The Jewish Lens Podcast
@thejewishlens.bsky.social
Host Jonathan Rosen's podcast where he looks at anything and everything through a Jewish perspective
Great chat with the author of A Novel Crime, Deborah Levison!
Deborah discusses her books, being the daughter of Holocaust survivors, the real-life crime embroiling her family, which led to her book The Crate, & much more!
Deborah discusses her books, being the daughter of Holocaust survivors, the real-life crime embroiling her family, which led to her book The Crate, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of A Novel Crime, Deborah Levison!
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December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Great chat with the author of A Novel Crime, Deborah Levison!
Deborah discusses her books, being the daughter of Holocaust survivors, the real-life crime embroiling her family, which led to her book The Crate, & much more!
Deborah discusses her books, being the daughter of Holocaust survivors, the real-life crime embroiling her family, which led to her book The Crate, & much more!
Had a great chat with the author of Hands of Gold, Roni Robbins!
Roni discusses the book based on her family, Hands of Gold, her career in journalism, and interviewing people such as Hank Aaron, her family having a Blacksmith business when she was growing up, and much more!
Roni discusses the book based on her family, Hands of Gold, her career in journalism, and interviewing people such as Hank Aaron, her family having a Blacksmith business when she was growing up, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Hands of Gold, Roni Robbins!
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Had a great chat with the author of Hands of Gold, Roni Robbins!
Roni discusses the book based on her family, Hands of Gold, her career in journalism, and interviewing people such as Hank Aaron, her family having a Blacksmith business when she was growing up, and much more!
Roni discusses the book based on her family, Hands of Gold, her career in journalism, and interviewing people such as Hank Aaron, her family having a Blacksmith business when she was growing up, and much more!
Had a great chat with the author of Your Roots Cast a Shadow, Caroline Topperman!
Caroline discusses her book, Your Roots Cast a Shadow, owning a Pilates studio with celebrity clients, tracing back her roots in Poland, and much more!
Caroline discusses her book, Your Roots Cast a Shadow, owning a Pilates studio with celebrity clients, tracing back her roots in Poland, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Your Roots Cast a Shadow, Caroline Topperman!
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Had a great chat with the author of Your Roots Cast a Shadow, Caroline Topperman!
Caroline discusses her book, Your Roots Cast a Shadow, owning a Pilates studio with celebrity clients, tracing back her roots in Poland, and much more!
Caroline discusses her book, Your Roots Cast a Shadow, owning a Pilates studio with celebrity clients, tracing back her roots in Poland, and much more!
Had a great chat with The Accidental Talmudist, Sal Litvak!
Sal discusses his path to becoming The Accidental Talmudist, his new movie Guns & Moses, his book Let My People Laugh, & much more!
Sal discusses his path to becoming The Accidental Talmudist, his new movie Guns & Moses, his book Let My People Laugh, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: The Accidental Talmudist, Sal Litvak!
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November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Had a great chat with The Accidental Talmudist, Sal Litvak!
Sal discusses his path to becoming The Accidental Talmudist, his new movie Guns & Moses, his book Let My People Laugh, & much more!
Sal discusses his path to becoming The Accidental Talmudist, his new movie Guns & Moses, his book Let My People Laugh, & much more!
Great chat with the publisher of Green Bean Books, Michael Leventhal!
Michael discusses what he looks for when acquiring books, his own books Jews in Britain, The Chocolate King, and others, the Jewish food charity he had put together, GefilteFest, & much more!
Michael discusses what he looks for when acquiring books, his own books Jews in Britain, The Chocolate King, and others, the Jewish food charity he had put together, GefilteFest, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the publisher of Green Bean Books, Michael Leventhal!
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October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Great chat with the publisher of Green Bean Books, Michael Leventhal!
Michael discusses what he looks for when acquiring books, his own books Jews in Britain, The Chocolate King, and others, the Jewish food charity he had put together, GefilteFest, & much more!
Michael discusses what he looks for when acquiring books, his own books Jews in Britain, The Chocolate King, and others, the Jewish food charity he had put together, GefilteFest, & much more!
Great chat with the author of Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Yaron Weitzman!
Yaron discusses LeBron on the Lakers and power struggles on the team, behind-the-scenes storylines with the Buss family, being responsible for bringing Cheez Doodles to Stephen A Smith, & more
Yaron discusses LeBron on the Lakers and power struggles on the team, behind-the-scenes storylines with the Buss family, being responsible for bringing Cheez Doodles to Stephen A Smith, & more
The author of A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Yaron Weitzman!
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October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Great chat with the author of Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers, Yaron Weitzman!
Yaron discusses LeBron on the Lakers and power struggles on the team, behind-the-scenes storylines with the Buss family, being responsible for bringing Cheez Doodles to Stephen A Smith, & more
Yaron discusses LeBron on the Lakers and power struggles on the team, behind-the-scenes storylines with the Buss family, being responsible for bringing Cheez Doodles to Stephen A Smith, & more
Had a great chat with the writers of the fun time travel classic, Peggy Sue Got Married, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling!
Arlene and Jerry discuss the making of Peggy Sue Got Married, behind-the-scenes stories, their film Blue Sky with Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange, & more!
Arlene and Jerry discuss the making of Peggy Sue Got Married, behind-the-scenes stories, their film Blue Sky with Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange, & more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the writers of Peggy Sue Got Married, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling!
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October 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Had a great chat with the writers of the fun time travel classic, Peggy Sue Got Married, Arlene Sarner and Jerry Leichtling!
Arlene and Jerry discuss the making of Peggy Sue Got Married, behind-the-scenes stories, their film Blue Sky with Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange, & more!
Arlene and Jerry discuss the making of Peggy Sue Got Married, behind-the-scenes stories, their film Blue Sky with Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange, & more!
Had a great chat with the author of Rewriting the Rules, Danna Zeiger!
Danna discusses her book Rewriting the Rules about the life of Dr. Kathleen Friel, being a Biology professor at Fisher College, how her father was a political prisoner in the Soviet Union, & much more!
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Danna discusses her book Rewriting the Rules about the life of Dr. Kathleen Friel, being a Biology professor at Fisher College, how her father was a political prisoner in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#interview #podcast
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Rewriting the Rules, Danna Zeiger!
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September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Had a great chat with the author of Rewriting the Rules, Danna Zeiger!
Danna discusses her book Rewriting the Rules about the life of Dr. Kathleen Friel, being a Biology professor at Fisher College, how her father was a political prisoner in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#interview #podcast
Danna discusses her book Rewriting the Rules about the life of Dr. Kathleen Friel, being a Biology professor at Fisher College, how her father was a political prisoner in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#interview #podcast
Had a great chat with multimedia journalist Sharon Geltner!
Sharon discusses her career in journalism, her interactive marketing firm Froogle PR, her book Charity Bashed, & much more!
#interview #podcast #Jewish #author #journalist
Sharon discusses her career in journalism, her interactive marketing firm Froogle PR, her book Charity Bashed, & much more!
#interview #podcast #Jewish #author #journalist
The Jewish Lens presents: Multimedia Journalist Sharon Geltner!
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September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Had a great chat with multimedia journalist Sharon Geltner!
Sharon discusses her career in journalism, her interactive marketing firm Froogle PR, her book Charity Bashed, & much more!
#interview #podcast #Jewish #author #journalist
Sharon discusses her career in journalism, her interactive marketing firm Froogle PR, her book Charity Bashed, & much more!
#interview #podcast #Jewish #author #journalist
Over at The Jewish Lens, I had a great chat with the author of The Night Sparrow, Shelly Sanders!
Shelly discusses her book The Night Sparrow, discovering she was Jewish as a teen, visiting Latvia and finding out that she had ancestors murdered in the Holocaust, and much more.
Shelly discusses her book The Night Sparrow, discovering she was Jewish as a teen, visiting Latvia and finding out that she had ancestors murdered in the Holocaust, and much more.
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of The Night Sparrow, Shelly Sanders!
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September 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Over at The Jewish Lens, I had a great chat with the author of The Night Sparrow, Shelly Sanders!
Shelly discusses her book The Night Sparrow, discovering she was Jewish as a teen, visiting Latvia and finding out that she had ancestors murdered in the Holocaust, and much more.
Shelly discusses her book The Night Sparrow, discovering she was Jewish as a teen, visiting Latvia and finding out that she had ancestors murdered in the Holocaust, and much more.
Had such a fun chat with the Executive Director at Chabad of Coral Springs, Rabbi Avraham Friedman!
Rabbi Friedman discusses growing up in Brooklyn in a Chabad household, fighting antisemitism in a post-October 7th world, his podcast Sunday Morning Torah & Coffee, & much more!
#podcast #Jewish
Rabbi Friedman discusses growing up in Brooklyn in a Chabad household, fighting antisemitism in a post-October 7th world, his podcast Sunday Morning Torah & Coffee, & much more!
#podcast #Jewish
The Jewish Lens presents: the Executive Director at Chabad of Coral Springs, Rabbi Avraham Friedman
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September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Had a great chat with the author of My Other Half, David Isaacson!
David discusses the story behind his book, doing film reviews, antisemitism in London, and much more!
#podcast #Jewish #writing #author
David discusses the story behind his book, doing film reviews, antisemitism in London, and much more!
#podcast #Jewish #writing #author
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of My Other Half, David Isaacson!
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September 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Had a great chat with the CEO of the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Hava Holzhauer!
Hava discusses growing up as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her role as the President and CEO of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, her work as the Regional Director of the ADL, & more!
Hava discusses growing up as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her role as the President and CEO of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, her work as the Regional Director of the ADL, & more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the CEO of the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Hava Holzhauer!
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August 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Had a great chat with the CEO of the Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, Hava Holzhauer!
Hava discusses growing up as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her role as the President and CEO of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, her work as the Regional Director of the ADL, & more!
Hava discusses growing up as the descendant of Holocaust survivors, her role as the President and CEO of Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona, her work as the Regional Director of the ADL, & more!
Had a great chat with the president of the Yiddish Book Center, Susan Bronson!
Susan discusses the history of the Yiddish Book Center, the different collections they have, upcoming exhibits, & much more!
#Jewish #podcast #Books #Writing
Susan discusses the history of the Yiddish Book Center, the different collections they have, upcoming exhibits, & much more!
#Jewish #podcast #Books #Writing
The Jewish Lens presents: the president of the Yiddish Book Center, Susan Bronson!
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August 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Had a great chat with the lead singer of Ottowan, Esther de Bijl-Langen!
Esther discusses being part of Ottowan and having hits with Hands Up and D.I.S.C.O., discovering her Jewish roots, how her grandfather helped rescue Jews from the Nazis, & much more!
#Interview #podcast #80s
Esther discusses being part of Ottowan and having hits with Hands Up and D.I.S.C.O., discovering her Jewish roots, how her grandfather helped rescue Jews from the Nazis, & much more!
#Interview #podcast #80s
The Jewish Lens presents: the lead singer of Ottowan, Esther de Bijl-Langen!
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July 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Had a great chat with the lead singer of Ottowan, Esther de Bijl-Langen!
Esther discusses being part of Ottowan and having hits with Hands Up and D.I.S.C.O., discovering her Jewish roots, how her grandfather helped rescue Jews from the Nazis, & much more!
#Interview #podcast #80s
Esther discusses being part of Ottowan and having hits with Hands Up and D.I.S.C.O., discovering her Jewish roots, how her grandfather helped rescue Jews from the Nazis, & much more!
#Interview #podcast #80s
Over at Judith Magazine, @houseofrosen.bsky.social writes about Jews and "privilege".
Please check it out.
Please check it out.
Check Your Own Privilege
Jonathan Rosen questions who really holds power in a world that labels Jews as privileged.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Over at Judith Magazine, @houseofrosen.bsky.social writes about Jews and "privilege".
Please check it out.
Please check it out.
Had a great chat with the editor of The Practicing Writer Newsletter, Erika Dreifus!
@erikadreifus.bsky.social discusses her popular newsletter, her books, Birthright: Poems, and Quiet Americans: Stories, being a board member of Artists Against Antisemitism & The Leo Baeck Institute, & much more!
@erikadreifus.bsky.social discusses her popular newsletter, her books, Birthright: Poems, and Quiet Americans: Stories, being a board member of Artists Against Antisemitism & The Leo Baeck Institute, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the editor of The Practicing Writer Newsletter, Erika Dreifus!
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July 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Had a great chat with the editor of The Practicing Writer Newsletter, Erika Dreifus!
@erikadreifus.bsky.social discusses her popular newsletter, her books, Birthright: Poems, and Quiet Americans: Stories, being a board member of Artists Against Antisemitism & The Leo Baeck Institute, & much more!
@erikadreifus.bsky.social discusses her popular newsletter, her books, Birthright: Poems, and Quiet Americans: Stories, being a board member of Artists Against Antisemitism & The Leo Baeck Institute, & much more!
I had a great chat with award-winning author Barbara Bottner!
Barbara discusses her writing career, the time she spent writing scripts for Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories and other TV shows, having lunch with Jim Henson and writing a song for a Sesame Street album, & much more!
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Barbara discusses her writing career, the time she spent writing scripts for Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories and other TV shows, having lunch with Jim Henson and writing a song for a Sesame Street album, & much more!
#podcast
The Jewish Lens presents: award-winning author Barbara Bottner!
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July 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I had a great chat with award-winning author Barbara Bottner!
Barbara discusses her writing career, the time she spent writing scripts for Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories and other TV shows, having lunch with Jim Henson and writing a song for a Sesame Street album, & much more!
#podcast
Barbara discusses her writing career, the time she spent writing scripts for Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories and other TV shows, having lunch with Jim Henson and writing a song for a Sesame Street album, & much more!
#podcast
Had a great chat with the author of Chai Noon, Jonathan Friedmann!
Jonathan discusses his book about Jews in Westerns, Chai Noon, his podcast, Amusing Jews, the Jewish Museum of the American West, & much more!
Jonathan discusses his book about Jews in Westerns, Chai Noon, his podcast, Amusing Jews, the Jewish Museum of the American West, & much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Chai Noon, Jonathan Friedmann!
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July 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Had a great chat with the author of Chai Noon, Jonathan Friedmann!
Jonathan discusses his book about Jews in Westerns, Chai Noon, his podcast, Amusing Jews, the Jewish Museum of the American West, & much more!
Jonathan discusses his book about Jews in Westerns, Chai Noon, his podcast, Amusing Jews, the Jewish Museum of the American West, & much more!
Had a great chat with the author of The Delegation, Avner Landes!
Avner discusses his unique book The Delegation, which has three different layers of reading, being influenced by and compared to Saul Bellow, his writing journey, and much more!
Avner discusses his unique book The Delegation, which has three different layers of reading, being influenced by and compared to Saul Bellow, his writing journey, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of The Delegation, Avner Landes!
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June 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Had a great chat with the author of The Delegation, Avner Landes!
Avner discusses his unique book The Delegation, which has three different layers of reading, being influenced by and compared to Saul Bellow, his writing journey, and much more!
Avner discusses his unique book The Delegation, which has three different layers of reading, being influenced by and compared to Saul Bellow, his writing journey, and much more!
Had a great chat with the author of Go on Pretending, Alina Adams!
Alina discusses her book Go on Pretending, writing for Soap Operas, the history of the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#podcast #Jewish #author #writing #interview
Alina discusses her book Go on Pretending, writing for Soap Operas, the history of the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#podcast #Jewish #author #writing #interview
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of Go On Pretending, Alina Adams!
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June 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Had a great chat with the author of Go on Pretending, Alina Adams!
Alina discusses her book Go on Pretending, writing for Soap Operas, the history of the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#podcast #Jewish #author #writing #interview
Alina discusses her book Go on Pretending, writing for Soap Operas, the history of the Jewish Autonomous Region of Birobidzhan in the Soviet Union, & much more!
#podcast #Jewish #author #writing #interview
Had a great chat with the author of Miriam’s Magical Creatures Files, Leah Cypess!
@leahcypess.bsky.social discusses her new series Miriam's Magical Creature Files, the Sisters Ever After series, experiences while hiking in Costa Rica at night, & much more!
#podcast #author
@leahcypess.bsky.social discusses her new series Miriam's Magical Creature Files, the Sisters Ever After series, experiences while hiking in Costa Rica at night, & much more!
#podcast #author
The Jewish Lens presents: the author the Miriam's Magical Creatures FIles series, Leah Cypess!
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June 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Had a great chat with the author of Miriam’s Magical Creatures Files, Leah Cypess!
@leahcypess.bsky.social discusses her new series Miriam's Magical Creature Files, the Sisters Ever After series, experiences while hiking in Costa Rica at night, & much more!
#podcast #author
@leahcypess.bsky.social discusses her new series Miriam's Magical Creature Files, the Sisters Ever After series, experiences while hiking in Costa Rica at night, & much more!
#podcast #author
Had a great chat with the creator of the Heroes of October 7th Project, Hadassa Ben-Ari!
Hadassa discusses the Octber 7th Project, talking with kids about difficult subjects, selecting which stories to include in the book, & much more!
#podcast #jewish
Hadassa discusses the Octber 7th Project, talking with kids about difficult subjects, selecting which stories to include in the book, & much more!
#podcast #jewish
The Jewish Lens presnts: the creator of The October 7th Project, Hadassa Ben-Ari!
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June 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Had a great chat with the author of The Center of the Earth, Darlene Campos!
Darlene is joined by survivor Pete Phillips, as they discuss Darlene's book, how Ecuador took in Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, how Pete's family sought shelter there. Darlene's conversion to Judaism, and much more!
Darlene is joined by survivor Pete Phillips, as they discuss Darlene's book, how Ecuador took in Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, how Pete's family sought shelter there. Darlene's conversion to Judaism, and much more!
The Jewish Lens presents: the author of The Center of the Earth, Darlene Campos!
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June 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Had a great chat with the author of The Center of the Earth, Darlene Campos!
Darlene is joined by survivor Pete Phillips, as they discuss Darlene's book, how Ecuador took in Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, how Pete's family sought shelter there. Darlene's conversion to Judaism, and much more!
Darlene is joined by survivor Pete Phillips, as they discuss Darlene's book, how Ecuador took in Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, how Pete's family sought shelter there. Darlene's conversion to Judaism, and much more!
Had a great chat with actress and talk show host Caryn Richman!
Caryn discusses her Jewish upbringing, starring in the 80s sitcom The New Gidget, her role as Greg Brady's wife in The Bradys, co-hosting the talk show Chatterbinge, & much more!
#Podcast #interview
Caryn discusses her Jewish upbringing, starring in the 80s sitcom The New Gidget, her role as Greg Brady's wife in The Bradys, co-hosting the talk show Chatterbinge, & much more!
#Podcast #interview
The Jewish Lens presents: actress and talk show host, Caryn Richman!
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May 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Had a great chat with actress and talk show host Caryn Richman!
Caryn discusses her Jewish upbringing, starring in the 80s sitcom The New Gidget, her role as Greg Brady's wife in The Bradys, co-hosting the talk show Chatterbinge, & much more!
#Podcast #interview
Caryn discusses her Jewish upbringing, starring in the 80s sitcom The New Gidget, her role as Greg Brady's wife in The Bradys, co-hosting the talk show Chatterbinge, & much more!
#Podcast #interview