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The Great Shanghai Escape Part V
Episode 403
As thousands of Jewish refugees scrambled for Curacao ‘visas’ and Japanese transit visas, many others were skeptic regarding the visa scheme, while others thought it a downright dangerous maneuver. N…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Great Shanghai Escape Part IV
Episode 402
The summer of 1940 brought a measure of desperation in the search for visas in order to escape the clutches of the Soviet Union. Two Dutch citizens stranded in Lithuania independently contacted the D…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
The Great Shanghai Escape Part III
Episode 401
With the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in the summer of 1940, the search for visas to destination countries turned into a desperate endeavor for thousands of refugees who wished to escape a life und…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Bonus Episode: With Dovi Safier & Seforim Chatter host Nachi Weinstein
Episode 400
In this special bonus episode of Jewish History Soundbites, Dovi Safier and Seforim Chatter host Nachi Weinstein join me in discussing our article in Mishpacha Magazine about Rav Yonah ‘Minsker’, the…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Great Shanghai Escape Part II
Episode 399
As thousands of refugees streamed into Vilna in the fall of 1939, a humanitarian crisis ensued, with neither local authorities nor the local Jewish community capable of providing for the throngs of r…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Great Shanghai Escape Part I
Episode 398
In this new series launched by Jewish History Soundbites, we’ll explore the story of the escape to Shanghai from war torn Europe during the early stages of World War II. Among the thousands of Jewish…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Rebbe Under Communism: The Ribnitzer Rebbe
Episode 397
Jewish History Soundbites podcast is back after a long hiatus. Lots of great content, explorations of Jewish history and ongoing series will be posted on a consistent basis in the coming months. Stay…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
The Jews of Sighet Part II
Episode 396
The Jewish history of Sighet is almost synonymous with its long line of rabbis from the Teitelbaum family. This rabbinic and chassidic dynasty dominated Orthodox life of Sighet for nearly a century p…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Jews of Sighet Part I
Episode 395
Though only settled in the 18th century and flourishing in the 19th, the town of Sighet made its mark on Jewish history and its legacy accompanies Jewish life until this very day. Nestled in the Mara…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Life & Times of the Baal Shem of Michelstadt
Episode 394
Rav Yitzchak Aryeh (Zekl Leib) Vormser, known as the Baal Shem of Michelstadt (1768-1847) was a prominent rabbi and kabbalist, who lived in Germany in the 19th century. Having studied under Rav Nosso…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago