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1897: A Year of Transition
Episode 356
Though change is generally a gradual process through history, it’s worth noting how several momentous events which were indicators of a dynamic Jewis…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Working Group & its Desperate Rescue Attempts
Episode 355
The Slovakian Working Group was likely the most heroic attempt at Jewish rescue during the Holocaust. Dealing directly with the SS and their Slovak c…
3 years, 11 months ago
From Young Rosh Yeshiva to Senior Sage: Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer Part II
Episode 354
Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953) was a great Torah leader of the 20th century, whose life story spanned eras and continents. As a young teenager …
4 years ago
From Slabodka to Slutzk: Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer Part I
Episode 353
Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer (1870-1953) was a great Torah leader of the 20th century, whose life story spanned eras and continents. As a young teenager …
4 years ago
Jewish Saviors of the Holocaust Part III: The Sobibor Revolt
Episode 352
Within the framework of Operation Reinhard, the Nazi extermination of Polish Jewry, the SS built three death camps in Eastern Poland - Belzec, Trebli…
4 years ago
Jewish Saviors of the Holocaust Part II: From a Tunnel in Novogrudok to the Bielski Partisans
Episode 351
On the night of September 26, 1943 232 Jews escaped through a tunnel from the Novogrudok Ghetto. Nearly 170 survived, primarily by joining the Bielsk…
4 years ago
Growth & Consolidation: The Lev Simcha
Episode 350
Rav Simcha Bunim Alter (1898-1992), the Lev Simcha of Ger, was a leader during a time period of growth and consolidation. Having grown up in Poland a…
4 years ago
Jewish Saviors of the Holocaust Part I: Monsieur & the Belgian Orphans
Episode 349
Jewish History Soundbites is proud to launch a special series entitled ‘Jewish Saviors of the Holocaust’. It will explore the narratives of Jews unde…
4 years ago
An Enlightened Song: The Story of Shir
Episode 348
Prague has had its fair share of characters throughout its storied history, yet Shlomo Yehuda Rapoport (1790-1867) or Shir as he was known was defini…
4 years, 1 month ago
Captain from Kovno: Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor
Episode 347
Perhaps the most acclaimed leader of Russian Jewry of the 19th century was Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor (1817-1896). A long-time Rabbi of Kovno, his…
4 years, 1 month ago