Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored with Marc Shapiro, a weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 2: The Life and Thought of Rabbi Joseph Elijah Henkin, episode 2.

This is series 2, the life and times of Rabbi Joseph Elijah Henkin. In this introductory episode we will meet this Rabbi, who bridged the gap between pre and post-war American Judaism. As the series progresses, we will come to understand the complexities of this period, and the ways that Henkin was both a product, and a shaper of his time.

The Great Escape covers the escape of the students and teachers of the Mir Yeshiva from eastern Europe to Shanghai as they escape the Nazis. This is episode 4: the final episode.

The Great Escape covers the escape of the students and teachers of the Mir Yeshiva from eastern Europe to Shanghai as they escape the Nazis. This is episode 3.

The Great Escape covers the escape of the students and teachers of the Mir Yeshiva from eastern Europe to Shanghai as they escape the Nazis. This is episode 2.

The Great Escape covers the escape of the students and teachers of the Mir Yeshiva from eastern Europe to Shanghai as they escape the Nazis. This is episode 1.