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Dr. Dana Mills, a political and cultural theorist, delves into her book "Dance and Politics: Moving Beyond Boundaries," exploring dance as a political form o...

Dr. Talia Sagiv, a sociologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the challenges faced by young Israelis of mixed Ashkenazi and Sephardi descent...

Dr. Eitan Bar-Yosef discusses Israelis' interest in Africa during the early years of statehood, highlighting themes of Zionism, apartheid, and blackface in I...

Playwright and director Noemi Schlosser is working on a documentary film called The Youth of 1948, aiming to capture the personal narratives of the few remai...

Dr. Elad Segev from Tel Aviv University's Department of Communication conducted studies to determine if Israel is unfairly singled out in the Western media. ...

Professor Aeyal Gross from Tel Aviv University's law school presents his book "The Writing on the Wall: Rethinking the International Law of Occupation," in w...

Journalist and author Adam LeBor talks about his new spy thriller novels starring Yael Azoulay, a UN secret agent and former Israeli spy known as the "Israel...

Dr. Olga Kirschbaum, a historian, delves into the intellectual circles Hannah Arendt moved in as she matured professionally in the Weimar Republic and beyond...

Professor Meron Medzini, a Japanologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, delves into his latest book "Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: Japan and the...

Yonathan Mizrachi, from Emek Shaveh, discusses the need to de-politicize archaeology in Jerusalem, especially in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict context, in...

Dr. Heather McRobie, a post-doctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University, specializes in Egypt's constitutional law post the 2011 uprising against President Hosni ...

Sarah Kreimer, an Israeli-American activist, recently released her memoir delving into the challenges and progress of Jewish-Arab dialogue in Israel over the...

Nir Stav, Director of the Israel Meteorological Service, addresses the challenges of climate change in the Middle East and how various countries are navigati...

In a discussion on the Tel Aviv Review, Professor Itamar Rabinovich, former ambassador to the US and chief negotiator with Syria, talks about his new biograp...

Dr. Brian Klug from the University of Oxford explores the ideas of Ahad Ha'am, an early 20th-century Zionist thinker, in his book "Words of Fire: Ahad Ha'am ...

Professor Daniel Monterescu delves into his book "Jaffa Shared and Shattered: Contrived Coexistence in Israel/Palestine," exploring the dynamics of coexisten...

Dr. Daniel Lee, a Second World War historian at the University of Sheffield, explores the unique situation of Jews in France and its North African colonies d...

Dr. Yael Berda, a sociologist and anthropologist, delves into her upcoming book "Permit" that scrutinizes Israeli surveillance practices over Palestinians in...

Renowned historian Benny Morris delves into the Ottoman Empire's treatment of minorities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, culminating in the brutal...

Dr. Yael Sternhell from Tel Aviv University examines her book "Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South," focusing on how the movement o...

Dr. Simon Parizhsky, a Jewish literature scholar in Moscow, challenges misconceptions about the Soviet era and the post-Communist period regarding Jewish ren...

Dr. Karin Loevy and Dr. Yoav Mehozay, experts in law and sociology, respectively, highlight the prevalence of states of emergency and their implications for ...

Yehuda Shenhav, a sociology professor at Tel Aviv University, and editor of the Maktoob Book Series for Translations from Arabic, emphasizes the potential of...

Robert Goldenberg, a Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies, explores Jewish rituals from the Hellenistic and Roman eras, highlighting that contemporary practi...

Drs. Abigail Jacobson and Moshe Naor discuss their book "Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine" in which they delve into t...

Dr. Sam Lebens, an Orthodox rabbi and philosopher, discusses his unique blend of Jewish and Western philosophies in his work, particularly influenced by Bert...

Prof. Dov Waxman, author of "Trouble in the Tribe: The American Jewish Conflict over Israel," discusses with hosts Gilad Halpern and Dahlia Scheindlin the im...

Dr. Nadia Valman from Queen Mary, University of London has created a walking tour app that delves into the Jewish history of east London using the works of I...

Aaron Henne, from Theatre Dybbuk in Los Angeles, explores the process of bringing Jewish texts to life on stage and ensuring their accessibility to a broad a...

Talmud scholar Maggie Anton explores the topic of sex in early rabbinic literature in her book "Fifty Shades of Talmud: What the First Rabbis Had to Say abou...

Rabbi Zev Farber talks about his books on Jewish law and organ donation, illustrating how Jewish law is evolving to address modern issues. The discussion hig...

Daisy Abboudi, a historian of the Jewish community in Sudan, explores the lesser-known history of a brief Jewish presence in northeast Africa. This discussio...

Rabbi Professor Art Green explores the rising appeal of Breslav Hasidism, a sect that has rapidly gained popularity among Jews worldwide. The sect's growth a...

Ariela Migdal, a former ACLU women's rights lawyer, discusses the status of women in the United States and the Jewish community based on her legal cases and ...

Dr. Amir Locker-Biletzky, a post-doctoral fellow at Concordia University, explores the Israeli Communist Party's reflection on its members' involvement in th...

Dr. Ruvi Ziegler, a law lecturer at the University of Reading, examines Israel's treatment of African asylum seekers, noting their impact on Israel's migrati...

Professor Martin Kramer, a Middle East scholar and president of Jerusalem's Shalem College, has released a new book titled "The War on Error: Israel, Islam, ...

Dr. Ronen Mendelkern from Tel Aviv University examines the 1962 New Economic Policy, which aimed to liberalize Israel's heavily interventionist economy but u...

Professor Chaim Gans from Tel Aviv University delves into his book "A Political Theory for the Jewish People," aiming to find a liberal approach within Zioni...

Professor Jeffrey S. Gurock from Yeshiva University in New York highlights his book "The Jews of Harlem: The Rise, Decline, and Revival of a Jewish Community...

Daniel Goldman, chairman of Gesher, analyzes the varying connections with Israel among American and British Jews. He highlights the changing patterns of affi...

Professor Gabriel Motzkin, a philosopher and outgoing director of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, delves into the intersection of religion and scientific p...

Professor Itai Sened from Tel Aviv University argues for Israel to take a leading role in renewable energy, citing bureaucratic hurdles. His work with the Ei...

Professor Esther Schor of Princeton University explores the topic of a universal language in her book "Bridge of Words: Esperanto and the Dream of a Universa...

Rabbi Burton Visotzky, a Professor at the Jewish Theological Center in New York, explores the influence of Greco-Roman culture on Judaism in his book "Aphrod...

Professor Naomi Chazan from the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute's Center for the Advancement of Women in the Public Sphere discusses the center's latest Gender ...

Dr. Boaz Cohen, an expert in Holocaust Studies, has authored a book titled "Was Their Voice Heard? Early Holocaust Testimonies of Child Survivors," focusing ...

Dr. Erella Grassiani, an anthropologist, examines moral numbing among Israeli soldiers in the West Bank in her book "Soldiering the Occupation." She explores...

Professor Wm. Roger Louis from the University of Texas at Austin, an expert in British imperial history, delves into the lasting impact of the Sykes-Picot ag...

Dr. Orit Rozin, a Jewish history professor at Tel Aviv University, delves into the topic of immigrant integration in the new Israeli state in her book "A Hom...