
The Jewish Lens Podcast
A podcast that looks at anything and everything through a Jewish perspective.
Episodes
53 episodes
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

The Jewish Lens presents: Rapper Kosha Dillz!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with rapper Kosha Dillz!We discuss Rami Matan Even-Esh's journey from being the son of Israeli immigrants to becoming the rapper Kosha Dillz, overcoming addiction, collaborating with people such a RZA...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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50:20

The Jewish Lens presents: Columnist and author Judy Gruen!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with columnist and author Judy Gruen!Judy discusses her time as a columnist, interviewing people such as Clarence Clemons, visiting the Soviet Union, her books including her memoir Bylines and Bles...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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50:56

The Jewish Lens presents: Julie Silverstein & Tami Schlossberg Pruwer, authors of Chutzpah Girls!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with Julie Silverstein & Tami Schlossberg Pruwer, authors of Chutzpah Girls!Julie and Tami discuss the meanings of the word Chutzpah, how they chose the women selected for the book, what they're w...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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53:42

The Jewish Lens presents: Lynne Azarchi and Harlene Lichter Galen, authors of Countering Antisemitism and Hate: A How to Guide for Youth (8-18)
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Lynne Azarchi and Harlene Lichter Galen, authors of Countering Antisemitism and Hate: A How to Guide for Youth (8-18)Lynne and Harlene discuss the various ways to combat antisemitism, with discuss...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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49:26

The Jewish Lens presents: The Hong Kong Delegate to World Jewish Congress and author Erica Cohen Lyons!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the Hong Kong Delegate to World Jewish Congress and author Erica Cohen Lyons!Erica discusses the history of Jews in Hong Kong, being the kidlit editor of Judith Magazine, her books On Chariots of...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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44:24

The Jewish Lens presents: the CEO of Singer Publicity Yehudit Singer-Freud!
Join host, Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the CEO of Singer Publicity Yehudit Singer-Freud! Yehudit discusses her career in PR, working as the assistant to the Chief of Staff at the Consulate General of Israel in NY, advice to authors with bo...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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39:50
