Jess Olson, Associate Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, discusses his book Jewish Culture: A Quick Immersion. Is the title not a contradiction in terms? This episode was made possible by Yeshiva University's Center for Israel Studies and the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs, and was recorded on the YU premises in New York City in front of a live audience.

Jess Olson, Associate Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University, discusses his book Jewish Culture: A Quick Immersion. Is the title not a contradiction in terms? This episode was made possible by Yeshiva University's Center for Israel Studies and the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Program for International Affairs, and was recorded on the YU premises in New York City in front of a live audience.

Tel Aviv Review

Judaism for Dummies?

Adeena Sussman's new Israeli cookbook Sababa took the food world by storm, and everyone else. With prose as effortless as her recipes look, she tells the story of her life in Israel through the best edibles on offer, filtered through Israel's kaleidoscope of cultures. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by <a href="http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Adeena Sussman's new Israeli cookbook Sababa took the food world by storm, and everyone else. With prose as effortless as her recipes look, she tells the story of her life in Israel through the best edibles on offer, filtered through Israel's kaleidoscope of cultures. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

I'll Have What She's Having

Acclaimed novelist Colum McCann's newest novel confronts pain so deep, it can only be dismantled and reassembled as images. His new novel, Apeirogon, uses a unique literary form to make meaning out of trauma in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by <a href="http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Acclaimed novelist Colum McCann's newest novel confronts pain so deep, it can only be dismantled and reassembled as images. His new novel, Apeirogon, uses a unique literary form to make meaning out of trauma in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Death of the Children, Flight of the Birds

Between 1950-1972, dozens of former Jewish kapos stood trial in Israel, yet their story is almost entirely unknown. Prof. Dan Porat, a historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discusses his book Bitter Reckoning: Israel Tries Holocaust Survivors as Nazi Collaborators, a 2019 National Jewish Book Award finalist. An excerpt appeared in Time magazine, read it <a href= "https://time.com/5710303/nazi-collaborator-trials/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. This season is made possible by <a href= "http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Between 1950-1972, dozens of former Jewish kapos stood trial in Israel, yet their story is almost entirely unknown. Prof. Dan Porat, a historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, discusses his book Bitter Reckoning: Israel Tries Holocaust Survivors as Nazi Collaborators, a 2019 National Jewish Book Award finalist. An excerpt appeared in Time magazine, read it here. This season is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

My Neighbor, My Kapo

Dr. Kfir Cohen Lustig, Academic Director of the Globalization and Sovereignty Cluster at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, discusses his book Makers of Worlds, Readers of Signs: Israeli and Palestinian Literature of the Global Contemporary. Exploring the relevance of the Marxist tradition in literary criticism, he offers a new understanding of globalization. This season is made possible by <a href= "http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Dr. Kfir Cohen Lustig, Academic Director of the Globalization and Sovereignty Cluster at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, discusses his book Makers of Worlds, Readers of Signs: Israeli and Palestinian Literature of the Global Contemporary. Exploring the relevance of the Marxist tradition in literary criticism, he offers a new understanding of globalization. This season is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Israeli and Palestinian Literature as Critique

Rabbi Hara Person, the Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, is the publisher of the new book Deepening the Dialogue: American Jews and Israelis Envision the Jewish Democratic State. She offers insights into how Reform Rabbis, whose finger is on the Jewish-American pulse virtually more than anyone else, can communicate Israel to their communities and vice-versa. This season is made possible by <a href= "http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Rabbi Hara Person, the Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, is the publisher of the new book Deepening the Dialogue: American Jews and Israelis Envision the Jewish Democratic State. She offers insights into how Reform Rabbis, whose finger is on the Jewish-American pulse virtually more than anyone else, can communicate Israel to their communities and vice-versa. This season is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

More Jewish, Less Democratic?

Dr Yoav Di Capua, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Arab intellectual history, discusses his new book No Exit: Arab Existentialism, Jean Paul Sartre and Decolonization. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by <a href="http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Dr Yoav Di Capua, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Arab intellectual history, discusses his new book No Exit: Arab Existentialism, Jean Paul Sartre and Decolonization. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Existential Frets: The Rise and Fall of Jean-Paul Sartre in the Arab World

Behind the political bogeyman of modern Iran lie centuries of Persian poetry and literature. Orly Noy, journalist and political activist, translates Farsi literature into Hebrew, from the novels of Mahmoud Dowlatabadi to the poems of <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forough_Farrokhzad" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forough_Farrokhzad&source=gmail&ust=1579526319950000&usg=AFQjCNH0PUA50VLVIGa0tnsAAAV4X2wRMg"> Forough Farrokhzad</a>. Her work brings the soul of Iran to Israel - and her readings bring the music. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by <a href="http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Behind the political bogeyman of modern Iran lie centuries of Persian poetry and literature. Orly Noy, journalist and political activist, translates Farsi literature into Hebrew, from the novels of Mahmoud Dowlatabadi to the poems of Forough Farrokhzad. Her work brings the soul of Iran to Israel - and her readings bring the music. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Reading Farsi in Tel Aviv

Khaled Elgindy, formerly at the Brookings Institute and currently Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute, writes that America's fundamental ambiguity over the Palestinian national cause has been an underlying and unappreciated factor in the failure of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over the years, in his new book, Blind Spot – America & the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by <a href="http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Khaled Elgindy, formerly at the Brookings Institute and currently Senior Fellow and Director of the Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs at the Middle East Institute, writes that America's fundamental ambiguity over the Palestinian national cause has been an underlying and unappreciated factor in the failure of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over the years, in his new book, Blind Spot – America & the Palestinians, From Balfour to Trump. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Why Can't America Embrace Palestine?

Scholars and co-authors Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Cas Mudde provide a comprehensive look at the elusive phenomenon of populism for the general reader. Their treatment of populism spans left to right, south to north, people to leaders, and explains why democracies are the most vulnerable to populist trends. This episode is made possible by the Israel office of <a href="https://www.kas.de" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung</a>, which promotes peace, freedom, and justice through political education.

Scholars and co-authors Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Cas Mudde provide a comprehensive look at the elusive phenomenon of populism for the general reader. Their treatment of populism spans left to right, south to north, people to leaders, and explains why democracies are the most vulnerable to populist trends. This episode is made possible by the Israel office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, which promotes peace, freedom, and justice through political education.

Populism for the Popular Audience

Prof. Karnit Flug, former Governor of the Bank of Israel and currently Vice President for Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Israeli economy. This episode is made possible by the <a href= "https://en.idi.org.il/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Israel Democracy Institute</a>, an independent center of research and action dedicated to strengthening the foundations of Israeli democracy.

Prof. Karnit Flug, former Governor of the Bank of Israel and currently Vice President for Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Israeli economy. This episode is made possible by the Israel Democracy Institute, an independent center of research and action dedicated to strengthening the foundations of Israeli democracy.

The Israeli Economy: A Report Card

Yossi Klein Halevy, American-Israeli writer and public intellectual, senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses his best-selling book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, an attempt to engage in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue while transcending the temptation to try to converge the conflicting narratives. This episode is made possible by the <a href= "https://www.z3project.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Z3 Project</a>, an initiative of the <a href= "https://www.paloaltojcc.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Oshman Family JCC</a>, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Yossi Klein Halevy, American-Israeli writer and public intellectual, senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, discusses his best-selling book Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor, an attempt to engage in Israeli-Palestinian dialogue while transcending the temptation to try to converge the conflicting narratives. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Zionism Explained to My Neighbor

Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, a Reform rabbi at the West London Synagogue and a member of the House of Lords, as well as a member of several philanthropic organizations, including the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, of which she is chair, discusses her book Antisemitism: What it is. What it isn’t. Why it Matters. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by <a href="http://www.vanleer.org.il/en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute</a>, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger, a Reform rabbi at the West London Synagogue and a member of the House of Lords, as well as a member of several philanthropic organizations, including the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, of which she is chair, discusses her book Antisemitism: What it is. What it isn’t. Why it Matters. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.

How to Deal With the Oldest Hatred

Dr Tomer Persico, a religions scholar, currently Shalom Hartman Institute Bay Area Scholar in Residence and the Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley, discusses his forthcoming book, The Image of God: The Idea that Changed the World and Judaism. This episode is made possible by the <a href= "https://www.z3project.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Z3 Project</a>, an initiative of the <a href= "https://www.paloaltojcc.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Oshman Family JCC</a>, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

Dr Tomer Persico, a religions scholar, currently Shalom Hartman Institute Bay Area Scholar in Residence and the Koret Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley, discusses his forthcoming book, The Image of God: The Idea that Changed the World and Judaism. This episode is made possible by the Z3 Project, an initiative of the Oshman Family JCC, committed to creating an ongoing, dynamic forum for opinions and ideas about Diaspora Jewry and Israel. The Oshman Family JCC is a premier source in the Silicon Valley of exciting and innovative programming; focused on architecting the Jewish future.

In His Image

Israeli law scholar Dr. Yaniv Roznai analyzes the multiple layers of damage populist leaders wreak on democracy, often attacking the foundation of political life: the constitution. But he also argues that this is not a losing battle, and analyzes legal mechanisms for limiting the injury, and preserving liberal democracy values in the long game. This episode is made possible by the Israel office of <a href="https://www.kas.de" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung</a>, which promotes peace, freedom, and justice through political education.

Israeli law scholar Dr. Yaniv Roznai analyzes the multiple layers of damage populist leaders wreak on democracy, often attacking the foundation of political life: the constitution. But he also argues that this is not a losing battle, and analyzes legal mechanisms for limiting the injury, and preserving liberal democracy values in the long game. This episode is made possible by the Israel office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, which promotes peace, freedom, and justice through political education.

How to Fight Back Against Populists, Politely

Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.

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