The Jewish Lives Podcast

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  • Summary

  • 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.
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Episodes
  • JACOB
    Nov 21 2024

    A powerful hero of the Bible, Jacob is also one of its most complex figures.

    Join us with Israel Prize winner Professor Yair Zakovitch, author of Jacob: Unexpected Patriarch, as we explore the many layers of the life of the patriarch—Jacob’s wanderings, revelations, disgraces, disappointments, and ultimate success.

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    19 mins
  • MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON
    Oct 22 2024

    Episode 59: MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON

    Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994) was the seventh and last rebbe of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, one of the world’s best-known Hasidic groups.

    Join us with Ezra Glinter, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Becoming the Messiah, as we explore the life and thought of one of the most influential—and controversial—rabbis in modern Judaism.

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    24 mins
  • AYN RAND
    Aug 7 2024

    Ayn Rand (1905–1982) was one of America’s most provocative writers of the 20th century. Her best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged have influenced three generations of Americans.

    Join us with Alexandra Popoff, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success, as we explore Rand’s defense of

    American capitalism, individualism, and creativity.

    Music in this episode:

    George Gershwin - "Rhapsody in Blue"

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    23 mins

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