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New Books in Jewish Studies

New Books in Jewish Studies

Interview with Scholars of Judaism about their New Books

Marshall Poe · New Books Network

1,528 episodesEN

Show overview

New Books in Jewish Studies has been publishing since 2009, and across the 17 years since has built a catalogue of 1,528 episodes. That works out to over 1300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 649th season.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 42 min and 1h 6m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 140 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 237 episodes published. Published by New Books Network.

Episodes
1,528
Running
2009–2026 · 17y
Median length
56 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Denialism: Polish Style

Aug 22, 20261h 8m

Emile Chabal, "The Age of Hobsbawm: The Life of a Revolutionary Historian" (Harvard UP, 2026)

Aug 21, 20261h 33m

A Very Jewish Christmas: When Jesus Spoke Yiddish

Aug 18, 20261h 10m

Shimon Redlich, "Bridge Builder: My Life Since the Holocaust" (Academic Studies Press, 2026)

Aug 16, 202644 min

Zvi Yehuda and Marian Scheuer Sofaer, "The Expulsion of Jews from Iraq, 20th Century: The Agonies of Redemption" (Brill, 2024)

Aug 15, 202653 min

Are We In The Midst Of A Yiddish Renaissance?

Aug 15, 20261h 6m

James Loeffler, "Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and the Fight over Free Speech in Modern America" (Metropolitan Books, 2026)

Aug 15, 20261h 4m

Sarah Ellen Zarrow, "Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891–1941" (Cornell UP, 2025.)

Aug 14, 20261h 4m

Yigal Levin, "The Chronicles of David and Solomon: 1 Chronicles 10–2 Chronicles 9: A New Translation and Commentary " (Bloomsbury, 2026)

Aug 13, 202635 min

In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Yiddish Memories of Small-Town Jewish Life in Ukraine

Aug 12, 202659 min

Eckart Otto, "Max Weber's Studies of Ancient Judaism: The Historical Foundation for a Theory of the Modern Age" (Mohr Siebeck, 2002)

Aug 11, 202636 min

Eckart Otto, "Deuteronomy in the Pentateuch and the Hexateuch: Studies of the Literary History of the Pentateuch and the Hexateuch within the Framework of Deuteronomy" (Mohr Siebeck, 2000)

Aug 10, 202640 min

Russia’s Jews in World War I

Aug 8, 2026

Deborah Barer, "Going Off Script: Improvisational Judgment in the Talmud" (Oxford UP, 2026)

Aug 8, 202651 min

Gianluca Fantoni, "Soldiers, Angels, and Avengers: A History of the Jewish Brigade" (McGill-Queen's UP, 2026)

Aug 7, 20261h 5m

Donniel Hartman, "Who Are the Jews—And Who Can We Become?" (Jewish Publication Society, 2023)

Aug 7, 202646 min

Laura Jockusch on Jewish Revenge after the Holocaust (JP)

Aug 6, 202650 min

Hasidism in Poland on the Eve of the Holocaust

Aug 6, 20261h 9m

Yiddish Language During the Holocaust

Aug 5, 20261h 2m

Posen Library: Jewish Studies Teaching Modules

Aug 1, 202656 min
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