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The Revenge of the Yekkes: The Story of the Ritchie Boys
Episode 203
With the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two, here is a return to the story that Jews played in winning the war. The Ritchie Boys were a group of German speaking America…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #17: The Catskills
Episode 202
The Mountains, the Catskills, the Borscht Belt, upstate, the country. Monticello, Liberty, Woodridge, Swan Lake, Woodbourne, Fallsburg. A place of many names with one thing in common: a place rich in…
Published on 5 years, 3 months ago
Tradition & Change: Rav Reines & the Lida Yeshiva
Episode 201
Rav Yitzchak Yaakov Reines (1839-1915) was a leading rabbinical leader who attempted to confront the challenges of his day with innovative solutions. Seeking to refresh the rabbinate as well save the…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Sisters of the Revolution Part I: Emancipation & Assimilation
Episode 200
Jewish History Soundbites celebrates our 200th episode with the launch of a new series, about the changes in the roles of traditional Jewish women and women's education in modern Jewish history. Th…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
The Ruzhin Dynasty & the Age of Succession
Episode 199
With Sadigura in the news, here's an overview of the Ruzhin dynasty and which branches are still active today. Some like Shtefanesht, Husyatin and Chrotkov are pretty much gone. Boyan is here but wit…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #16: Los Angeles
Episode 198
The rich Jewish past of Tinseltown is worth at least a full length feature. The architects of Hollywood were Jewish immigrants, who were joined by many talented Jews heading west, who created an enti…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
A Fatherly Warrior: The Satmar Rav Part II
Episode 197
Scion of the Sighet Chassidic dynasty, Rav Yoelish Teitelbaum continued the legacy of his illustrious forbears on all fronts. As a Rosh Yeshiva, communal Rabbi, Chassidic leader and fiery warrior aga…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #15: The Five Towns
Episode 196
Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett, Inwood. Somehow the individual names come together to form the larger Jewish community of the Five Towns. Historically an upscale suburban area that boasted c…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Echoes of Novardok on the Streets of Bnei Brak: The Steipler Story
Episode 195
Born into a chassidic home in Ukraine, Rav Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky (1899-1985) subsequently studied in the Novardok Yeshiva later becoming a Rebbi at the Pinsk branch of the network. Upon his move t…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #14: Miami
Episode 194
Original home to the Miami Boys Choir and to the Jewish owned Miami Heat, Palm Beach County also has the largest concentrated Jewish population in the world outside of Israel. Though attractive as th…
Published on 5 years, 4 months ago