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The Prophet of Doom & The Prophetess of Comfort: The Story of the Leibowitz Siblings
Episode 173
Two siblings who were high achievers and shared similar life paths. Yet the two couldn't be more different. Nechama Leibowitz (1905-1997), with all o…
5 years, 9 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #7: Pittsburgh
Episode 172
With the growth of the steel industry, Pittsburgh became home to a sizable and prestigious Jewish community. While the Pittsburgh Platform of 1885 ga…
5 years, 9 months ago
The History of The Volozhin Yeshiva Part 5: Closing Time
Episode 171
Several factors came together which forced the great Yeshiva of Volozhin to close its doors on a cold winter day in 1892. The Yeshiva had been under …
5 years, 9 months ago
Washington Heights Part II: Rav Schachter Remembers
Episode 170
At the northern tip of Manhattan, Washington Heights is a city neighborhood while distant enough from the hustle and bustle of Midtown. Already with …
5 years, 9 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #6 Washington Heights Part I
Episode 169
At the northern tip of Manhattan, Washington Heights is a city neighborhood, while distant enough from the hustle and bustle of Midtown. Already with…
5 years, 9 months ago
Making of a Godol Stories Part I
Episode 168
Meticulously researched and 1,400 pages long, the monumental work "Making of a Godol", contains a wealth of stories about great Jewish leaders of yes…
5 years, 9 months ago
Of Bombs & Money: The Desperate Attempts to Save Hungarian Jewry
Episode 167
With most of European Jewry decimated and the Red Army advancing in the east, the Hungarian Jewish community remained the last great center of Jewish…
5 years, 9 months ago
Great American Jewish Cities #5: Chicago
Episode 166
When Jews blew into the Windy City, a great community in the Midwest began to rise. There may have been a World Series drought, but there was no drou…
5 years, 9 months ago
From Shanghai to East New York: Stories of Bais Hatalmud
Episode 165
When a senior group of the lions of the Mir got together in the late 1940's, they formed one of the most unique creations in the annals of the Yeshiv…
5 years, 10 months ago
A Bittersweet Victory: The 1948 Battle for Jerusalem
Episode 164
While Yom Yerushalayim is a day that primarily focuses on the Six Day War and the capture of Yerushalayim, it leads one to wonder how it was lost in …
5 years, 10 months ago