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People of the Books

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Feb 19, 2024

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Yosef Halper, a legendary Tel Aviv bookdealer, discusses his book The Bibliomaniacs: Tales from a Tel Aviv Bookseller.

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Feb 19, 2024

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Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.

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A time of harmonious coexistence: The Jews and Muslims of Tinghir: The price of collaboration Prof. Menachem Hofnung, a political scientist from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, unveils a ground-breaking study that he has just concluded about Israel's treatment of Arab informants over the years. A time of... by Tel Aviv Review
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Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences?: Why do Jews play a "ridiculously disproportionate" role in the sciences? Dr. Noah Efron, the founding chair of the Program in Science, Technology, Society at Bar-Ilan University, and a fellow TLV1 broadcaster, recently published in English by... by Tel Aviv Review
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Under women's wings: The architecture of the 'ezrat nashim': Under women's wings: The architecture of the ezrat nashim Adva Naama Baram, an architect and photographer specializing in architectural photography, talks about her new exhibition, currently showing at the Architects' House Gallery in Jaffa,... by Tel Aviv Review
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Hannah Arendt under the microscope: Evaluating the Jewish-German philosopher's theories on totalitarianism through testimonies of Holocaust victims and survivors. by Tel Aviv Review
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All her daughters: The story of Jerusalem's legendary headmistress: The story of Jerusalem's legendary headmistress Prof. Laura Schor, a historian at Hunter College and author of The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau's School for Girls, discusses the character of Annie Landau, a high-profile... by Tel Aviv Review
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The birth of the cosmopolitan Jew – The Tel Aviv Review: The birth of the cosmopolitan Jew Prof. Sander Gilman, who teaches history at Emory University in the US, is an extremely prolific academic with a vast spectrum of fields of expertise. He discusses his latest study, cleverly entitled "Aliens vs... by Tel Aviv Review
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Bottomless pit: The Cairo Geniza and the untold history of Medieval Jewry: Bottomless pit: The Cairo Geniza and the untold history of Medieval Jewry Dr. Moshe Lavee, a Talmud scholar at the University of Haifa, tells us about the Cairo Genizah – this trove of hundreds of thousands of Jewish texts, religious as well as... by Tel Aviv Review
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More than moneylending: The economic history of the Jews: More than moneylending: The economic history of the Jews Economist Zvi Eckstein of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya offers an original and compelling explanation of the demographic meanders of the Jewish people in the common... by Tel Aviv Review
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A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism: A eulogy to a different kind of Zionism Prof. Ofer Shiff of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, author of the recently published The Downfall of Abba Hillel Silver and the Foundation of Israel, talks about the American-Jewish leader who lost the... by Tel Aviv Review
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Rooted cosmopolitans: Israelis flocking to EU while staying put (Rerun, Originally aired 27-12-13) by Tel Aviv Review
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Why the Diaspora is good for the Jews: Why the Diaspora is good for the Jews Prof. Alan Wolfe, a political scientist at Boston College, explores why so few Jews in the West acknowledge their good fortune, and how their relationship to their home countries and to Israel evolves as the... by Tel Aviv Review
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Jews and words: A millennia-long love story: This week's show is a special one, because we only have one guest. But it's a very special guest: Dr Fania Oz-Salzberger, a historian at Haifa University and a leading public intellectual in Israel. She talks about the book Jews and... by Tel Aviv Review
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How Israel successfully abolished the trafficking of women: How Israel successfully abolished the trafficking of women Dr. Nurit Hashimshony-Yaffe, a political scientist at the Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, tells us about her most recent study, which focuses on how Israel managed to clamp down on a... by Tel Aviv Review
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Israel's Bedouin and the line between tradition and modernity: Israel's Bedouin and the line between tradition and modernity Dr. Sarab Abu Rabia-Queder, a researcher at Ben-Gurion University, specializes in the impact of higher education on Bedouin women. Herself of Bedouin origin, she talks about the nomadic... by Tel Aviv Review
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Why we stayed: Confessions of postwar Polish Jews: Why we stayed: Confessions of postwar Polish Jews Prof. Marian Turski, Chairman of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, talks about Jewish life in Poland after the end of WWII, and explains why he and a handful other Polish Jews chose to stay in... by Tel Aviv Review
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Sir Moses Montefiore: a world Jewish leader before such even existed: On our program today, our guests are: Lia Tarachansky, director of the film On the Side of the Road that tackles the way the Nakba – the heritage of the Palestinian defeat in 1948 – is perceived in Israeli society... by Tel Aviv Review
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Hannah Arendt under the microscope: Dr. Michal Aharony, political philosophy and Holocaust studies professor at Beit Berl Academic College, recently authored Hannah Arendt and the Limits of Total Domination: The Holocaust, Plurality and Resistance. Dr. Aharony talks to host Gilad... by Tel Aviv Review
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Portrait of the father of a nation: Portrait of the father of a nation Prof. Anita Shapira, one of Israel's most eminent historians of Zionism, discusses her newly published biography of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's founding prime minister, with host Gilad Halpern. Hebrew literature and... by Tel Aviv Review
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Rise and decline of civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People: Rise and decline of civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People Dr. Salomon Wald, senior fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem and author of Rise and Decline of Civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People, tells us... by Tel Aviv Review
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Water laws in British-ruled Palestine: A case study: Water laws in British-ruled Palestine: A case study Dr. David Schorr, a historian of environmental law at Tel Aviv University's School of Law, tells us about the evolution of water laws in Palestine during the mandate years, and how the treatment of... by Tel Aviv Review
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Political science: Early Israeli-German scientific exchanges: Political science: Early Israeli-German scientific exchanges Prof. Ute Deichmann, a historian of science at Ben Gurion University, tells us to what extent exchanges between Israeli and German scientists in the early years of the state paved... by Tel Aviv Review
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Middle-of-the-road Judaism: The emergence of Modern Orthodoxy: Middle-of-the-road Judaism Dr. Ephraim Chamiel, a lecturer and scholar of Jewish thought in the modern era, talks about his book, The Middle Way: The Emergence of Modern Religious Trends in Nineteenth-Century Judaism. Which Jewish philosophers... by Tel Aviv Review
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Palestinian students and the struggle for nationhood: Palestinian students and the struggle for nationhood Dr. Ido Zelkovitz, a Middle East scholar at the University of Haifa, talks about his new book Students and Resistance in Palestine: Books, Guns and Politics, which explores the Palestinian... by Tel Aviv Review
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Why the Internet didn't kill the TV star: Why the Internet didn't kill the TV star Jerome Bourdon, a professor of communications at Tel Aviv University, tell us about the evolution of the peoplemeter from a simple instrument accumulating data for commercial purposes to a matter of... by Tel Aviv Review
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TLV1’s Live Election Coverage: Tue 9PM & Wed 7AM (Israel time): Tues. 9-11PM (Israel); 3-5PM (EST); 12-2PM (PT) Join TLV1 anchors Ilene Prusher and Gilad Halpern for LIVE coverage of Israel's election madness as the exit polls come out and the votes begin to be counted. We'll have TLV1 & Haaretz... by Tel Aviv Review
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Holy matrimony: Zion and the Diaspora in 20th century Jewish thought: Zion and the Diaspora in 20th century Jewish thought Prof. Yossi Turner, who teaches modern Jewish philosophy at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, explores the evolution of Zionism, and the integration and growing political... by Tel Aviv Review
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Multiculturalism in Israel: Literary Perspectives: Dr. Adia Mendelson-Moaz of the department of Literature, Language and the Arts at Israel's Open University joins host Gilad Halpern to talk about her exploration of literary works written by four Israeli groups - Arabs, Mizrahis (Jews of Middle... by Tel Aviv Review
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Moments and movements of resistance in Israel and beyond: Prof. Lev Grinberg, a sociologist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, joins host Gilad Halpern to discuss his new book Mo(ve)ments of Resistance: Politics, Economy and Society in Israel/Palestine 1931-2013. He gives a fresh analysis of power... by Tel Aviv Review
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What did the Crusaders ever learn from us?: What did the Crusaders ever learn from us? Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, talks about how the crusaders' encounters with local societies - beyond the initial indignation - led to theological, economic,... by Tel Aviv Review
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