
The Jewish Lens Podcast
A podcast that looks at anything and everything through a Jewish perspective.
Episodes
59 episodes
The Jewish Lens presents: the creator of The Heroes of October 7th Project, Hadassa Ben-Ari!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the creator of the Heroes of October 7th Project, Hadassa Ben-Ari!Hadassa discusses the Octber 7th Project, talking with kids about difficult subjects, selecting which stories to include in th...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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41:49

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of The Center of the Earth, Darlene Campos!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of The Center of the Earth, Darlene Campos!Darlene is joined by survivor Pete Phillips, as they discuss Darlene's book The Center of the Earth, how Ecuador took in Jewish refugees d...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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33:42

The Jewish Lens presents: actress and talk show host, Caryn Richman!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with actress and talk show host Caryn Richman!Caryn discusses her Jewish upbringing, starring in the 80s sitcom The New Gidget, her role as Greg Brady's wife in The Bradys, her co-hosting the talk s...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:20:22

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of In That Sleep of Death, Jonathan Dunsky!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of In That Sleep of Death, Jonathan Dunsky!Jonathan Dunsky talks about his series of Adam Lapid books, giving historical tours in Israel based on the locations in his books, teaching...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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31:45

The Jewish Lens presents: Roy Schwartz, the author of Is Superman Circumcised? : The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with Roy Schwartz, the author of Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero! Roy discusses his book, Is Superman Circumcised?, Jewish themes and mytholog...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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42:33

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Found & Lost: the Jake & Cait Story, Howard Lovy!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he welcomes back the author of Found & Lost: the Jake & Cait Story!Howard discusses Found & Lost, his role as nonfiction editor at Judith Magazine, speaking at the Association of Writers and Wri...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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31:22

The Jewish Lens presents: the director of When Jews Were Funny, Alan Zweig!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the director of the acclaimed documentary When Jews Were Funny!Alan discusses the making of the documentary, his other documentaries such as Vinyl, and I, Curmudgeon, his podcast series The Wor...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:08:41

The Jewish Lens presents: the writer and director of the comedy thriller Yaniv, Amnon Carmi and Ben Ducoff!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the director and star of the comedy-thriller Yaniv, Amnon Carmi and Ben Ducoff!Amnon and Ben discuss the making of the film, the rules of the card game Yaniv, getting financing to produce the f...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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56:30

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Hiding in Plain Sight, Julie Brill!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Hiding in Plain Sight, Julie Brill!Julie discusses her book Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia, her father's experiences living...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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31:42

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Murder without a Duck, Claudia Long!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Murder without a Duck, Claudia Long!Claudia discusses the fun mystery Murder without a Duck, her historical fiction about Jews living in Colonial Mexico, having one of her books o...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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45:01

The Jewish Lens presents: Anat Kogan and Dalia Levine from The Step Forward program.
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Anat Kogan and Dalia Levine from The Step Forward program. Anat and Dalia talk about the Step Forward program which helps bring needed supplies to Israeli soldiers.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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43:06

The Jewish Lens presents: The creator of The Israeli Jazz Project, Raphael Perez!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the creator of The Israeli Jazz Project, Raphael Perez!Raphael discusses the Israeli Jazz Project, his book Israeli Jazz: The Blend of Blends, how the roots of the current movement took hold in...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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35:44

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Dust, Summer Brenner!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of the memoir about her brother, Dust!Summer discusses the memoir about her brother who suffered from schizophrenia, her time living in Paris, growing up in Atlanta and having...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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54:07

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Pale of Settlement, Josh Eiserike!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Pale of Settlement, Josh Eiserike!Josh talks about his book Pale of Settlement which has been described as a cross between Stranger Things and Fiddler on the Roof minus the songs,...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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45:01

The Jewish Lens presents: Voice-over Artist, Jill Kenton!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Voice-Over artist, Jill Kenton!Jill discusses her work as a voice-over artist, her new company Chatterpod which specializes in podcast production, her time being the personal fitter to Princess...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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42:19

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of The Wayward Moon: Janice Weizman!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of The Wayward Moon, Janice Weizman!Janice discusses her books The Wayward Moon and Our Little Histories, grwoing up in Canada and moving to Israel, her Jewish book review site Readi...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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35:39

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Hugging my Father's Ghost, Zack Togow!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Hugging My Father's Ghost, Zack Rogow!Zack talks about being the son of the famous drama critic, Lee Rogow, who died when Zack was only three, learning about the man he never knew...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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43:50

The Jewish Lens presents: the National correspondent for the Jewish Insider, Gabby Deutch!
The Jewish Lens presents: the National correspondent for the Jewish Insider, Gabby Deutch!Gabby discusses her career in journalism, antisemitism on the college campuses, her research into the unsolved murder of Rabbi Philip Rabinowitz, &...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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38:39

The Jewish Lens presents: the author of We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story, Frank Baker!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story, Frank Baker!Frank discusses his graphic novel about the lives of Bluma and Felix Goldberg, teaching Holocaust studie...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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39:32

The Jewish Lens presents: the director of Bad Shabbos, Daniel Robbins!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the director of the new dark comedy from Menemsha Films, Daniel Robbins!Daniel discusses the making of Bad Shabbos, directing celebrities such as Kyra Sedgwick and Method Man, his previous horror ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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30:12

The Jewish Lens presents: Comedian Leah Forster!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with comedian Leah Forster!Leah discusses her career in comedy, coming out after growing up in an orthodox household, her off-Broadway show That's Yentatainment, her book Club Miilff, and much more!
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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45:20

The Jewish Lens presents: the V.P. of alumni relations and team historian for the New York Mets, Jay Horwitz!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the V.P. of alumni relations and team historian for the New York Mets, Jay Horwitz!Jay talks about his career as media relations director for the New York Mets, the importance of making every pla...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:13

The Jewish Lens presents: The CEO pf Holistic Hemp Solutions, Julie Ann Mejia!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the CEO of Holistic Hemp Solutions, Julie Ann Mejia!Julie Ann discusses how hemp products helped with her own recovery from injury, how she's become a leading voice in the industry, her company Ho...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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55:31

The Jewish Lens presents: Author Galina Vromen!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with author Galina Vromen!Galina discusses her time as director of The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, helping launch PJ Library, her new book Hill of Secrets, & much more!
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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41:18

The Jewish Lens presents: Author Jennifer Lang!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with author Jennifer Lang!Jennifer discusses her memoirs Landed: A Yogi's Memoir in Pieces & Poses, and Places We Left Behind, running the Israeli Writers Studio, being a Yoga Instructor, her ...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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41:13
