About Abe Silberstein

Abe Silberstein is a Ph.D. student in the joint doctoral program in History and Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University.

NBN Episodes hosted by Abe:

Steven Nadler, "Spinoza, Atheist" (Princeton UP, 2026)

June 2, 2026

Spinoza, Atheist

Steven Nadler
Hosted by Abe Silberstein

In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his Portuguese-Jewish community in the harshest terms it had ever used. Baruch Spinoza…

Peter E. Gordon, "Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver" (Yale UP, 2026)

April 3, 2026

Walter Benjamin

Peter E. Gordon
Hosted by Abe Silberstein

Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) is widely considered one of the most creative cultural critics of the twentieth century. Esteemed for his literary acumen …