization and Population Policies in Comparative Perspective (Bloomsbury, 2023) exam…

Simcha Gross, "Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity" (Cambridge UP, 2024)

October 15, 2024

Babylonian Jews and Sasanian Imperialism in Late Antiquity

Simcha Gross
Hosted by Michael Motia

From the image offered by the Babylonian Talmud, Jewish elites were deeply embedded within the Sasanian Empire (224-651 CE). The Talmud is replete wit…

Ora Horn Prouser et al., "Under One Tent: Circus, Judaism, and Bible" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2023)

October 14, 2024

Under One Tent

Ora Horn Prouser, Michael Kasper, and Ayal Prouser
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

The study of Jewish text, over two millennia, has traditionally taken place in the Bet Midrash (the communal study hall), sitting at a table or desk. …

Aliza Arzt, "Turning the Pages: Conversations Through Time with Rabbi Isador Signer" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024)

October 13, 2024

Turning the Pages

Isador Signer, Jonathan Sarna, and Aliza Arzt
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

Today I talked to Aliza Arzt about Turning the Pages: Conversations Through Time with Rabbi Isador Signer (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024). In 1924, Rabbi Is…

Judaism is About Love: A Discussion with Shai Held

October 11, 2024

Judaism is About Love

Shai Held
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the religio…

Tikva Hecht, "Tashlikh" (Ben Yehuda Press, 2024)

October 10, 2024

Tashlikh

Tikva Hecht
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

Poetry is a commentary on life, on the human longing to find shelter in a space where the spiritual and the physical, the holy and the profane meet. F…

Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau, "Christie Pits" (Dirty Water Comics, 2019)

October 7, 2024

Christie Pits

Jamie Michaels and Doug Fedrau
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

A gritty ride through Toronto's immigrant neighbourhoods, Christie Pits (Dirty Water Comics, 2019) tells the incredible true story of when young Jewis…

Robert Rozett, "Conscripted Slaves: Hungarian Jewish Forced Laborers on the Eastern Front During the Second World War" (Yad Vashem, 2014)

October 4, 2024

Conscripted Slaves

Robert Rozett
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

From the spring of 1942 until the summer of 1944, some 45,000 Jewish men were forced to accompany Hungarian troops to the battle zone of the Soviet Un…

Anat Geva, "The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s-1960s" (Texas A&M UP, 2023)

October 4, 2024

The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s-1960s

Anat Geva
Hosted by Drora Arussy

Today I talked to Anat Geva about The Architecture of Modern American Synagogues, 1950s-1960s (Texas A&M UP, 2023). There is no one mandate on how to…

Shalva Weil, "The Baghdadi Jews in India: Maintaining Communities, Negotiating Identities and Creating Super-Diversity" (Routledge, 2021)

October 2, 2024

The Baghdadi Jews in India

Shalva Weil
Hosted by Drora Arussy

Speaking with Professor Shalva Weil, one receives a glimpse into the wider world. Through her family ties, her personal journeys, and her research, sh…

Naomi Seidman, "In the Freud Closet: Psychoanalysis and Jewish Languages" (Stanford UP, 2024)

October 2, 2024

In the Freud Closet

Naomi Seidman
Hosted by Zalman Newfield

There is an academic cottage industry on the "Jewish Freud," aiming to detect Jewish influences on Freud, his own feelings about being Jewish, and sup…

Steven T. Katz, "The Holocaust and New World Slavery: A Comparative History" (Cambridge UP, 2019)

September 30, 2024

The Holocaust and New World Slavery

Steven T. Katz
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

The Holocaust and New World Slavery: A Comparative History (Cambridge UP, 2019) offers the first, in-depth comparison of the Holocaust and new world s…

Estelle Tarica, "Holocaust Consciousness and Cold War Violence in Latin America" (SUNY Press, 2022)

September 29, 2024

Holocaust Consciousness and Cold War Violence in Latin America

Estelle Tarica
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

Holocaust Consciousness and Cold War Violence in Latin America (SUNY Press, 2022) proposes the existence of a recognizably distinct Holocaust consciou…

Waitman Wade Beorn, "Between the Wires: The Janowska Camp and the Holocaust in Lviv" (U Nebraska Press, 2024)

September 27, 2024

Between the Wires

Waitman Wade Beorn
Hosted by Kelly McFall

Waitman Wade Beorn's book Between the Wires: The Janowska Camp and the Holocaust in Lviv (University of Nebraska Press, 2024) tells for the first time…