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The Jewish Lives Podcast

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  • The Jewish Lives Podcast is a monthly show that explores the lives of influential Jewish figures. Hosted by Alessandra Wollner, each episode includes an interview with an acclaimed Jewish Lives author. Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of biography published by Yale University Press and the Leon D. Black Foundation. Join us as we explore the Jewish experience together.
    2019, Jewish Lives, The Jewish Lives Podcast
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Episodes
  • A PASSSOVER SPECIAL: BECOMING ELIJAH

    A PASSSOVER SPECIAL: BECOMING ELIJAH
    Apr 17 2024

    Get ready for Passover with Jewish Lives. Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue and Professor Daniel Matt, author of Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation, explore the life and legacy of the prophet Elijah, one of the most popular figures in Jewish folklore.

    This episode comes from the Park Avenue Synagogue Podcast.

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    45 mins
  • HENRIETTA SZOLD

    HENRIETTA SZOLD
    Mar 25 2024

    Henrietta Szold (1860–1945) is renowned as the founder of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, which quickly became one of the most successful of all Zionist groups.

    Join us with award-winning author Francine Klagsbrun, author of the new biography Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream, as we explore the life of an extraordinary woman whose impact resonates to this day.
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    23 mins
  • ALFRED DREYFUS

    ALFRED DREYFUS
    Feb 22 2024

    On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus’s cries of innocence were drowned out by a mob shouting “Death to Judas!”

    As global antisemitism rises, join us with Yale scholar Maurice Samuels, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair, as we explore a story that is more important than ever.
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    23 mins
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