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Between the Lines: Author Conversations from the Library of JTS

An ongoing lecture series featuring authors of newly published books. (Formerly "JTS Library Book Talks")

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Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel

Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel

Francine Klagsbrun's definitive new biography of Golda Meir brings to life a world figure unlike any other. An iron-will... Read more

1 Nov 2017

56mins

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Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World

Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World

The advent of Islam in the seventh century brought profound economic changes to the Middle East and to the Jews living t... Read more

4 Dec 2017

37mins

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Nathan Englander: Dinner at the Center of the Earth

Nathan Englander: Dinner at the Center of the Earth

Dinner at the Center of the Earth, a new political thriller from Pulitzer finalist and best-selling author Nathan Englan... Read more

3 Apr 2017

43mins

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If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir

If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir

At the age of 27, alone in Jerusalem in the wake of a painful divorce, Ilana Kurshan decided to begin learning daf yomi,... Read more

18 Apr 2018

50mins

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Movies and Midrash

Movies and Midrash

Dr. Wendy Zierler's Movies and Midrash pioneers the use of cinema as a springboard to discuss central Jewish texts and m... Read more

13 Dec 2018

1hr 11mins

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Waking Lions

Waking Lions

Important next-generation Israeli author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen’s gripping novel narrates the aftermath of an Israeli neur... Read more

30 Apr 2018

58mins

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The Paris Photo

The Paris Photo

Dr. Jane S. Gabin's historical novel looks at the complicated life and aftermath of the occupation of Paris during WWII ... Read more

20 Mar 2019

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The Ruined House: A Novel

The Ruined House: A Novel

Ruby Namdar’s The Ruined House received the Sapir Prize, Israel’s most prestigious literary award. Now newly translated ... Read more

1 Feb 2018

1hr 1min

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Introducing What Now? A JTS Podcast

Introducing What Now? A JTS Podcast

In this opening episode of JTS’s new podcast, What Now?, host Sara Beth Berman tells her story and speaks with Professor... Read more

2 Jun 2019

29mins

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Confronting Hate

Confronting Hate

As hate crimes and domestic terrorism dominate the headlines, the legacy of the late Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum as a leader in... Read more

29 Oct 2019

57mins

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