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The Jewish Left in Mexico w/ Tamara
Episode 43
Historian and yiddishist Tamara joins Ben and Zach to talk about the history of the Jews in Mexico, the 1930s and 1940s, the role of the Jewish left …
1 year, 11 months ago
Preview: Gathering a Local Lulav: A Diasporist Approach to Sukkot
Sukkot reminds us of the dwellings our ancestors lived in when they were fleeing Egypt, they are the temporary dwellings of refugees. Yet settlers ha…
1 year, 11 months ago
In Pursuit of a Palestinian-Jewish Future w/ Hadar Cohen
Episode 42
So often, Jews and Palestinians are seen as separate, even diametrically opposed communities, yet what happens when we center those who hold both of …
1 year, 11 months ago
Westward to Zion: American Jewish Labor History
Episode 41
In this special crossover episode of The Jewish Diasporist and Labor Jawn, hosts Jordan and Gabe team up to interview Dr. Caroline Luce, a scholar of…
1 year, 11 months ago
Summer Camp Conflict and Care
Episode 40
In this episode, Ben and Jordan discussed an institution near and dear to their hearts, URJ Camp Newman, with additional former campers and recent st…
2 years ago
Le Shul: A Diasporist Congregation in Paris
Episode 39
Okay, not EXACTLY Paris...
We venture into France for the first time to speak to Mati, one of the organisers of a new diasporist congregation in Saint…
2 years ago
Imagining Utopia w/ Sophie Cardin
Episode 38
Sophie Cardin (MPhil, Oxford) (Mazel Tov!) joins us to talk about her work on Yiddish Political Utopia, especially the work of Kalmen Zingman (1889-1…
2 years, 1 month ago
Reclaiming Tradition without Nostalgia w/Pushcart Judaica
Episode 37
In this episode we spoke to Ollie Schwartz, the cultural organizer, who founded Pushcart Judaica, an online and traveling market that specializes in …
2 years, 1 month ago
British Yiddish w/ Steve Ogin
Episode 36
In this episode, Zach spoke to Steve Ogin, one of the lead organizers of the Yiddish cultural movement in the United Kingdom.
We'd like to apolgize fo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Declaring Independence of Diaspora w/ Joe Feinberg
Episode 35
Ben and Zach speak to Joe, a member of the Jewish Voice for Solidarity group, which is based in Prague, Czech Republic, Alongside their various local…
2 years, 2 months ago