Rebeca Miller

2 weeks ago | ajhs.org | Rebeca Miller

This program originally aired online via zoom on April 29th at 6:30pm Eastern. Dr. Andrew Sperling joined us for a conversation about the history of Jews and the Ku Klux Klan: Antisemitism, Vigilantism, and Resistance. Andrew discussed the origins of the KKK, which began as a social club for ex-Confederate soldiers, and its ideological connection to the Lost Cause narrative.

3 weeks ago | ajhs.org | Rebeca Miller

This program originally aired online via zoom on April 24th, 2025 at 12:30pm Eastern. Julie Salamon (New York Times best-selling author) sits down with the 29th president of Harvard University, Lawrence Bacow. Larry joined us on Yom Hashoah (International Holocaust Remembrance Day) to reflect on his mother’s experiences as a survivor of the Holocaust, and the incredible life lessons he learned from her.

1 month ago | ajhs.org | Rebeca Miller

This program originally aired at the Center for Jewish History on March 25th, 2025 at 6:30pm Eastern. Co-Editor Melissa R. Klapper joined us with moderator Zev Eleff to discuss The Civil War Diary of Emma Mordecai, an incredible resource and document that chronicles the daily life of an affluent Jewish Confederate family living on a farm near Richmond, Virginia.

1 month ago | ajhs.org | Rebeca Miller

This program originally aired online via zoom on March 20th, 2025 at 12:30pm Eastern. Julie Salamon (New York Times best-selling author) sits down with journalist and author Sam Roberts to discuss his over 50 years of experience as a reporter, writing for The New York Daily News and the New York Times. Sam was first published in the 1st grade when a poem he wrote was featured in School Bank News, published by East New York Savings Bank.

2 months ago | ajhs.org | Rebeca Miller

This program originally aired online via zoom on February 20th, 2025 at 12:30pm Eastern. Julie Salamon (New York Times best-selling author) sits down with author, playwright, and screenwriter Paul Rudnick to discuss political humor, growing up culturally Jewish, and his new book, What is Wrong with You? For many years Paul has written satirical film reviews under the pseudonym Libby Gelman-Waxner, and has even received a few marriage proposals from fans unaware of her true identity.