In Conversation with Steven Nolt on Amish Society
In this long-form (podcast-style) interview, I talk to Steve Nolt about Amish life. So many people compare Hasidim to the Amish, and I've known so little about the Amish. This conversation brought so ...
13 Feb 20231h 52min
In Conversation on "Heretic in the House" with Naomi Seidman
This is a long-form zoom conversation with Naomi Seidman, host of the wonderful "Heretic in the House" podcast. You can find the podcast here: https://www.hartman.org.il/program/heretic-in-the-house/B...
1 Des 20221h 21min
In conversation with Gerry Albarelli, former Hasidic boys' English teacher
Gerry Albarelli wrote one of the most unique books on the contemporary Hasidic community. It's on the subject of his experience as a secular studies teacher in the Satmar Hasidic boys' school. His boo...
7 Jun 202258min
A special visit to Williamsburg with writer and former resident Phillip Lopate
Williamsburg, Brooklyn has a rich immigrant history. Before the South Side became the Hasidic enclave that it is today, it was a much more eclectic immigrant neighborhood. Among its former residents i...
18 Mai 20221h 8min
Izzy Posen and Frieda Vizel live zoom conversation on Post-Haredi life, identity and relations
I had the great pleasure of doing a live zoom conversation with fellow former-Hasid [OTD] and professional thinker Izzy Posen. Izzy is a prolific personality on Twitter, where he is eager to encourage...
2 Apr 20221h 16min
Interview with Harry Weiss, former Williamsburg resident
I'm delighted to be posting another video conversation with a Jewish Williamsburg "old-timer", this one with Harry/Chaim Weiss.Harry Weiss was born September 24, 1949, in the Williamsburg section of B...
2 Feb 20221h 11min
Shpanier Arbet / Jewish garment art with Elena Solomon
In this video post, I explore a very interesting part of Hasidic clothing: the silver decorative strip found on the men's prayer shawls. I talk to Elena Solomon, who, together with Lilly Homer is writ...
13 Jan 202240min
In Conversation with Nathaniel Deutsch, Co-author of 'A Fortress in Brooklyn'
I had the pleasure to talk to Nathaniel Deutsch about his new book on Hasidic Williamsburg.Nathaniel Deutsch is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he holds the B...
28 Des 20211h 22min
