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Armenian Genocide Centennial
April 5, 2016
JBS presents a ceremony commemorating the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide hosted by Robert Morgenthau and featuring Armenian Archbishop Khaja Barsamian, and the president of the Carnegie Corporation Armenian-American Vartan Gregorian. From the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial To The Holocaust.
92Y: Simon Schama – Jews Pt 2
February 7, 2018
Historian and author Simon Schama discusses part two of his BBC/PBS series, “The Story of the Jews,” which chronicles Jewish history from the Jews’ expulsion from Spain in 1492 through the end of the 19th Century and the birth of early Zionism.
Jewish Cinémathèque: Four Winters
November 10, 2022
Director Julia Mintz discusses the courageous Jewish fighters celebrated in Four Winters, her film that shatters the myth of Jewish passivity as it documents the bravery and leadership of the Partisans and the ways in which Jews resisted the Nazis
L’Chayim Roundtable: Year In Review 2022
January 10, 2023
The future of Israeli politics and diaspora support of the Jewish state, rising antisemitism, and the Jewish Person of the Year are among the topics discussed by Eric Yoffie, Steven Bayme, Laura E. Adkins and David Efune in the 2022 Year In Review.
Rabbi Hirsch: Force of Habit
May 17, 2023
Looking at descriptions of the Tabernacle in the Torah, Rabbi Hirsch examines the disconnect inherent in how the Torah focuses on the minute detail of the shelter’s construction rather than on its symbolism of morality and justice.
Charter Expands Distribution of JBS
September 14, 2023
Charter Expands Distribution of JBS By Jon Lafayette published September 14, 2023 Networks available on Entertainment View tier Charter Communications said it expanded its carriage of Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS) JBS will be available to Spectrum TV customers on the Entertainment View tier in areas where they were not previously carried. “Our goal is to […]
David Harris & Shahar Azani on Hamas’ Sexual Violence
December 8, 2023
Shahar Azani and David Harris discuss the silence of the U.N. on the issue of Hamas’ mass-rape of Israel women. They also touch on the roles of both Iran and Qatar in the massacre itself, as well as in its aftermath as Israel struggles to get all of the hostages released.
Jewish Insights: David Zvi Kalman
April 5, 2024
How might the future of technology shape Jewish life, and how might Jewish life shape the future? Justin is joined by scholar and futurist David Zvi Kalman, a leading thinker on the intersection of Jewish history and the history of technology, and of Judaism and artificial intelligence. Dr. Kalman is a research fellow at the […]
Israel at War: 6 Months After Oct.7th
April 17, 2024
Former Israeli Ambassador to the US, Danny Ayalon, discusses the feeling in Israel 6 months after the devastating Hamas massacre, the hostages still in captivity in Gaza, the status of US-Israel ties and the surge of antisemitism in America. With Teisha Bader.
A Special Look: Dani Dayan and Yad Vashem
July 26, 2024
The chairman of Yad Vashem discusses the new complex being built there, the mission to preserve the memory of the Shoah, his participation at the Tree of Life groundbreaking, October 7th and more with Teisha Bader.