And why it May Never be the Same. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Itchel Krasnjansky. The war in Israel and the anti-semitic protest in the U.S. are having an effect on the meaning and celebration of Hanukah. Rabbi Krasnjansky helps us understand what that effect is, here and in […]
Update on the Orthodox View of the War (How this World is Changing)
Coming Together in Israel and in the US. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Itchel Krasnjansky. Rabbi Krasnjansky of Chabad of Hawaii helps us understand how the Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and in the U.S. have reacted to the war and how factions that were not necessarily in agreement […]
War Crimes Against Israel (Global Connections)
How Does this Change the Course of History. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Peter Hoffenberg. Professor Peter Hoffenberg and Jay Fidell compare notes on the attack on Israel, the factors at play, what has happened, and why, and what it means for the future of Israel, the Middle East […]
The Attack on Israel (Global Connections)
What Does it Mean, How Should we React. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Richard Wertheimer. Richard Wertheimer and Jay Fidell compare notes on the attack on Israel, the factors at play, what has happened, and why, and what it means for the future of Israel, the Middle East and […]
We will Never Yield (History is Here to Help)
Jews and the German Press in the 1840s. The host for this show is Carl Ackerman. The guest is David A. Meola. Author David A. Meola discusses his brand new book concerning the role of the German Press in the fight for Jewish agency and participation in the 1840s. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this […]
Reviewing the U.S. and the Holocaust (Movies We Can Learn From)
Shocking After all These Years. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. Our panel discusses the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and the revelations that film provides about American anti-semitism and how the U.S. dealt with Hitler and Hitler’s genocide during the 1930s and 1940s. […]
The Pope at War by David Kertzer (Global Connections)
An Important New Book About Pius XII. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carl Ackerman and Brad Kerwin. Dr. Carl Ackerman helps us understand the importance of the The Pope at War, the new book by David Kertzer that was reviewed by Tim Parks in the New York Review of […]
What the Holocaust Film Tells us About America (Bigotry In America)
An Examination of the Ken Burns Film on PBS. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Manfred Henningsen. Manfred Henningsen, an emertus political science professor from UH Manoa, helps us understand the new PBS Ken Burns documentary on the U.S. and the Holocaust, and what that film tells us about American […]
Revelations from Ken Burns’ New Series on PBS (American Issues Take Two)
American Bigotry Right Through the War. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Ken Burns new series ‘Yearning to Breathe Free’ on PBS is a stunning examination of bigotry right here at home in the years before, during and after World War II. It’s a […]
So Many Constitutional Issues (Community Matters)
So Little Time. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Avi Soifer. Our panel tackles at least some of the troubling directions of the Supreme Court, including abortion, textualism and gaslighting. Since it’s Purim, we also delve into the history and plight of the Jews in Ukraine. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]