The Jewish Lens Podcast
A podcast that looks at anything and everything through a Jewish perspective.
Episodes
115 episodes
The Jewish Lens presents: comedienne Dinah Leffert!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with comedienne Dinah Leffert!Dinah discusses her career in comedy, her friendship with Tupac, the current atmosphere of antisemitism, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: political scientist Norrin Ripsman!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with political scientist Norrin Ripsman!Norrin discusses his work on neoclassical realism, political science, his current novel Bullet Holes, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: Wrongfully accused of a crime, podcaster, Yosh Markell!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with podcaster Yosh Markell, who was wrongfully accused of a crime. Yosh discusses the day in 2023 when the police surrounded his car and arrested him, his time in prison, his reaffirmation to ...
The Jewish Lens presents: the co-writer of The Jerk, and The Frisco Kid, Michael Elias!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the co-writer of the movies The Jerk, and The Frisco Kid, Michael Elias!Michael discusses his friendship with Steve Martin, and co-writing The Jerk, co-writing The Frisco Kid and his relationsh...
The Jewish Lens Presents: the former President of Programming at Showtime, Jerry Offsay!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the former President of Programming at Showtime, Jerry Offsay!Jerry discusses his career at Showtime where he was responsible for such shows as The Outer Limits, Queer as Folk, and Stargate, ...
The Jewish Lens presents: journalist Kevin Deutsch!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with journalist Kevin Deutsch!Kevin discusses his After October 7 Substack, how antisemitism has managed to take root in the West, things that can give hope to Jews, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the director and literary agent at High Spot Literary, Nadine Rubin Nathan!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the director and literary agent at High Spot Literary, Nadine Rubin Nathan!Nadine discusses her role at High Spot Literary,, becoming the youngest Editor-in-Chief at ELLE South Africa, working at...
The Jewish Lens presents: Hannah Wacholder Katsman, mother of Haim Katsman, murdered on October 7th.
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he talks with Hannah Wacholder Katsman, murdered on October 7th. Hannah discusses her son Hayim, and the events of October 7th, as well as the crowd funding effort to make a sustainability center for th...
The Jewish Lens presets: the author of Doubles, Nora Gold!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of Doubles, Dr. Nora Gold!Nora discusses her novella Doubles, her online literary journal Jewish Fiction .net, her short story collection Marrow and Other Stories,...
The Jewish Lens presents: Linda Margolin Royal, author of The Star on the Grave!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Linda Margolin Royal, author of The Star on the Grave!Linda discusses The Star on the Grave, having her family rescued from The Holocaust by Chiune Sugihara, antisemitism in Australia, & mu...
The Jewish Lens presents: Meir Valman, author of The Network Effect: The Origins of Israeli High Tech
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of he Network Effect: The Origins of Israeli High Tech!Meir discusses the origins of Israel's Tech Sector, his time at Start-Up Nation Central, the interviews conducted for research...
The Jewish Lens welcomes back Ann Koffsky, author of Blazing Humor: Mel Brooks is Seriously Funny
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he welcomes back Ann Koffsky, author of Blazing Humor: Mel Brooks is Seriously FunnyAnn discusses her three new books, one about Mel Brooks, What Emma Wrote: The Woman Behind the Words on the Statue of Libe...
The Jewish Lens presents: the writer of the film Yard Saleing, Mike Tove
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the writer of the film Yard Saleing, Mike Tove!Mike discusses Yard Saleing with Eric and Eliza Roberts, films he's worked on, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the producer of After: Poetry Destroys Silence, Janet Kirchheimer
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the producer of the film AFTER: Poetry Destroys Silence, Janet Kirchheimer!Janet discusses the film, being the daughter of Holocaust survivors, her poetry collections, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the founder of Canadaland, Jesse Brown
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the founder of Canadaland, Jesse Brown!Jesse discusses the growing antisemitism within Canada, as well as his six-part podcast series "What is Happening Here?" which explores the roots of the i...
The Jewish Lens presents: The star of Ethan Bloom, Hank Greenspan
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the star of Ethan Bloom, Hank Greenspan!Hank discusses starring in Ethan Bloom, his work in 13 Reasons Why, his time on the long-running sitcom The Neighborhood, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: Herschel Faber and Maylen Dominguez, the director and writer of Ethan Bloom!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Herschel Faber and Maylen Dominguez, the director and writer of Ethan Bloom!Herschel and Maylen discuss the making of the movie, working with the cast such as Hank Greenspan, Josh Malina, Mindy St...
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Freya the Deer, Meg Richman
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of Freya the deer, Meg Richman!Meg discusses Freya, writing the original treatment for Tim Burton's The Corpse Brider, directing the film Under Heaven, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: MMA fighter Haim Gozali!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with MMA Fighter Haim Gozali!Haim discusses his career as an MMA fighter, training under Renzo Gracie, combatting antisemitism, and his Jewish Avengers program, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the authors of Amatulo: Chronicles of an Argentine Hustler, Sebastian Sas, and Ilan Greenfield!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the authors of Amatulo: Chronicles of an Argentine Hustler, Sebastian Sas, and Ilan Greenfield!Sebastian and Ilan discuss their book Amatulo. Sebastian talks about his magazine ReporTango...
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Spellbound by Murder, Stacie Ramey!
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Spellbound by Murder, Stacie Ramey!Stacie discusses Spellbound by Murder, transitioning from YA to Cozy Mystery, her path to publication, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: he author of Emily Saw a Door, Mel Rosenberg!
Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of Emily Saw a Door, Mel Rosenberg!Mel discusses his work as a microbiologist, his time as a jazz musician, hosting the Children's Literature Channel, his path to publication and his b...
The Jewish Lens presents: Centenarian, and author of As Time Goes By: A Life's Journey from Casablanca, Sidney Chriui
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with centenarian and author of As Time Goes By: A Life's Journey from Casablanca, Sidney Chriqui!Sidney discusses growing up in Casablanca during World War II, working as a translator for the Allies...
The Jewish Lens presents: the Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, Marina Rosenberg
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the Anti-Defamation League, Marina Rosenberg!Marina discusses her previous role as the Israeli ambassador to Chile, combating online Jew-ha...
The Jewish Lens presents: documentary filmmaker, and author, Danny Ben Moshe
Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with documentary filmmaker, and author, Danny Ben Moshe!Danny discusses documentaries he's made such as Shloshim Israel, the First 30 Days After October 7th, Shalom Bollywood, Revenge: Our Dad the N...