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Someone Must Survive to Tell the World
Tosia Schneider
December 2, 2007
01:02:04
Tosia Schneider discusses her book, Someone Must Survive to Tell the World, in which she describes life in Poland under Nazi occupation.
How the Zohar Reimagines God
Daniel C. Matt
November 19, 2007
01:04:59
Madonna may have popularized Kabbalah in the twenty-first century, but the study of this mystical spiritual wisdom has been ongoing for centuries. Beyond the red string and celebrity appeal, what is the significance of Kabbalah for us today? Join Dr. Daniel C.
US Policy in the Middle East
Rami Khouri
November 15, 2007
01:33:45
Rami Khouri helps shed light on the forces shaping the direction and impact of the United States policy in the Middle East. Where is it failing? Are there effective policies and programs that should be expanded? What are the challenges that lie ahead?
Is the Israel Lobby Governing US Foreign Policy?
John Mearsheimer
October 29, 2007
01:21:31
John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt discuss their controversial book The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy.
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Colors of Jews: Racial Politics and Radical Diasporism
Melanie Kaye-Kantrowitz
October 23, 2007
01:01:53
Melanie Kaye-Kantrowitz raises questions about our assumptions about race, identity and justice. She pays close attention the meaning of history as it pertains to Jews and Jewishness, including the immensely complicated issue of Jewish relatedness.
In the West Bank with Palestinians and Israelis
Philip Winslow
October 17, 2007
01:16:41
Philip Winslow offers a rare firsthand account of people's lives in the West Bank, a dangerous and contested region.
Bloomsday Discussion: Irish and Jews of Boston
John Henning
June 16, 2007
00:40:09
As a part of simultaneous, international celebrations of James Joyce's Ulysses, a panel of experts discusses how the Irish and the Jews of Boston impacted the evolution of the city and each other.
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Hitler's Filmmaker: A Biography of Leni Riefenstahl
Steven Bach
April 25, 2007
00:36:49
Steven Bach, author of Marlene Dietrich: Life and Legend, offers a stunning new biography of one of the 20th century's most fascinating and controversial figures, known as "Hitler's filmmaker", Leni Riefenstahl.