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Noah Lederman, "A World Erased: A Grandson's Search for His Family's Holocaust Secrets" (Rowman and Littlefield, 2017)

February 1, 2017

A World Erased

Noah Lederman
Hosted by Shira Kohn

Part detective story, part travelogue, Noah Lederman decided to write A World Erased: A Grandson's Search for his Family's Holocaust Secrets (Rowman a…

Ellie Schainker, "Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817-1906" (Stanford UP, 2016)

January 10, 2017

Confessions of the Shtetl

Ellie Schainker
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In Confessions of the Shtetl: Converts from Judaism in Imperial Russia, 1817-1906 (Stanford University Press, 2016), Ellie Schainker, the Arthur Blank…

Devin Naar, "Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece" (Stanford UP, 2016)

December 19, 2016

Jewish Salonica

Devin Naar
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce…

Jeffrey Gurock, "The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community" (NYU Press, 2016)

October 31, 2016

The Jews of Harlem

Jeffrey Gurock
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community (New York University Press, 2016), Jeffrey Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Prof…

Fred Amram, "We're in America Now: A Survivor's Stories" (Holy Cow! Press, 2016)

October 14, 2016

We're In America Now

Fred Amram
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In this lively memoir, We're In America Now: A Survivor's Stories (Holy Cow! Press, 2016), Fred Amram offers a series of stories documenting his child…

Sarah Abrevaya Stein, "Extraterritorial Dreams: European Citizenship, Sephardi Jews, and the Ottoman Twentieth Century" (U Chicago Press, 2016)

September 19, 2016

Extraterritorial Dreams

Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Hosted by Shira Kohn

Sarah Abrevaya Stein's rich new book, Extraterritorial Dreams: European Citizenship, Sephardi Jews, and the Ottoman Twentieth Century (University of C…

Daniel Jutte, "The Age of Secrecy: Jews, Christians, and the Economy of Secrets, 1400-1800" (Yale UP, 2015)

July 12, 2016

The Age of Secrecy

Daniel Jutte
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In his expansive The Age of Secrecy: Jews, Christians, and the Economy of Secrets, 1400-1800 (Yale University Press, 2015), Daniel Jutte suggests new …

Dianne Ashton, "Hanukkah in America: A History" (NYU Press, 2013)

May 31, 2016

Hanukkah in America

Dianne Ashton
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In Hanukkah in America: A History (New York University Press, 2013), Dianne Ashton, professor of Religion Studies at Rowan University, delves into the…

Todd Endelman, "Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversion and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History" (Princeton UP, 2015)

May 23, 2016

Leaving the Jewish Fold

Todd Endelman
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In Leaving the Jewish Fold: Conversion and Radical Assimilation in Modern Jewish History (Princeton University Press, 2015), Todd Endelman looks acros…

Lynn Davidman, "Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews" (Oxford UP, 2015)

May 12, 2016

Becoming Un-Orthodox

Lynn Rita Davidman
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In Becoming Un-Orthodox: Stories of Ex-Hasidic Jews (Oxford University Press, 2015), Lynn Davidman, Robert M. Beren Distinguished Professor of Modern …

Roger Horowitz, "Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food" (Columbia UP, 2016)

April 21, 2016

Kosher USA

Roger Horowitz
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food (Columbia University Press, 2016), Roger Horowitz, director of the Center for the…

Tahneer Oksman, "How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?" (Columbia UP, 2016)

March 24, 2016

How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?

Tahneer Oksman
Hosted by Shira Kohn

In "How Come Boys Get to Keep Their Noses?": Women and Jewish American Identity in Contemporary Graphic Memoirs (Columbia University Press, 2016), Tah…