S E5: Introducing The Jewish Bizarre Podcast
12/07/22 • 58 min
Dig into bloody murders, rioting mothers, anarchist parties and pseudoscience - everything you never learned in Hebrew school and that your Rabbi still doesn’t want you to know. Dr. Eddy Portnoy, academic advisor for the Max Weinreich Center and exhibition curator at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Dr. Tony Michels, professor of Jewish American History at UW Madison, and Jessica Chaffin, writer, comedian and host of the popular podcast Ask Ronna join up on the Jewish Bizarre Podcast to discuss the strangest corners of Jewish history.
The Jewish Bizarre is produced by Reboot, an arts and culture non-profit that reimagines and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. As a premier research and development platform for the Jewish world, Reboot catalyzes its network of preeminent creators, artists, entrepreneurs and activists to produce experiences and products that evolve the Jewish conversation and transform society. This podcast is supported by a generous grant from the Covenant Foundation.
Learn more about Reboot and get involved:
▼Website: https://rebooting.com/
▼Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebootjewish/
▼Twitter: https://twitter.com/reboot
▼Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rebooters/
▼TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebooters
▼Newsletter: https://rebooting.com/get-involved/
Dig into bloody murders, rioting mothers, anarchist parties and pseudoscience - everything you never learned in Hebrew school and that your Rabbi still doesn’t want you to know. Dr. Eddy Portnoy, academic advisor for the Max Weinreich Center and exhibition curator at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Dr. Tony Michels, professor of Jewish American History at UW Madison, and Jessica Chaffin, writer, comedian and host of the popular podcast Ask Ronna join up on the Jewish Bizarre Podcast to discuss the strangest corners of Jewish history.
The Jewish Bizarre is produced by Reboot, an arts and culture non-profit that reimagines and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. As a premier research and development platform for the Jewish world, Reboot catalyzes its network of preeminent creators, artists, entrepreneurs and activists to produce experiences and products that evolve the Jewish conversation and transform society. This podcast is supported by a generous grant from the Covenant Foundation.
Learn more about Reboot and get involved:
▼Website: https://rebooting.com/
▼Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebootjewish/
▼Twitter: https://twitter.com/reboot
▼Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rebooters/
▼TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rebooters
▼Newsletter: https://rebooting.com/get-involved/
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