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Sparks of HistoryLife, Legacy and Light of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook - Rabbi Ari Shvat, Director Rav Kook ArchivesLife, Legacy and Light of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook - Rabbi Ari Shvat, Director Rav Kook Archives
2025-02-0659 min
2024-12-2352 min
Sparks of HistoryExploring Jewish Leadership: The Rav, Orthodox Union, Senator Joe Lieberman- Rabbi Menachem Genack
2024-08-0543 min
Everyday Conversations on RaceNavigating the End of Racial Disparities in Healthcare African-American Women are twice as likely as the national average to have Alzheimer's disease! Why?? Find out on "Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People, with my guest Asoniti Foster founder of Puzzled 2020, a company focused on mental wellness and Alzheimer's awareness. Asoniti discusses the urgency of addressing Alzheimer's in the Black community, highlighting the alarming statistic that African-American women are twice as likely to have Alzheimer's than the national average. We go deep into the intersection of race and Alzheimer's, to create awareness and the proactive measures that can be taken within marginalized communities.
2024-05-2351 minEveryday Conversations on RaceNavigating the End of Racial Disparities in Healthcare African-American Women are twice as likely as the national average to have Alzheimer's disease! Why?? Find out on "Everyday Conversations on Race for Everyday People, with my guest Asoniti Foster founder of Puzzled 2020, a company focused on mental wellness and Alzheimer's awareness. Asoniti discusses the urgency of addressing Alzheimer's in the Black community, highlighting the alarming statistic that African-American women are twice as likely to have Alzheimer's than the national average. We go deep into the intersection of race and Alzheimer's, to create awareness and the proactive measures that can be taken within marginalized communities.
2024-05-2351 min
The New Music Business with Ari HerstandArtist Manager on Release Strategy, Record Deals and the TikTok BanEnrollment closes soon for Ari's Take Academy! Save 10% with code NMB and enroll: https://aristakeacademy.com/A Los Angeles native and UCLA alumni, Michele Harrison commenced her career as a legal assistant at the Law Offices of Fischbach, Perlstein and Lieberman. Following gigs at Virgin Records and Hollywood Records, she spent 15 years at Ian Montone’s Monotone, Inc., working with the likes of Broken Bells, The Shins, Vampire Weekend, and Academy® Award winner Jamie Foxx. In 2018, she became Co-Head of Management at Friends At Work, managing Alanis Morissette and Raphael Saadiq. 2021 saw her join Range Music as...
2024-04-171h 01
Jews You Should Know{TBT REBROADCAST} Episode 7 - The Sabbath-Observant Senator: A Conversation with Joe Lieberman, z"lWe are saddened to hear of the passing of Joseph Lieberman, z'l, a great American patriot, and even greater member of the Jewish People. We interviewed Senator Lieberman in 2017, in one of our first episodes ever in this podcast. In tribute to his extraordinary life, we present this #TBT rebroadcast from the archives. May his memory be for a blessing!! ------------------ ABOUT THIS EPISODE Longtime Senator Joe Lieberman is one of the nation's most accomplished politicians, and also one of its most visible observant Jews. In this wide-ranging conversation, Lieberman cover a many...
2024-03-2836 min
Sparks of HistoryJosephus - Professor Ari Mermelstein How and when did Josephus “switch sides”?
What role did Josephus play vis-à-vis Rome andthe Emperors?
What are the writings of Josephus?
How reliable are Josephus’ writing?
How important are they as a source of ancient history?
Is it accurate to call Josephus a Benedict Arnold?
2023-03-1253 min
Sparks of HistoryThe Formation of the Talmud - Dr. Ari BergmannJoin noted scholar Dr Ari Bergmann as he explores the Formation of the Talmud. A pentrating, and insightful presentation of that outstanding product of Jewish History - the Talmud.
2023-01-1849 min
Sparks of HistoryAmerican Jewish Education #2 YU, JTS, HUC - Rabbi Evan HoffmanRabbi Evan Hoffman author of Parashah Themesin Historical Perspective presents
American Jewish Education
Origins of YU, JTS, HUC
Rabbi Isaac Wise, Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Bernard Revel, Samuel Belkin, Louis Ginzberg,Saul Lieberman, Mordechai Kaplan
2022-05-0418 min
Sparks of HistoryAmerican Jewish Education #1: YU, JTS, HUC - Rabbi Evan HoffmanRabbi Evan Hoffman author of Parashah Themesin Historical Perspective presents
American Jewish Education
Origins of YU, JTS, HUC
Rabbi Isaac Wise, Cyrus Adler, Solomon Schechter, Bernard Revel, Samuel Belkin, Louis Ginzberg,Saul Lieberman, Mordechai Kaplan
2022-05-0422 min
Sparks of HistoryThe Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara #2 - Professor David KertzerWHY? EDGARDO MORTARA KIDNAPPED
Pulitzer Prize Winner
David Kertzer
Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science, Professor of Anthropology, and Professor of Italian Studies at Brown University takes us behind the scenes in a thrilling account of:
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
https://www.sparksofhistory.com/the-kidnapping-of-edgardo...
Why was Edgardo Mortara Kidnapped?
How did the event change Italian history?
Why did it cause an international uproar?
2022-02-1715 min
Sparks of HistoryCalvin Coolidge #2 - Amity Shales InterviewJoin Amity Shales, Chairperson of the board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential FoundationPresidential Scholar at the King's College,And, Award Winning Author, of four New York Times bestsellers:The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, The Forgotten Man: GraphicThe Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americas Crazy. Calvin Coolidgeas she presents her penetrating insights into the life and presidency of Calvin Coolidge.'To read Amity Shlaes's well-crafted biography is to understand why Reagan so admired the famously reticent man whom Shlaes calls 'our great...
2022-02-1620 min
Sparks of HistoryCalvin Coolidge #1 - Amity Shales InterviewJoin Amity Shales, Chairperson of the board of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential FoundationPresidential Scholar at the King's College,And, Award Winning Author, of four New York Times bestsellers:The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression, The Forgotten Man: GraphicThe Greedy Hand: How Taxes Drive Americas Crazy. Calvin Coolidgeas she presents her penetrating insights into the life and presidency of Calvin Coolidge.'To read Amity Shlaes's well-crafted biography is to understand why Reagan so admired the famously reticent man whom Shlaes calls 'our great...
2022-02-1622 min
Sparks of HistoryWalt Whitman #2- Noted author Jean HeutsWith Walt Whitman, Himself
Noted author Jean Heuts:Introduces us to the great American poet Walt Whitman and his seminal works includingLeaves of Grass, To A Stanger, O Captain! and much more.Did Whitman mention or allude to Jews / Jewish People in any of his works?• General allusions – “The Hebrews”• Horace Traubel – Jewish friend & biographer • Well versed in the Bible• Russian programs – cruel and barbarous treatment• Open to immigration
2022-02-1517 min
Sparks of HistoryWalt Whitman #1- Noted author Jean HeutsWith Walt Whitman, Himself
Noted author Jean Heuts:Introduces us to the great American poet Walt Whitman and his seminal works includingLeaves of Grass, To A Stanger, O Captain! and much more.Did Whitman mention or allude to Jews / Jewish People in any of his works?• General allusions – “The Hebrews”• Horace Traubel – Jewish friend & biographer • Well versed in the Bible• Russian programs – cruel and barbarous treatment• Open to immigration
2022-02-1519 min
Sparks of HistoryMark Twain #2 - Professor Susan HarrisProfessor Susan Harris, Hall Distinguished Professor emerita of American Literature, University of Kansas., Mabel Fry Teaching Award, 2006, Henry Nash Smith Award, 2005And author of: Mark Twain, the World, and Me (Univ. of Alabama Press, 2020).God’s Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902 (Oxford, 2011).The Courtship of Olivia Langdon and Mark Twain (Cambridge, 1996).19th-Century American Women's Novels: Interpretive Strategies (Cambridge, 1990). Mark Twain's Escape from Time: A Study of Patterns and Images (Missouri, 1982).discusses Mark Twain, his life, his books, his legacy, his attitudes toward Jews and the Jewish People.
2022-02-1415 minSparks of HistoryMark Twain #1 - Professor Susan HarrisProfessor Susan Harris, Hall Distinguished Professor emerita of American Literature, University of Kansas., Mabel Fry Teaching Award, 2006, Henry Nash Smith Award, 2005And author of: Mark Twain, the World, and Me (Univ. of Alabama Press, 2020).God’s Arbiters: Americans and the Philippines, 1898-1902 (Oxford, 2011).The Courtship of Olivia Langdon and Mark Twain (Cambridge, 1996).19th-Century American Women's Novels: Interpretive Strategies (Cambridge, 1990). Mark Twain's Escape from Time: A Study of Patterns and Images (Missouri, 1982).discusses Mark Twain, his life, his books, his legacy, his attitudes toward Jews and the Jewish People.
2022-02-1415 min
Sparks of HistoryWoodrow Wilson #2 - From Princeton to the PresidencySparks of History is proud to present Professor W. Barksdale Maynard.Professor Maynard was lecturer of art and architectural history at Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University from 2002-15 He is the author of :The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait Princeton: America's Campus Buildings of Delaware, Buildings of the U.S. Series Walden Pond: A History Architecture in the United States, 1800-1850 In this engaging interview , Professor Maynard presents his award winning work:Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency (Yale University Press, 2008) 'A fascinating account'--Bill Bradley;
2022-02-1321 min
Sparks of HistoryWoodrow Wilson #1 - Professor Barksdale MaynardSparks of History is proud to present Professor W. Barksdale Maynard.Professor Maynard was lecturer of art and architectural history at Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University from 2002-15 He is the author of :The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait Princeton: America's Campus Buildings of Delaware, Buildings of the U.S. Series Walden Pond: A History Architecture in the United States, 1800-1850 In this engaging interview , Professor Maynard presents his award winning work:Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency (Yale University Press, 2008) 'A fascinating account'--Bill Bradley;
2022-02-1319 min
Sparks of HistoryNikola Tesla #2 - Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola TeslaDr. Marc Seifer, author, university lecturer and handwriting expert explores the life and work of the incomparable inventor, Nikola Tesla.Seifer's, Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla, has been translated into eight languages and has been called “serious scholarship” by Scientific American In this insightful Sparks of History interview, Dr. Seifer explores Tesla's profound impact and lasting legacy on our lives today.
2022-02-1118 min
Sparks of HistoryNikola Tesla #1 - Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola TeslaDr. Marc Seifer, author, university lecturer and handwriting expert explores the life and work of the incomparable inventor, Nikola Tesla.Seifer's, Wizard: The Life & Times of Nikola Tesla, has been translated into eight languages and has been called “serious scholarship” by Scientific American In this insightful Sparks of History interview, Dr. Seifer explores Tesla's profound impact and lasting legacy on our lives today.
2022-02-1120 min
Sparks of HistoryTolkien #2 - John Garth - The Worlds of JRR TolkienAward winning author John Garth takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of J.R.R. Tolkiencreator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
Lord ofthe Rings - Movie?
Were Dwarves, Jews?
Compard to Harry Potter?
2022-02-0922 min
Sparks of HistoryTolkien #1 - John Garth - The Worlds of JRR TolkienAward winning author John Garth takes us on a journey into the wonderful world of J.R.R. Tolkiencreator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
What influenced Tolkien?
Tolkien's Soaring Imagination
Tolkien at Oxford
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2022-02-0924 min
Sparks of HistoryDr. Seuss #2- Seuss author Brian Jay JonesThere was only one, Dr. Seuss!
New York Times bestselling biographer Brian Jay Jones is known for covering iconic creative geniuses who have made indelible contributions to pop culture. He has celebrated the lives and legacies of George Lucas, Jim Henson, Washington Irving, and Dr. Seuss for serious fans and newcomers alike.His most recent book, Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination (Dutton, 2019), has been celebrated as “nuanced, profoundly human” (NPR), “compelling [and] sweeping in scope” (The New Yorker), and “a rich, anecdotal biography” (Kirkus).
2022-02-0820 min
Sparks of HistoryDr. Seuss #1 - Seuss author Brian Jay JonesThere was only one, Dr. Seuss!
New York Times bestselling biographer Brian Jay Jones is known for covering iconic creative geniuses who have made indelible contributions to pop culture. He has celebrated the lives and legacies of George Lucas, Jim Henson, Washington Irving, and Dr. Seuss for serious fans and newcomers alike.His most recent book, Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination (Dutton, 2019), has been celebrated as “nuanced, profoundly human” (NPR), “compelling [and] sweeping in scope” (The New Yorker), and “a rich, anecdotal biography” (Kirkus).
2022-02-0823 min
Sparks of HistoryThe Accusation #2 - Blood Libel in an American TownProfessor Edward Berenson, Professor of History at New York University and author of The Accusation, Blood Libel in an American Town, introduces us to the background and antecedents of America's only notorious blood libel. Professor Berenson is from the small town where the blood libel transpired; Massena, New York, a small town in upstate NY on the border with Canada. The story had been in his family and he grew up hearing about it. It's a strange story because the blood libel, this terrible, terrible accusation against Jews, is common in European history...
2022-02-0715 min
Sparks of HistoryThe Accusation #1 - Blood Libel in an American TownProfessor Edward Berenson, Professor of History at New York University and author of The Accusation, Blood Libel in an American Town, introduces us to the background and antecedents of America's only notorious blood libel. Professor Berenson is from the small town where the blood libel transpired; Massena, New York, a small town in upstate NY on the border with Canada. The story had been in his family and he grew up hearing about it. It's a strange story because the blood libel, this terrible, terrible accusation against Jews, is common in European history...
2022-02-0714 min
Sparks of HistoryHenry Ford and the Jews #2 - Ford / Hitler ConnectionWhat was the organized Jewish response to the Dearborn Independent?
What was the Ford / Hitler connection?
How should we view the Ford phenomenon in 2021?
Join Professor Neil Baldwin, author of the acclaimed,
Henry Ford and the Jews, The Mass Production of Hate
2022-02-0724 min
Sparks of HistoryHenry Ford and the Jews #1 - Interview with author Neil BaldwinHenry Ford and the Jews – Professor Neil Baldwin - INTRO
What were the major influences in Ford’s life?
When did Ford’s first take a public stance against the Jews?
Join Professor Neil Baldwin, author of the acclaimed,
Henry Ford and the Jews, The Mass Production of Hate
2022-02-0724 min
Sparks of HistoryAlexander Hamilton - Jewish? #2 - Professor Andrew PorwancherWas Alexander Hamilton Jewish?
Sparks of History presents a fascinating interview with Andrew Porwancher Wick Cary Associate Professor, University of OklahomaErnest May Fellow, Harvard's Belfer Center 2020-2022Author: The Devil Himself: A Tale of Honor, Insanity, and the Birth of Modern America Professor Porwancher's,The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Princeton, 2021).has been acclaimed:“A major contribution to our understanding both of Hamiltonand of Jews in the early American republic” – Professor Jonathan Sarna
2022-02-0618 min
Sparks of HistoryLincoln and the Jews #2 - Professor Jonathan SarnaDid Lincoln go after the “Jewish vote”?
How did Lincoln view Catholics?
Did Lincoln face an organized Jewish community?
What kind of Jewish community did Lincoln confront?
Professor Jonathan SarnaDirector, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish Historyat Brandeis Universityand author of: American Judaism: A HistoryWhen General Grant Expelled the JewsLincoln and the Jews: A HistoryPresents a stimulating review of Lincol...
2022-02-0615 minSparks of HistoryAlexander Hamilton - Jewish? #1 - Professor Andrew PorwancherWas Alexander Hamilton Jewish?
Sparks of History presents a fascinating interview with Andrew Porwancher Wick Cary Associate Professor, University of OklahomaErnest May Fellow, Harvard's Belfer Center 2020-2022Author: The Devil Himself: A Tale of Honor, Insanity, and the Birth of Modern America Professor Porwancher's,The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton (Princeton, 2021).has been acclaimed:“A major contribution to our understanding both of Hamiltonand of Jews in the early American republic” – Professor Jonathan Sarna
2022-02-0612 min
Sparks of HistoryLincoln and the Jews #1 - Professor Jonathan Sarna
Professor Jonathan Sarna - Abraham Lincoln & The Jews - Intro
Did a Young Lincoln encounter Jews?
How did Lincoln view Judaism?
Professor Jonathan SarnaDirector, Schusterman Center for Israel Studies Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish Historyat Brandeis Universityand author of: American Judaism: A HistoryWhen General Grant Expelled the JewsLincoln and the Jews: A HistoryPresents a stimulating review of Lincoln and The Jews, highlighted by a rich array of primary sou...
2022-02-0312 min
Sparks of HistoryGeorge Washington #3- David Stewart - The ReinventionWhat was Washington's Political Philosophy?
Did the Hebrew Bible Influence Washington?
How was Washington's Touro Synagogue Visit Received by Americans?
Why Study the Life of Washington?
Join award winning author David O. Stewart as he discusses his best selling book:George Washington, The Political Rise of America'sFounding Father.Mr. Stewart is the author of both historical non-fiction and fiction page turners including:Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America – . American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America The Summer o...
2022-01-3110 min
Sparks of HistoryGeorge Washington #2 - David Stewart - The ReinventionWhat were Washington's key political skills?
What was Washington's Key Military Skill?
Was Washington anti Slavery?
Join award winning author David O. Stewart as he discusses his best selling book:George Washington, The Political Rise of America'sFounding Father.Mr. Stewart is the author of both historical non-fiction and fiction page turners including:Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America – . American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution, .Impeached: The Trial of Pr...
2022-01-3010 min
Sparks of HistoryGeorge Washington #1 - David Stewart - The Reinvention
What are some of the Washington Myths?
How did the early frontier years impact Washington?
What Was Washington's Self Reinvention?
Join award winning author David O. Stewart as he discusses his best selling book:George Washington, The Political Rise of America'sFounding Father.Mr. Stewart is the author of both historical non-fiction and fiction page turners including:Madison’s Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America – . American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitutio...
2022-01-3010 min
Sparks of HistoryLuther's Jews #3 - A Journey Into Anti-SemitismDid Luther’s anti-Semitism impact the Reformation?
How did Luther view Johannes Reuchlin?
How did future Protestants view Luther?
Why Should Young People Study Luther’s Jews?
Thomas Kaufmann – Martin Luther Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of GottingenandChairman, German Society for Reformation HistorySelected works: • Luther’s Jews, A Journey into Anti-Semitism• Geschichte der Reformation in Deutschland• Das Ende Der Reformation: Magdeburgs Herrgotts Kanzlei • Konfession Und Kultur
2022-01-3012 min
Sparks of HistoryLuther's Jews #2 - A Journey Into Anti-Semitism - Jews and their LiesWhat is ”That Jesus Was Born A Jew”
What was the Impact of “That Jesus was born a Jew”?
Why did Luther write The Jews and Their Lies?
Was Luther’s anti-Semitism: Theological, Racial, Political?
Thomas Kaufmann – Martin Luther Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of GottingenandChairman, German Society for Reformation HistorySelected works: • Luther’s Jews, A Journey into Anti-Semitism• Geschichte der Reformation in Deutschland• Das Ende Der Reformation: Magdeburgs Herrgotts Kanzlei • Konfession Und Kultur
2022-01-3011 min
Sparks of HistoryLuther's Jews #1 - A Journey Into Anti-Semitism - Professor Thomas KaufmannThomas Kaufmann – Martin Luther Professor of Ecclesiastical History, University of GottingenandChairman, German Society for Reformation HistorySelected works: • Luther’s Jews, A Journey into Anti-Semitism• Geschichte der Reformation in Deutschland• Das Ende Der Reformation: Magdeburgs Herrgotts Kanzlei • Konfession Und Kultur
Luther’s Jews – Professor Thomas Kaufmann – Intro What were the early influences that shaped Luther?
What was the Reformation? What made Luther & his Writings so Impactful?
2022-01-3009 min
Sparks of HistoryLeon Trotsky #3 - What led Trotsky to become a revolutionary?What led Trotsky to become a revolutionary? Sharp, sensitive naturel critical of father’s business High school 1890s – read revolutionary literature Claimed Jewish oppression was not a factor Developed Marxist approach, joined revolutionary circles Arrested & exiled to Siberia
Joshua Rubenstein presents the life and works of Leon TrotskyMr. Rubenstein was Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA 1975 - 2012 and is an Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard UniversityMr. Rubenstein's works include:Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life, Jewish Lives series at Yale University P...
2022-01-2703 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #12- Did Lindbergh Apologize for his anti-Semitism??THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH
#12 DID LINDBERGH EVER APOLGIZE FOR HIS ANTISEMITIC, PRO NAZI, OPINIONS?• Do not see any retraction or apology• Attempt to clean up his record• Blamed science & technology• Strong anti-United Nations speeches
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghAuthor of: Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Tippy, Tippy, Tippy, Hide!
2022-01-2702 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #11- What was Lindbergh's 1941 Des Moines Iowa Speech?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH
WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S 1941 DES MOINES IOWA SPEECH?• September 1941 speech for America Frist• Realized public opinion shifting away from isolationism• Called Jews . the “others”• Blamed Jews for pushing war• Claimed war would spark widespread anti-Semitism• Strong, negative reaction across the board
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Alman...
2022-01-2703 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #10- What was Lindbergh's Relationship with Henry Ford?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH
#10 WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HENRY FORD?• Not close friends• Lindbergh on tour took Ford for a plane ride• During WW2, army & aviation sector rejected Lindbergh• Henry Ford hired Lindbergh for factory plane production• Worked together on America First
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghWAS LINDBERGH A RACIST?• Views were similar to those of Nazi Germany• Advocated eugenics even after World War II• Believed in supremacy of whit...
2022-01-2701 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #9- Was Lindbergh a Racist?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghWAS LINDBERGH A RACIST?• Views were similar to those of Nazi Germany• Advocated eugenics even after World War II• Believed in supremacy of white Christians• Picked a wife based on specific traits / lineage• OK with war against Japan but not with white Germany
Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart...
2022-01-2702 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #8 - Was Lindbergh a Nazi Sympathizer?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH
#8 WAS LINDBERGH A NAZI SYMPATHIZER?• Visited Germany a number of time• Impressed by Hitler • Lindbergh was a fascist• Wanted to move to Berlin• Even after war remained entrenched in fascist beliefs• Anne Lindbergh write Wave of Future• Advocate an American brand of fascism
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
2022-01-2703 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #7 - How did the Kidnapping Impact Charles and Anne Lindbergh?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH
HOW DID THE KIDNAPPING IMPACT CHARLES & ANNE LINDBERGH?• Deeply affected them• Charles blamed the media• Soured on USA & democracy• Charles remained silent on matter• Ann was devastated & it created a wedge in the marriage Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Almanac: Being a True Account...
2022-01-2702 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #6 - What is the Lindbergh Law?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH#6 What is the Lindbergh Law?• Lindbergh baby kidnapping Summer 1932• US Congress passed law• Kidnapping now a federal offense – across state lines• New section in Department of Justice• Snatch racket was prevalent during depression
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Almanac: Being a True Account of the...
2022-01-2701 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #5 - Did Lindbergh influence US Aviation Industry?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH#5 Did Lindbergh influence US Aviation Industry?• Hugely influential• Brought instant attention to aviation• Showed a new way to travel and move things• Toured the country to demonstrate that air travel was safe• Involved in new airlines including Pan Am
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh
Author of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s...
2022-01-2601 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #4 - Why was Lindbergh’s Solo Flight Historic?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH#4 WHY WAS LINDBERGH’S SOLO FLIGHT SO HISTORIC?• The solo flight was huge• People were searching• Lindbergh was the underdog, out of nowhere, hero• Showcased American excellence• International response, bringing the world together as one
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghAuthor of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman’...
2022-01-2602 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #3 - What was Lindbergh’s personality?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH#3 WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S PERSONALITY?• Personality stayed constant over the years• Loved machines more than people• Emotionally cold• Compartmentalized• Very exacting• No long-term friendships
Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghAuthor of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman’s LifeBen Franklin’s in My Bathroom!Big Chee...
2022-01-2602 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #2 - What were Lindbergh’s early influences?THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH#2 What were Lindbergh’s early influences?• As a child was constantly told the story of his grandfather• Grandfather Lindbergh came to Minnesota from Sweden• He lost his left arm in a mill accident• Everyone thought he would die• He survived, buried his arm & went back to farming Award winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghAuthor of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin...
2022-01-2602 min
Sparks of HistoryCharles Lindbergh #1 - Interview Candace Fleming- IntroAward winning author Candace FlemingThe Rise and Fall of Charles LindberghAuthor of: Amazing Collection of Joey CornellAmelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia EarhartBen Franklin’s Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman’s LifeBen Franklin’s in My Bathroom!Big Cheese for the White HouseBoxes for KatjeBulldozer Helps OutBulldozer’s Big DayClever JackCubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman ZookeeperCurse of the Mummy: Uncoveri...
2022-01-2602 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #8 - Jefferson Davis and Judah Benjamin?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2603 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #7 - Judah Benjamin and Slavery?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2603 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #6 - Why did Judah Benjamin choose politics?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2601 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #5- Did Judah Benjamin face anti-Semitism?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2603 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #4 - What was Judah Benjamin's Personality?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2601 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #3 - Did Benjamin receive a Jewish Education?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2602 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #2 - Early Influences Shaping Benjamin?Join Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2602 min
Sparks of HistoryJudah Benjamin #1 - Interview with author James TraubJoin Sparks of History with noted author, journalist and lecturer James TraubSenior Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, NYUAuthor of:City on a Hill: Testing the American Dream at City CollegeThe Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the era of American World Power John Quincy Adams: Militant SpiritWhat was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea.Mr. Traub discusses his award winning book,Judah Benjamin, Counselor to the Confederacy, Yale University Press. Jewish Lives Series'This is, by far...
2022-01-2603 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #13- Did Marx face Anti-Semitism?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #13 Did Marx face anti-Semitism?• Not really• Prussia attacks Marx / Communists • Wilheim Stieber accusations• Cologne Communist...
2022-01-2601 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #12- What is Marx's Essay on the Jewish Question?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #12 What is Marx’s Essay on the Jewish Question?• Background: Jews not citizens of Germany• Germans must be...
2022-01-2606 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #11- How did Marx View Judaism & Jewish People?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #11 How did Marx View Judaism & the Jewish People?• Essay on the Jewish People• Wrote about his Jewish des...
2022-01-2605 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #10 - Private Life versus Writings?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #10 Was there a Contradiction between Marx’s private life & writings?• Marx’s focus on his personal finances• Ha...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #9- Where Does the Communist Manifesto Rank?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #9 How does the Communist Manifesto Rank?• Communist Manifesto & Das Kapital are best known• Part of canonical Marx...
2022-01-2502 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #8- What Was Marx's Personality?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #8 What Was Marx’s Personality?• Marx was good one on one• He could be charming• But also br...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #7- Was Marx a Marxist?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #7 Was Marx A Marxist?• Marx himself said, I’m not a Marxist• Engels really coined Marxism• Mar...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #6- Was Marx an Accomplished Economist?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #6 Was Marx An Accomplished Economist?• Marx deeply researched economics• Economics in 19th century was called “Political Econom...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #5- Was Marx a Prophet?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #5 Marx: Prophet of the Future?• Tend to view Marx in contemporary terms• Far seeing prophet• Predictor...
2022-01-2502 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #4 - Did Marx receive a Jewish Education?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #4 Did Marx receive any Jewish Education?• Marx was baptized at age 5• First Religious writing was on Gospel of J...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #3 - What Were the Early Influences?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #3 What were the early influences that shaped Marx?• Three early influences• Father, who ready Voltaire to son• Gy...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #2 - What is the MEGA Project?Join Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #2 What is the MEGA Project?• Huge Undertaking• All works of Marx & Engels• Including notes on envelopes, le...
2022-01-2501 min
Sparks of HistoryKarl Marx #1 - Interview Professor Jonathan SperberJoin Sparks oh History withProfessor Jonathan Sperber Karl Marx: A Nineteenth-Century Life (Liveright Publishing, 2013)2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Biography'absorbing, meticulously researched biography' – New York TimesCurator Professor Emeritus of History, University of MissouriMember, German Studies AssociationMember, American Historical AssociationSelected works• Popular Catholicism in Nineteenth-Century Germany • The Kaiser's Voters: Electors and Elections in Imperial Germany • Revolutionary Europe, 1780-1850 • The European Revolutions, 1848-1851 #1 Professor Jonathan Sperber - Karl Marx – A Nineteenth Century Life - Intro• Red Diaper baby• Thought I knew M...
2022-01-2503 min
Sparks of HistoryLeon Trotsky #2 - Trotsky's Jewish Childhood?Joshua Rubenstein presents the life and works of Leon TrotskyMr. Rubenstein was Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA 1975 - 2012 and is an Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard UniversityMr. Rubenstein's works include:Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life, Jewish Lives series at Yale University Press. Soviet Dissidents, Their Struggle for Human Rights and Tangled Loyalties.The Life and Times of Ilya Ehrenburg.Co-editor of Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee.Co-editor of The KGB File of Andrei Sakharov.
2022-01-2403 min
Sparks of HistoryLeon Trotsky #1 - Interview Author Joshua Rubenstein - INTROJoshua Rubenstein presents the life and works of Leon TrotskyMr. Rubenstein was Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USA 1975 - 2012 and is an Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard UniversityMr. Rubenstein's works include:Leon Trotsky: A Revolutionary’s Life, Jewish Lives series at Yale University Press. Soviet Dissidents, Their Struggle for Human Rights and Tangled Loyalties.The Life and Times of Ilya Ehrenburg.Co-editor of Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee.Co-editor of The KGB File of Andrei Sakharov.
2022-01-2405 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #8 - Helped Jews Readmitted to England?Award winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-2404 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #7 - Who Was Queen Christina?Award winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-2401 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #6 - What is the Hope of Israel?Award winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-2402 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #5- What Kind of a Rabbi?Award winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-2403 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #9- How did Einstein view himself?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and Times
How did Einstein view himself? • Newton sees himself as historic like Adam, Moses…• Einstein had the common touch• Famous, sense of humor• Used his fame as a platform for his views• Not a political leader• Understood...
2022-01-2403 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #8- Was Einstein A Zionist?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and Times
as Einstein a Zionist?• Hot & Cold• His Own Version of Zionism• Thought Nationalism was bad• Save Haven for Jews – Important• Enamored with idea of Jewish University• Hebrew University • Collective wisdom of the Jewish people• Not a tr
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Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #7- Was Einstein A Pacifist?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and Times
Was Einstein a Pacifist? • Fundamentally a pacifist• Against Belgium pacifists as Hitler to invade• Fearful Germany would develop Nuclear weapons• Signed letter to Roosevelt• Led to Manhattan Project• Abhorred by atomic bombing of Japan• Would “burn...
2022-01-2405 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #6- Was Einstein Political?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and Times
Was Einstein Political? • Used his platform as the most famous scientist• Anti-Nationalist, Anti-Military• Wrote “Why Socialism?”• Proponent of human equality• Advocate for the vulnerable people
2022-01-2403 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #5 - Was Einstein Religious?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and TimesALBERT EINSTEIN #5
#6 Was Einstein Religious? • Newton studied Solomon’s Temple, Maimonides• Einstein was not like Newton• Cosmic Religion• Universal “governed” by natural laws• Jew of Mosaic Persuasion• Greater affinity to Jewish friends
2022-01-2406 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #4 - Was Einstein's Science, Jewish?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and TimesALBERT EINSTEIN #$
Was Einstein’s Science, Jewish?
Einstein’s theory was revolutionary
Upset many scientists
They called his work, derogatorily, “Jewish Science”
Is there any truth in that?
Similar to Talmudic Reasoning!
Different seemingly contradictory perspectives resolved by higher unders...
2022-01-2405 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #4 - Writings for non Jews?Award winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-1403 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #3 - Influential Printer?Award winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-1301 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #3 - A Good Student?Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and TimesALBERT EINSTEIN#3 Was Einstein a Good Student? • Myth: Einstein was a bad student• Always thought he knew better• Hated the German schools• Did not finish his high school in Germany• Zurich Engineering University
2022-01-1205 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein #2 - Early Influences - Professor Steven GimbelAward winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and TimesALBERT EINSTEIN#2 Einstein: What were the early influences? • Raised in Southern Germany, secular, anti-religious Jewish home• Received Jewish studies from a religious uncle• At age 9 becomes observant, religious, sings psalms to God • At age 10 religion goes away, r...
2022-01-1206 min
Sparks of HistoryAlbert Einstein - Intro -Professor Steven GimbelAward winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and TimesALBERT EINSTEIN#1 Albert Einstein – Professor Steven Gimbel - Introduction • Enjoyed science documentaries as a kid• Studies physics and philosophy at university• Dissertation on interpretations of the General Theory of Relativity• Studies metaphysics of Einstein• Einstein’s work...
2022-01-1204 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel #2 - Jewish Amsterdam 17th CenturyAward winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-1104 min
Sparks of HistoryMenasseh ben Israel - Interview - Professor Steven Nadler - IntroAward winning author Professor Steven NadlerVilas Research Professor and William H. Hay II Professor (Columbia, Ph.D. 1986)Director of UW-Madison’s Institute for Research in the Humanities Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Author:Menasseh ben Israel: Rabbi of Amsterdam (“Jewish Lives”, Yale, 2018)Spinoza: A Life (Cambridge, 1999; second edition, 2018); The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2008); The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy: From Antiquity through the Seventeenth Century (2009), co-edited with Tamar Rudavsky; A Book Forged in Hell...
2022-01-1103 min
Adapt or PerishThe Addams Family (Ep. 79)In this very spooky (and slightly belated) episode of Adapt or Perish we're celebrating Halloween with a look at the creepiest and kookiest family of them all—The Addams Family. In this episode we discuss: Charles Addams' original New Yorker cartoon. The Addams Family (ABC, 1964–1966), created by David Levy, starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, and Ted Cassidy. The Addams Family (Paramount, 1991), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Caroline Thompson and Larry Wilson, and starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina Ricci. Addams Family Values (Paramount, 1993), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Paul Rudn...
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Let's Talk Torah Audio PodcastLet's Talk Torah - Episode 115 - The Emperors and The JewsThank you for listening, please go to StreamcastDetroit.com/donate and pledge your support for Let's Talk TorahJoin Rabbi Tzvi and his guest Ari Lieberman as they discuss his book The Emperors and The Jews. How the greatest Emperors in history were intertwined with great Jewish leaders.
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2020-01-0257 min
Terrorist TherapistMurder of Ari Fuld Proves Palestinian Terrorism is Alive and WellThe murder of American-Israeli Ari Fuld by a Palestinian reveals that their 'pay-for-slay’ program still works to inspire
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2018-09-2833 min
DomainSherpa.comGDPR, the end of the WhoIs and what this means to you - with Attorneys Stevan Lieberman, Ari Goldberger and Jason SchaefferWith GDPR on May 25, you can expect to lose access to WhoIs data as we know it and begin many months of “growing pains” as the domain industry scrambles to figure out how to comply with GDPR.
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2018-04-3052 min
Jews You Should KnowThe Senator: A Conversation with Joe LiebermanABOUT THIS EPISODE Longtime Senator Joe Lieberman is one of the nation's most accomplished politicians, and also one of its most visible observant Jews. In this wide-ranging conversation, Lieberman cover a many topics, including: his childhood and grandmother's early Jewish influence; formative event like the elections of John F. Kennedy and the Martin Luther King Jr. march in Washington, D.C.; his own religious odyssey while at Yale University ("Sometimes you make big decisions that are really quite simple"); the therapeutic value of loss; pollster's Stanley Greenberg's "prophetic" advice; his shocking Senate victory; the question he has...
2017-10-0236 min
Talkline CommunicationsTalkline 11-30-11Ari Lieberman of the Hebron Fund, Willy Rapfogel CEO of Met Council on Jewish Poverty, and Ira Weissman, President and Founder of www.truthaboutdiamonds.com is cautioning shoppers about impulse buying of diamonds on Cyber Monday.
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"Dr. Carole's Couch" - Radio ShowLive from the Frontlines in IsraelWant to know what's really going on in the Israeli-Gaza war zone? You won't learn the truth from the mainstream media. Listen to it live here, as journalist Ari Bussel, reports from Israel on what's really happening behind the scenes and how it's becoming a global showdown.
2009-01-1300 min