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0 History Politics

Pulitzer Prize finalist tells story of the little-known Jewish lawyer who tried to keep Emma Goldman out of jail

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 16 Jun

In his book "American Anarchy," Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Willrich sheds light on the little-known Jewish lawyer Harry Weinberger, who championed civil liberties by defending prominent anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman in the early 20th century.

0 History Communities

Bonus: "Labour of Love", from recollections with the Jewish Public Library

Bonjour Chai · 14 Jun

Exploring the Jewish Leftist roots in Montreal, this episode delves into the impact of language, culture, and Jewish identity on labor movements, focusing particularly on the efforts and influence of organizer Leah Roback.

0 Gender/Identity History

Why was Emma Goldman arrested at the Forward in 1916? Blame a law cited by the Supreme Court Tuesday

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 26 Mar

Emma Goldman, a prominent Jewish anarchist, was arrested at the Forward Building in 1916 for speaking about birth control, a subject deemed illegal under the Comstock Act of 1873.

0 History Gender/Identity

Emma Goldman: Anarchism, Feminism...and Judaism?

Jewish History Nerds · 4 May 2023

The podcast explores the life of Emma Goldman, a Jewish anarchist activist in early 20th-century America known for her contributions to feminism and the American left.

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YIVO to digitize millions of documents from Jewish Labor Bund

PJ Grisar in Forward · 22 Feb 2023

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is digitizing the Jewish Labor Bund archive, which includes 3.5 million pages of documents, photos, flyers, and correspondence.

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The Founding Mother of Sapphic Hollywood

Samantha Shokin in Tablet · 1 Jun 2022

Alla Nazimova, a theater star born in Crimea in 1879, became the highest-paid movie actress in the world in the late 1910s.

0 History Gender/Identity

Jewish Lives · 18 Oct 2019

Emma Goldman, a prominent anarchist figure, is explored in the Jewish Lives Podcast through the perspective of Vivian Gornick, who authored a biography about Goldman titled "Emma Goldman: Revolution as a Way of Life."