Jewish History Nerds
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Episodes: 82
Dec 23, 2022
Description
Whoever said history was boring clearly never heard these stories…Welcome to Jewish History Nerds! Join hosts Yael and Schwab each week as they take a dive into some deep cuts of Jewish history. From the Jewish Da Vinci Code to mass suicide pacts, explore true stories that feel larger than life.
Be in touch: nerds@unpacked.media
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The First Jews in the Americas Revisited
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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"Bronx Man Leads Russian Revolution": Trotsky Revisited
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Vote Now for Jewish History Nerds
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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Before Jews Danced With the Torah: The Lost Simchat Torah Tradition
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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The Jewish History Hiding in Japan and Korea
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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How America Changed the Jewish People
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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Why Did Sammy Davis Jr. Become Jewish?
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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How Jews Built Hollywood: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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She Spoke from the Pulpit Before Women Could. Revisiting Ray Fank
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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How a Plate of Shrimp Changed American Judaism
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Anarchism, Feminism...and Judaism? Revisiting Emma Goldman
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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The Statue of Liberty Was Never Meant to Welcome Immigrants
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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How One Jewish Poet Changed the Meaning of America
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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The First Amendment and the Birth of Jewish Equality
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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The Forgotten Jews of the American Revolution
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Why The First Jews in Colonial America Nearly Vanished
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Jewish Pirates and the Caribbean
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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The First Jews in the Americas: Fleeing the Inquisition to Brazil
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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What If Rabin Wasn't a Peacenik?
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Anne Frank and the Story We Tell Ourselves
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Was King David a Hero or a Villain?
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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New Episodes, Coming Next Week
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto: A Yom HaShoah Re-Release
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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The Haggadah: The Book of the People of the Book
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Was Albert Einstein a Zionist?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Albert Einstein: Rebel. Reject. Genius.
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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She Spoke from the Pulpit Before Women Could
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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He Wrote Against Gambling… Then Became Addicted
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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The Other Hasidim: The Lost Jewish Movement That Rejected Joy
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg: The Case That Divided American Jews
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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The First Jewish Woman to Publish a Book
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Leon Trotsky: The Reluctant Jew Behind the Russian Revolution
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Secret Jews: Samuel Schwarz’s Discovery of Portugal’s Crypto-Jews
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The Hero Who Chose Children Over His Own Life
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Jewish History Nerds is BACK!
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Revisiting Hebrew Hammer: The True Story of Hannukah
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Listener Survey is Here
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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The JNF Blue Box: How Loose Change Helped Build Israel
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The Judensau: The Antisemitic Carving Still on German Churches
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May 29, 2025 |
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When Jews Thrived in India: The Cochin Copper Plates
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May 22, 2025 |
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How Rome Used Coins to Humiliate the Jews
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May 15, 2025 |
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The Secret History of Judaism’s Oldest Symbol
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May 08, 2025 |
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How One Kid Accidentally Changed Biblical History
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May 01, 2025 |
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Unearthing Dura-Europos: The Synagogue Lost in Time
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Buried Secrets: Jewish Magic, Demons, and the Babylonian Incantation Bowls
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The First Mention of Israel: A Passover Special on the Merneptah Stele
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Why the Jewish Star Is the Most Loaded Symbol in History
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Season 4, Coming Next Week
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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The Secret Jewish Kingdom of...Yemen?
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Bertha Pappenheim: Life Beyond a Diagnosis
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Rav Saadia Gaon: In Our Gaonic Era
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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The Diary of Glikl: Discovering the Exceptional within the Everyday
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Revisionist Zionism: Jabotinsky's Journey From Vladimir to Ze'ev
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Mystical Hasidism: Hillel Ba'al Shem's Enchanted Journey
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Chronicles of A Talmud Girl Boss
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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The First Female Rabbi?: Maiden of Ludmir
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Innovation or Assimilation? The Moses Mendelssohn Story
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Graetz's Balancing Act: Modernity and Judaism
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Season 3, Coming Next Week
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Sarah Schenirer: A Revolutionary Traditionalist
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Golden Age of Spanish Jewry: A Tapestry of Coexistence
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Hannah Szenes: Defiance Amidst Darkness
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Wuhsha the Broker: Excavations from the Cairo Geniza
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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"Resurrecting" Judaism?: Donato Manduzio's Journey
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May 25, 2023 |
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Johannes Eisenmenger: Deception, Faith, and Antisemitism
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May 18, 2023 |
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Sarra Coppia Sullam: A 17th Century Queen Esther?
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May 11, 2023 |
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Emma Goldman: Anarchism, Feminism...and Judaism?
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May 04, 2023 |
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Herod the Great: Madness & Majesty
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Season 2 Coming!
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Introducing: Unpacking Israeli History, Season 4!
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Babatha: The Jewish Mom of Ancient Times
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Eternal Outsider: The Uriel D'Acosta Story
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Saul/Paul of Tarsus: Nice Jewish Boy?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Holy Fire: Voices of the Warsaw Ghetto
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Hebrew Hammer: The True Story of Hanukkah
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Of Ports, Popes, and Pocketbooks
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Khazaria...A Jewish Empire In Europe?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Shabbetai Tzvi: A (Bonkers) False Messiah Story
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Does 'Liberte, Fraternite, Egalite' Include Jews?
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Josephus: The Man Who "Invented" Jewish History
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Trailer: Jewish History Nerds
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Nov 15, 2022 |