Hadassah Magazine Presents

How do you counter thousands of years of myths and falsehoods about the Jewish people? Dara Horn just might have the answer.

Drawing on her experiences serving on Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group, meeting with the White House and Congress, and speaking with communities of all backgrounds across North America, Dara Horn's new book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living exposes the lies that have fueled antisemitism from ancient times until today — and offers a vision for the future.

In this episode, Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with the New York Times best-selling author and three-time National Jewish Book Award winner, exploring different approaches in the fight against antisemitism and how teaching Jewish civilization might make a big difference.

Further Resources

• Buy Dara Horn's new book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question
• Read an excerpt from Dara Horn's new book in Hadassah Magazine
• Find out more about The Tell Institute
• Check out Dara Horn's website

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.
Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.
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We've all seen the photos and heard the chants. Anti-Israel sentiment and rhetoric are flourishing on college campuses. How did we get here and what can be done?

There has been so much discussion about what's happening on college campuses and in the classroom, especially over the past few years, since October 7. Providing important new insights and perspectives, Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with scholar and writer Izabella Tabarovsky, author of Be a Refusenik!: A Jewish Student’s Survival Guide, and Shai Davidai, Israeli activist and former assistant professor at Columbia Business School whose new book is American Intellectual Antisemitism: The Anti-Jewish Movement Tearing Through Our Universities. They discuss the roots of modern anti-Zionism, the current climate on university campuses and how Jewish college students can defend themselves in school and in the court of public opinion.

Further Resources

• Buy Izabella Tabarovsky's Be a Refusenik
• Preorder Shai Davidai's American Intellectual Antisemitism 
• Follow Izabella Tabarovsky on Instagram,  X and Substack
• Read Hadassah Magazine's Q&A with Izabella Tabarovsky
• Read more about Shai Davidai on his website
• Follow Shai Davidai on Instagram and X

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.

Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.

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What do Barbie, G.I. Joe and Mr. Potato Head have in common? Besides being iconic, much beloved toys, they each have fascinating Jewish figures who drove their creation and success.

Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with two best-selling writers whose recent books explore the Jewish contributions to the American toy industry. Michael Kimmel, author of Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America, and Renée Rosen, whose Let's Call Her Barbie is a fictionalized account of Ruth Handler's creation of the iconic Barbie doll, will discuss the Jewish figures behind leading toy companies like Hasbro and Mattel as well as their classic products, from G.I. Joe and Mr. Potato Head to Hot Wheels and, of course, Barbie herself. 

Further Resources

• Purchase a copy of Let’s Call Her Barbie.
• Read Renée Rosen’s story on Barbie inventor Ruth Handler in Hadassah Magazine.
• Purchase a copy of Playmakers: The Jewish Entrepreneurs Who Created the Toy Industry in America.
• Read the Hadassah Magazine review of Michael Kimmel's book Playmakers.

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.
Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.
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Sephardic Jews are a minority within a minority in the United States. Too often they have been overshadowed by the majority Ashkenazi community, despite the success of high-profile personalities, including entertainers like Law & Order actor Jerry Orbach and pop singer Paula Abdul, and historical figures such as early 20th-century Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo and 19th-century poet Emma Lazarus. 

Like other American Jews, they arrived as refugees — in fact arrived before their Ashkenazi counterparts — and forced to carve out new lives for themselves and their children by working hard, learning English and becoming “American.” 

Hadassah Magazine Deputy Editor Libby Barnea hosts a discussion with three women shining a light on the Sephardic and Mizrahi experience in the United States.

Syrian Jewish writer Esther Chehebar, author of the best-selling novel Sisters of Fortune and a co-host of the new podcast GOLDA Girls; Sara Levin, executive director of JIMENA, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for Jews from the Middle East and North Africa, who has Turkish Jewish roots; and Rozeeta Mavashev, North America executive director of Masa Israel, who is of Bukharian Jewish descent, share their Sephardic and Mizrahi perspectives as well as stories of how their experiences have contributed to, and evolved in, America over time. 

Further Resources

• Read the story in Hadassah Magazine on the Sephardic and Mizrahi community in America.
• Read a companion story about four women from diverse Sephardic and Mizrahi heritages, one of whom is the panelist Esther Chehebar, author of the novel Sisters of Fortune.
• JIMENA’s groundbreaking community study: “Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews in the United States: Identities, Experiences and Communities.”
• More from leading organizations working in this space: JIMENA, The American Sephardi Federation, SAMi.

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.

Arielle Kaplan is our podcast editor. 

Please send any follow-up questions or feedback to [email protected]

One of the most alarming upticks in antisemitism has been in the world of medicine, which impacts doctors and patients, medical students, nurses, mental health practitioners and anyone working in health care today. How do Jewish medical professionals navigate these difficult times, and how can we, as patients, protect ourselves?

Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with a panel on the front lines of these issues: Michelle Stravitz, former CEO of the American Jewish Medical Association, founded in 2023 as a result of increased antisemitism in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023; Dr. Michelle Elisburg, a Louisville pediatrician and co-chair of Hadassah’s Physicians’ Council who has written about her experiences of anti-Israel bias on the job; and Dr. Uri Hadelsberg, Spine Fellow at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine and a prior Resident of Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel.

This episode is a special co-production with the Hadassah On Call podcast, recorded in front of a live audience in the Detroit area.

Further Resources

• Read “Combating the Shocking Rise of Antisemitism in Health Care” in Hadassah Magazine. 
• Learn more about Hadassah’s Physicians Council and Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Council.
• Learn more about Hadassah's advocacy work and urge Congress to address antisemitism in healthcare.

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.
Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.

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Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with food-world luminary Adeena Sussman about her new cookbook, Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes. With its focus on uncomplicated, Israeli-inflected cooking, Sussman, the author of the best-selling Sababa and Shabbat cookbooks and the beloved food columnist at the magazine, developed Zariz in the shadow of the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, when she says she felt both a spiritual and practical need to streamline her time in the kitchen as the world around her seemed to be unraveling.

Further Resources

• Purchase Zariz: 100 Easy, Breezy, Tel Aviv-y Recipes on Bookshop.
• Read about Zariz and Adeena Sussman in Hadassah Magazine
• Follow Adeena Sussman on Instagram
• Find a list of Adeena's favorite Israeli kitchen supplies and ingredients on her substack

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.

Arielle Kaplan is our podcast editor.

Please send any follow-up questions or feedback to [email protected]

Hadassah Magazine Presents host Lisa Hostein speaks with Matti Friedman about his new book, ⁠Out of the Sky: Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe⁠, on Hannah Senesh and the mission to rescue Jews during World War II. The renowned journalist and author discusses the enduring relevance of the ill-fated mission that became a Zionist legend as well as the challenges Israel faces today. 

Further Resources

• Purchase Out of the Sky on ⁠Bookshop⁠.
• Check out the latest from the author on his website, ⁠mattifriedman.com⁠.
• Follow the author on ⁠Facebook⁠ and ⁠X⁠.
• Read an ⁠interview with the author⁠ and a ⁠review of his book⁠ in Hadassah Magazine.

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah. Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.

Follow Hadassah Magazine Presents wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Help others discover our podcast by writing a review. Liked this episode? Share with a friend! 

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Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein speaks with master storyteller Allegra Goodman. Famed for her keen observations of the idiosyncrasies of contemporary Jewish families, Goodman discusses her latest novel, This is Not About Us, and shares insights into the complexities of American Jewish life and faith. 

Further Resources

• Purchase This is Not About Us on Bookshop.  
• Read the review of the book in Hadassah Magazine
• Check out the latest from the author on her website, allegragoodman.com
• Follow her on Instagram (@allegragoodmanwriter) and Facebook (@allegragoodman)
  

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.
Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.

Follow Hadassah Magazine Presents wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Help others discover our podcast by writing a review. Liked this episode? Share with a friend! 
Please send any follow-up questions or feedback to [email protected]

Tune in as award-winning author Mary Morris joins Hadassah Magazine Presents to discuss her latest novel, The Red House.  A mystery that toggles between contemporary New Jersey and Mussolini’s Italy during World War II, the book explores hidden Jewish identity and history and the lasting impact of trauma.  

Further Resources

• Read a review of The Red House in Hadassah Magazine 
• Purchase a copy of The Red House on Bookshop.
• Learn more about Mary Morris on her website and follow her on  Instagram and Facebook.

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.

Our podcast editor is Arielle Kaplan.

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With menopause suddenly everywhere, from news reports to memes on social media to pop culture, it's fair to say that menopause is having a moment. What's driving this new visibility for something women have always experienced? And how can you separate fact from fiction? Those questions and more are addressed in this episode focused on the changing conversation, latest health trends and medical protocols around menopause.

Hear from Jewish women who are leaders in reframing the conversation and treatment around menopause. Panelists include health tech entrepreneur Joanna Strober, co-founder and CEO of Midi Health; Lauren Tetenbaum, a psychotherapist and author of the new book Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life’s Next Period; and Sheryl Kingsberg, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at MacDonald Women’s Hospital/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and past president of The Menopause Society. With guest hosts Libby Barnea, Deputy Editor of Hadassah Magazine, and Leah Finkelshteyn, Senior Editor.

Further Resources

• Read Hadassah Magazine's feature article, “Jewish Women Are Leading the Menopause Movement”
• Purchase a copy of Lauren Tetenbaum’s Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause  & Life’s Next Chapter
• Follow Lauren Tetenbaum on Instagram or Facebook
• Follow Midi Health on Instagram or Facebook 
• Learn the latest about hormonal and non-hormonal therapies for menopause as well as sexual health from The Menopause Society and The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health 

The show is hosted by Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein and produced by Hadassah Magazine with the support of the Engagement and Marketing divisions of Hadassah.

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