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Jewish History Nerds
Whoever said history was boring clearly never heard these stories…Welcome to Jewish History Nerds! Join hosts Yael and Schwab each week as they take a dive into some deep cuts of Jewish history. From the Jewish Da Vinci Code to mass suicide pacts, explore true stories that feel larger than life. Be in touch: nerds@unpacked.media
Episodes
- Jewish History Nerds
Snakes, Synagogues, and Sand Floors: The Director’s Cut
We’re back with a Director’s Cut of Jewish History Nerds, the 2x Signal Award winner. Yael and Schwab are digging into the mystery of sand floors in some…
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Was Jabotinsky the Father of Likud and the Israeli Right? Revisited
Jewish History Nerds is now an award-winning podcast! We took home two Signal Awards for history: Gold and Listener’s Choice. Thank you, Nerd Nation for coming…
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The First Jews in the Americas Revisited
Jewish History Nerds won two Signal Awards, gold and listener's choice in the history category. So we decided to revisit the episode submitted for…
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"Bronx Man Leads Russian Revolution": Trotsky Revisited
Jewish History Nerds won two Signal Awards, gold and listener's choice in the history category. If you enjoy this show, please comment wherever you get your…
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Vote Now for Jewish History Nerds
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Before Jews Danced With the Torah: The Lost Simchat Torah Tradition
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The Jewish History Hiding in Japan and Korea
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How America Changed the Jewish People
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Why Did Sammy Davis Jr. Become Jewish?
Jewish History Nerds won two Signal Awards, gold and listener's choice in the history category. If you enjoy this show, please comment wherever you get your…
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How Jews Built Hollywood: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer
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She Spoke from the Pulpit Before Women Could. Revisiting Ray Fank
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How a Plate of Shrimp Changed American Judaism
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Anarchism, Feminism...and Judaism? Revisiting Emma Goldman
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The Statue of Liberty Was Never Meant to Welcome Immigrants
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How One Jewish Poet Changed the Meaning of America
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The First Amendment and the Birth of Jewish Equality
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The Forgotten Jews of the American Revolution
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Why The First Jews in Colonial America Nearly Vanished
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Jewish Pirates and the Caribbean
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The First Jews in the Americas: Fleeing the Inquisition to Brazil
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What If Rabin Wasn't a Peacenik?
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Anne Frank and the Story We Tell Ourselves
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Was King David a Hero or a Villain?
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New Episodes, Coming Next Week
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Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto: A Yom HaShoah Re-Release
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The Haggadah: The Book of the People of the Book
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Was Albert Einstein a Zionist?
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Albert Einstein: Rebel. Reject. Genius.
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She Spoke from the Pulpit Before Women Could
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He Wrote Against Gambling… Then Became Addicted
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The Other Hasidim: The Lost Jewish Movement That Rejected Joy
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg: The Case That Divided American Jews
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The First Jewish Woman to Publish a Book
Jewish History Nerds heads to early modern Prague to meet Rivka Tiktiner, author of Meneket Rivkah, the earliest full-length published work we have by a Jewish…
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Leon Trotsky: The Reluctant Jew Behind the Russian Revolution
Jewish History Nerds won two Signal Awards, gold and listener's choice in the history category. If you enjoy this show, please comment wherever you get your…
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Secret Jews: Samuel Schwarz’s Discovery of Portugal’s Crypto-Jews
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The Hero Who Chose Children Over His Own Life
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Jewish History Nerds is BACK!
Jewish History Nerds is back! Hosts Jonathan Schwab and Yael Steiner return with a new slate of smart, engaging stories from Jewish history—blending deep…
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Revisiting Hebrew Hammer: The True Story of Hannukah
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Listener Survey is Here
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The JNF Blue Box: How Loose Change Helped Build Israel
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The Judensau: The Antisemitic Carving Still on German Churches
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When Jews Thrived in India: The Cochin Copper Plates
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How Rome Used Coins to Humiliate the Jews
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The Secret History of Judaism’s Oldest Symbol
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How One Kid Accidentally Changed Biblical History
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Unearthing Dura-Europos: The Synagogue Lost in Time
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Buried Secrets: Jewish Magic, Demons, and the Babylonian Incantation Bowls
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The First Mention of Israel: A Passover Special on the Merneptah Stele
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The Star of David: The Symbol That Means Everything and Nothing
Jonathan Schwab and Yael Steiner trace the six-pointed star from elegant geometry to existential symbol—an emblem worn proudly on necklaces, weaponized on…
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Season 4, Coming Next Week
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The Secret Jewish Kingdom of...Yemen?
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Bertha Pappenheim: Life Beyond a Diagnosis
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Rav Saadia Gaon: In Our Gaonic Era
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The Diary of Glikl: Discovering the Exceptional within the Everyday
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Revisionist Zionism: Jabotinsky's Journey From Vladimir to Ze'ev
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Mystical Hasidism: Hillel Ba'al Shem's Enchanted Journey
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Chronicles of A Talmud Girl Boss
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The First Female Rabbi?: Maiden of Ludmir
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Innovation or Assimilation? The Moses Mendelssohn Story
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Graetz's Balancing Act: Modernity and Judaism
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