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In the Spotlight: Yotam Polizer
December 11, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin meets with IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer to discuss the NGO’s global work and its role as Israel’s largest humanitarian organization, including its relief efforts in Gaza.
In the Spotlight: Miriam Udel
December 2, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin meets with author Miriam Udel, whose new book entitled Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children’s Literature reveals how contemporary Yiddish stories give voice to new forms of Jewish identity.
In the Spotlight: Ari’el Stachel
November 26, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Tony Award–winning actor Ari’el Stachel about his Off-Broadway solo show Other, in which he explores identity, anxiety and the complexities of being an Arab Jew.
In the Spotlight: Sam Sussman
November 24, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Sam Sussman, bestselling author of Boy From the North Country, based on the memoir The Silent Type: On (possibly) being Bob Dylan’s son and featured author in the Jewish Book Council’s Nu Reads subscription service.
In the Spotlight: Aron Hirt-Manheimer
November 20, 2025
Author Aron Hirt-Manheimer joins Abigail Pogrebin to discuss Sons of Survivors: Making Peace with Inherited Trauma, his moving dual memoir tracing two friends’ journeys to confront their parents’ Holocaust past and transform a legacy of trauma into one of love and understanding.
In the Spotlight: Jonathan Freedland
November 14, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by author & journalist Jonathan Freedland to discuss his book The Traitors Circle, the true story of German elite anti-Nazi rebels who meet for tea, and the one who will betray their resistance activities to the Gestapo.
In the Spotlight: Zibby Owens
November 3, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Zibby Owens, bestselling author and host of the new series Totally Booked with Zibby, to discuss her anthology, On Being Jewish Now and her reawakened passion for the Jewish story post 10/7.
In the Spotlight: David Harris
October 27, 2025
Abby Pogrebin welcomes lifelong Jewish frontline activist, author and host of JBS programs Defending Israel and Fighting Antisemitism-The ISGAP Hour, David Harris, to discuss his new book “Antisemitism: What Everyone Needs To Know”.
In the Spotlight: Ronald Leopold
October 21, 2025
Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Ronald Leopold, longtime executive director of the Anne Frank House, one of Europe’s most visited museums, which he recreated and brought to New York City for the first time this year.
In the Spotlight: Gayle Kirschenbaum
October 21, 2025
Abby Pogrebin welcomes Emmy Award-winning filmmaker & author Gayle Kirschenbaum to discuss Bullied to Besties, her raw and uplifting memoir about transforming lifelong pain into forgiveness and healing in her tumultuous relationship with her mother.