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1:04:25
Jewish Responses to Adversity (1:04:25)
The late Elie Wiesel is considered a major force in breaking the silence following the Holocaust. Was silence always the Jewish response to the catastrophes that befell our people? Did those responses affect how we look at our lives and history today? This lecture took place at the 11th annual National Jewish Retreat
Professor Jeffrey Woolf (5)
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53:51
Family Feud: Can't We All Just Get Along? (53:51)
With labels for every type of individual: left wing, right wing, ultra-orthodox, secular, is it ever possible to get along? Decades of acrimony and strife have created a toxic atmosphere. Is there room for understanding, or must we stick to our principles at the price of peace? This open and painful conversation about reconciliation is one that cannot be avoided
Rabbi YY Jacobson (103)
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5:14
The Mendel Beilis Trial (5:14)
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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51:53
Nicholas Donin (51:53)
By examining the life of Nicholas Donin, a self-hating Jew of the thirteenth century, Dr. Henry Abramson discusses the development of anti-Semitism in Europe beginning in the Thirteenth Century. This insightful lecture by Dr. Abramson talks about the various manifistations of anti-Semitism including blood libels, public burning of the Talmud, and anti-Semitic art
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
