Israeli Exceptionalism?
Dr Yoav Fromer discusses his new book (co-edited with Ilan Peleg), The Americanization of the Israeli Right
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A Jewish Roadmap for a People in Crisis
Joshua Leifer, an American journalist and PhD candidate in history at Yale University, discusses his new book, “Tablets Shattered: The End of an American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life”
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Impersonality Disorders
Eviatar Zerubavel, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Rutgers University, discusses his new book “Don’t Take It Personally: Personalness and Impersonality in Social Life”
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Early Israel’s ‘Emotional Regime’
Prof. Orit Rozin discusses her new book “Emotions of Conflict: Israel 1949-1967,” analyzing the efforts of the Israeli establishment in the 1950s and 60s to control the people’s emotional response to the impending sense of insecurity
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A Forgotten Aliyah, Remembered
Liora Halperin, Professor of International Studies and History and Distinguished Endowed Chair of Jewish Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle, discusses her book “The Oldest Guard: Forging the Zionist Settler Past”
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The Desert: A Cultural History
Yael Zerubavel, Professor Emerita of Jewish Studies and History at Rutgers University, discusses her new book “Desert, Island, Wall: Symbolic Landscapes and the Politics of Space in Israeli Culture”
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The Rise of Israeli Diaspora
Dr. Jonathan Grossman explores Israel’s evolving attitude and discourse toward Israeli emigrants, shifting from viewing them as selfish deserters to embracing them as loyal partners, fostering a legitimate and valuable diaspora community abroad
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Human Rights in Troubled Times: How Much Individualism Do We Need?
Anne Rethmann examines post-1945 human rights discourses, highlighting the concept of justice by the Austrian-Jewish lawyer Franz Bienenfeld. Comparing it with T. W. Adorno’s notion of maturity, she emphasizes the significance of dignity within the framework of human rights
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Jewish Nationalism, Sovereignty, and International Law
Prof. Rotem Giladi discusses his book “Jews, Sovereignty, and International Law: Ideology and Ambivalence in Early Israeli Legal Diplomacy” (Oxford 2021), which explores the role of ideology in shaping Israel’s early attitudes towards international law
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Minority Rights and Jewish Non-Territorial Autonomy in Interwar Estonia
Dr. Timo Aava examines Estonia’s establishment of non-territorial autonomies during the interwar period, with a particular focus on the Jewish self-government case, thereby providing intriguing insights into Estonia’s treatment of minorities
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