Stanford professor Aron Rodrigue discusses the history of Thessaloniki’s Jewish community, which became the largest Jewish city in Europe before Nazi occupation.

Larry Derfner discusses the chronicle of his twin ideological journey he’s made alongside Israel since 1985.

Hebrew University’s Dr. Amir Engel discusses his book about Gershom Scholem, one of Israel’s first public intellectuals.

Professor Rashid Khalidi argues that it’s no accident peace has not yet materialized

Essayist and Lecturer Bernard Avishai discusses how a Philip Roth novel changed his life and that of an American generation.

Two anthropologists discuss their new book “Mothering, Education and Culture: Russian, Palestinian, and Jewish Middle-Class Mothers in Israeli Society.”

Rabbi Jeffrey Saks discusses the soon-to-be-completed collection of stories by SY Agnon, the famed Israeli author.

Dr. Yael Ziegler of Herzog College discusses her book about Ruth, one of the Bible’s most complex female characters.

Political and cultural theorist Dr. Dana Mills discusses her groundbreaking book “Dance and Politics: Moving Beyond Boundaries.”

Noemi Schlosser discusses her forthcoming documentary film documenting stories of the last remaining survivors of Israel’s War of Independence.