Gilad Halpern

Enemies, a Love Story: North African Jews and Muslims in France

Dr. Ethan Katz discusses his book, “The Burdens of Brotherhood: Jews and Muslims from North Africa to France.”

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War Before Wars: Nationalism and Violence in the Balkans, 1912-1913

Professor Cathie Carmichael discusses the political unrest that plagued the Balkans on the eve of the First World War.

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No Return: Non-Jewish Migrants in the Jewish State

Mya Guarnieri Jaradat, an American-Israeli journalist, discusses her book, “The Unchosen: The Lives of Israel’s New Others.”

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The Burden of Responsibility: Hamas Rule in Gaza

Dr. Bjorn Brenner, a Middle East scholar, discusses his book “Gaza Under Hamas: From Islamic Democracy to Islamic Governance.”

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Women’s Rights and Human Rights: Hand in Glove?

Professor Frances Raday discusses the instances where international law can offer redress to the victims of patriarchy.

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Rebel Rousers: Why National Movements Fight

Dr. Peter Krause discusses his new book, “Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win,” which compares different national struggles.

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In God We Trust? The Sociology of Religion Revisited

Eileen Barker discusses the role of religion in the human condition, what a sociological study of religions entails, religious movements, and more.

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Stripped: Citizenship in America and the Revocation Thereof

Dr. Ben Herzog discusses his book “Revoking Citizenship: Expatriation in America from the Colonial Era to the War on Terror.”

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Peddlers on the Road: Patterns of Jewish Migration to the New World

Professor Hasia Diner on her latest book, “Roads Taken: The Great Jewish Migration to the New World and the Peddlers Who Forged the Way.”

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The Great Jewish-American Intellectual You Don’t Know

Dr. Mark Raider discusses Hayim Greenberg, a legendary yet all but forgotten mid-20th century Jewish-American essayist and thinker.

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