The Jewish Review of Books Podcast

Contributing Editor Shai Secunda joins the Jewish Review of Books Podcast to discuss the new National Library of Israel and the great project of gathering Jewish culture under a roof that mixes the classical Yeshiva with the grand libraries of Europe.

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On today's episode, Abe spoke with two brilliant Jerusalem-based journalists, Ben Balint and Matti Friedman. Ben's most recent book, Bruno Schulz: An Artist, a Murder, and the Hijacking of History won the 2024 National Jewish Book Award in biography. Matti Friedman is the author, most recently, of Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai.

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On this episode of the Jewish Review of Books podcast, Abe speaks with Stuart Halpern.

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This week on the Jewish Review of Books Podcast, we spoke to Neta Stahl, the author of the article "A City and its Fullness" for our recent issue.

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Welcome to the Jewish Review of Books Podcast! For a long time now, we've wanted to share the discussions the editors get to have with our brilliant writers, and now we'll be doing just that. We'll be covering books and ideas about religion, literature, culture, and politics.

Our first episodes will feature writers Neta Stahl, Stu Halpern, Matti Friedman, and Ben Balint. We'll be bringing you those episodes and more soon, so listen now and subscribe.

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