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Back to SearchBottomless pit: The Cairo Geniza and the untold history of Medieval Jewry
Bottomless pit: The Cairo Geniza and the untold history of Medieval Jewry
Dr. Moshe Lavee, a Talmud scholar at the University of Haifa, tells us abou…
11 years, 7 months ago
Sir Moses Montefiore: a world Jewish leader before such even existed
On our program today, our guests are: Lia Tarachansky, director of the film On the Side of the Road that tackles the way the Nakba – the heritage o…
11 years, 7 months ago
Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?
Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?
Dr. Noah Efron, the founding chair of the Program in Science, Technology, …
11 years, 7 months ago
How Israel successfully abolished the trafficking of women
How Israel successfully abolished the trafficking of women
Dr. Nurit Hashimshony-Yaffe, a political scientist at the Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College,…
11 years, 8 months ago
Rise and decline of civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People
Rise and decline of civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People
Dr. Salomon Wald, senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem a…
11 years, 8 months ago
Under women's wings: The architecture of the 'ezrat nashim'
Under women's wings: The architecture of the ezrat nashim
Adva Naama Baram, an architect and photographer specializing in architectural photography, …
11 years, 8 months ago
Water laws in British-ruled Palestine: A case study
Water laws in British-ruled Palestine: A case study
Dr. David Schorr, a historian of environmental law at Tel Aviv University's School of Law, tells …
11 years, 8 months ago
Tortured by the State: Race and gender in contemporary Israel
Tortured by the State: Race and gender in contemporary Israel
Prof. Smadar Lavie, visiting professor at UCC's Institute for Social Science in the 21s…
11 years, 9 months ago
Jews and words: A millennia-long love story
This week's show is a special one, because we only have one guest. But it's a very special guest: Dr Fania Oz-Salzberger, a historian at Haifa Univer…
11 years, 9 months ago
A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism
A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism
Prof. Ofer Shiff of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, author of the recently published The Downfall of Abba…
11 years, 9 months ago