In a recent study, Jesse Smith of Pennsylvania State University suggests that the family environment plays a significant role in transmitting religious devotion to children.

"Between Iran and Zion: Jewish Histories of Twentieth-Century Iran" by Lior Sternfeld examines the distinct history of Iranian Jews, which differs from other Jewish communities in the Middle East.

Dr. Ran Zwigenberg, a professor of history, discusses the parallel cultures of commemoration stemming from the Hiroshima and Auschwitz catastrophes in a conversation with host Gilad Halpern.