Hannah Arendt under the microscope
Evaluating the Jewish-German philosopher’s theories on totalitarianism through testimonies of Holocaust victims and survivors.
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Moments and movements of resistance in Israel and beyond
Prof. Lev Grinberg, a sociologist at Ben-Gurion University, gives a fresh analysis of power relations between the political hegemony and the people.
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Multiculturalism in Israel: Literary Perspectives
Dr. Adia Mendelson-Maoz talks about her exploration of literary works written by four Israeli groups – Arabs, Mizrahis, Russians, and Ethiopians.
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Hillel House: Key player in identity politics
Ella Ben Hagay, a social psychologist, talks about her research on the narratives associated with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among the US diaspora.
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The birth of a Zionist myth
Dr Ofer Nurdheimer Nur talks about the inception of a prominent Zionist myth – the establishment in the early 1920s of the settlement of Upper Bitania.
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How Jews in the Jim Crow South Labored to be White
Dr. Caroline Light of Harvard University talks about her work on “The Roots of Jewish Benevolence in the Jim Crow South,” which analyses the circumstances that led to the establishment of a sizable Jewish charity network in the American South in the post-Reconstruction period.
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Terrorism in Cyberspace: The next generation
Prof. Gabriel Weimann of the University of Haifa takes host Gilad Halpern through the evolution of terrorist communication on the Internet.
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The Jew who defeated Hitler
Peter Moreira discusses his book, ‘The Jew Who Defeated Hitler: Henry Morgenthau Jr., FDR, And How We Won The War,’ with host Gilad Halpern.
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Holy matrimony: Zion and the Diaspora in 20th century Jewish thought
Prof. Yossi Turner discusses two major themes that became increasingly pivotal in the Jewish political philosophy of the 20th century.
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