On today’s show we are very pleased to have Noah Zimmerman, founder and operator of the Instagram page Old Jewish Men (@oldjewishmen). If you’re wondering why this page exists and more importantly, how it became so f*****g funny, you’re about to find out.

Zimmerman’s content, which ranges from borderline barbaric to beautifully bizarre, spans a wide continuum, casting the spotlight on older Jewish men and for a brief moment, turning their anonymity into celebrity. In addition to breaking Jewish news, creating Jewish memes and commenting on the lives of famous Jews, the page is famous for its daily content which includes the frequent poll question, "OJM or not OJM" as well as its signature Ralph Lifshitz apparel. 

Much of its story content is narrated by Zimmerman, who’s legendary Old Jewish Man impersonation serves as a humorous reminder of how all of us remember our Jewish grandfathers, with a bit of shtetl, war veteran, and Brooklyn sprinkled in between. With over 55K followers it is a page that emphasizes the perks of aging Jewish, Noah Zimmerman has headed the call, creating content which combines the humor and Hebraic in ageing New York Jews.

Follow OJM here 

Buy OJM merch here

Follow us and support our different projects here: https://linktr.ee/otdjewishistory 

Dr. Efraim Zuroff is a Holocaust historian, scholar and Nazi hunter who currently serves as the Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Jerusalem where he works as the chief coordinator overseeing a global research effort to prosecute Nazi war crimes. Dr. Zuroff is the author of numerous books on the Holocaust and is the author of the Center’s annual “Status Report” which details the global investigation to track down and prosecute Nazi officers. In 2002 Dr. Zuroff, along with Aryeh Rubin, spearheaded Operation Last Chance through the Wiesenthal Center which provides financial incentives for information that will lead to the prosecution and conviction of Nazi war criminals. The project has been implemented throughout eastern Europe.  A graduate of both Yeshiva University in New York and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Dr. Zuroff has devoted his life to tracking down Nazis and uncovering the secrets of World War II.

Our show is presented to you by IZZY. IZZY features a growing library of unlimited Israeli movies, TV shows, and documentaries that you can watch anytime, anywhere, and as much as you want, with English subtitles — all for one low monthly or yearly subscription. And for being one of our listeners, you can get 10% off your first month's subscription with the coupon code: JewishHistory. Be sure to redeem this coupon code exclusively via their website — www.streamisrael.tv — and then use your email address and password to access IZZY across their suite of streaming apps, such as Apple TV, Android TV, ROKU, Amazon Fire, and more.

Follow Dr.Zuroff on Twitter here

Check out his books for purchase here

Check out all of our relevant links across different platforms here

We're back with another holiday special. And on this day, the holiest holidays of all: Yom Kippur. Join us as we break down Isaac's questions and attempt to enter Yom Kippur with the proper mindset - for "we are like angels".

On deck:

Check out all of our other projects and visit our merch store to support us here.

The Two Tall Jews and On This Day in Jewish History have begun our first book club! Check out our discussion of part 3 featuring the book's editor, Jake Zebede who shared some BTS in the making of the biography - particularly many of the thought processes, experience with the author, and why the unique structure of the book that isn't linear (as most biographies are). In this discussion, we went over the Rebbe's 7 Virtues:

First on our list is the latest biography on Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe of blessed and righteous memory. Every other week, we aim to share clips of our recaps of each part as we read this incredible and meaningful book together. 

At the same time, we have a small group of people who have joined us in reading this book together. Every other Sunday evening, we meet for about 30-45 minutes over a private Zoom to discuss the latest part of the book. 

If interested in joining us, send us a DM and we'll add you to the guest list!  

Purchase book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rebbe-Teaching...   

DM us to join the bi-weekly Zoom meetings here: https://www.instagram.com/two.tall.je...   

If you're unable to read the allotted amount by the time we have our call, that's what these recaps will be for!   

Check out all of our other projects and merch store to support us here: https://linktr.ee/otdjewishistory

Margot Touitou is probably everything you are not. She’s a Jewish-American-Israeli comedian, writer, and digital director based out of Tel Aviv where she currently works at a tech startup.

You probably know her by her Instagram and TikTok handle: @margot2e2 where she has a combined number of well over 10K followers w/ pretty funny (& meaningful) content too. 

She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel although she hails from Denver. Margot is the host of the podcast "Kiss and Tel Aviv”: the first and only podcast about dating, sex, and relationships in the Nonstop City of Tel Aviv.

Some topics we covered in this chat: 

Check out all of our other projects and merch store to support us here.

The Two Tall Jews and On This Day in Jewish History have begun our first book club!   

First on our list the latest biography on Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe of blessed and righteous memory. Every other week, we aim to share clips of our recaps of each part as we read this incredible and meaningful book together.  

At the same time, we have a small group of people who have joined us in reading this book together. Every other Sunday evening, we meet for about 30-45 minutes over a private Zoom to discuss the latest part of the book. If interested in joining us, send us a DM and we'll add you to the guest list!   

Purchase book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rebbe-Teaching...   

DM us to join the bi-weekly Zoom meetings here: https://www.instagram.com/two.tall.je...   

If you're unable to read the allotted amount by the time we have our call, that's what these recaps will be for!   

~

Check out all of our other projects and merch store to support us here: https://linktr.ee/otdjewishistory

On today’s show, we are pleased to have Rabbi Shlomo Litvin is the director of Chabad of the Bluegrass At the University of Kentucky and the, “Clubhouse Rabbi”. Rabbi Litvin serves both the Jewish community of Lexington as well as the University of Kentucky. He began serving as its director in May 2015 and became the Senior Rabbi of the Jewish Study Center at the University of Kentucky in August 2016. He received his Masters in Rabbinical Studies from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch in New York.

Whether it's by voice on Clubhouse, pen or tweet, Rabbi Litvin continues to combat hatred and spread light through Jewish education on a daily basis.

You can find him on Twitter, Instagram, and Clubhouse as @BluegrassRabbi

Dr. Marwell spent 9 years with the US Justice Department and served as the Chief of Investigative Research, presiding over the prosecution of Nazi war criminals in the United States. From 1988-1994 he served as the Director of the Berlin Document Center, an archive consisting of captured personnel-related files pertaining to the Nazi Party and its related organizations. He was instrumental in the investigations into Klaus Barbie and Josef Mengele, and aided in the authoring of the key reports that followed. Dr. Marwell became the Associate Museum Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum overseeing its key museum departments.  From 2000-2015 he served as Director & CEO of the Museum of Jewish Heritage and in 2020 his book Mengele: Unmasking the Angel of Death, was published. Dr. Marwell is currently the President of the Leo Baeck Institute in New York City.

You can purchase his book on Amazon, now out on paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Mengele-Unmasking-David-G-Marwell/dp/0393609537 

On this week's episode we sit with Ilana Wolstein (@ilanawols), Jewish activist, content creator and digital media aficionado who currently works in branding and digital marketing. In her spare time, Ilana also spends her time finding homes for some of the cutest foster dogs. Online, or on the street, Ilana is a fierce supporter of the Jewish people and a strong combatant of antisemitism in all of its ever manifesting forms. Whether it's in pieces, posts or podcasts, Ilana has continued to place antisemitism at the forefront of her conscience and her conversations. 

Some topics we discuss here are:

- Why its still scary to be Jewish?

- Role of the Modern Online Jewish Activist

- Importance of Gaining Jewish Literacy 

- Ilana's Favorite Jewish Social Media Accounts

- Why Judaism is Not a Religion 

This episode features Adar Weinreb, the host and force behind the YouTube sensation, “Sulha” which is the umbrella brand for “The Great Debate” and the “Standing Up the Podcast” amongst other amazing projects. Adar’s “Sulha” is primarily a YouTube channel with nearly 8K subscribers as of this release that puts forth impassioned debate with a diversity of opinions on a wide array of issues.

Adar’s guests largely tackle issues related to Israel, Judaism, Middle East policy, the Jewish/Israeli and Palestinian/Arab narratives, combining the history of events and connecting them to their present day challenges. The channel has also dabbled in highlighting the plight of the Uyghur Muslims in China, the conflict between Armenia / Azerbaijan, the morality of eating meat, and even the effects of psychedelics.

You can find all of Sulha using this link: https://linktr.ee/theSulha and connect with Adar using this one: https://linktr.ee/adarw