Jew Oughta Know
Jason Harris
From ancient history to current events, take yourself on a journey through the story of the Jewish People, from someone who has led hundreds of Jewish young professionals on trips throughout Israel. From the beginning of creation to modern Israel, each short episode is geared to appeal both to someone looking for the Jewish 101, as well as to those looking to go a bit beyond the basic story they already know. Check out the website at https://jewoughtaknow.com/. Enjoy!
Episodes
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Apr 2, 2018 • 24min
36. So It Begins
The Arab-Israeli conflict begins at Tel Hai on March 1, 1920. These first instances of violence set the precedent for the next century of Jewish-Arab relations.
Mar 25, 2018 • 20min
35. Lord Balfour Has Something To Declare
Part 2 of the Balfour Declaration. It's vague and messy, but it promises a Jewish homeland. And the Jews and Arabs came so close to reaching an agreement on how to live together in Palestine.
Mar 18, 2018 • 22min
34. The British Are Coming
A hundred years ago the British issued the Balfour Declaration, promising to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Today we're looking at why the British were interested in Palestine in the first place -- from the exigencies of World War One to Christian prophecy.
Mar 11, 2018 • 22min
33. To Arms!
The first Jewish fighting unit in nearly two millennia takes to the battlefield of World War One, while an espionage unit back in Palestine goes up against the crumbling Ottoman Empire.
Mar 4, 2018 • 24min
32. Meet Me at the Kibbutz
WANTED: Renewed Jewish Homeland Seeks Socialist, Revolutionary-Minded Gender Equality Activists to Perform Hard Labor, Drain Swamps, Debate Ideology, and Build Out Their Jewish Minds and Bodies on a Collective Farm. Don't Apply, Just Come.
Feb 26, 2018 • 21min
31. In the Land of Poetry
As the century turns, two waves of Jewish immigration come to Palestine. Immortalized through poetry and the building of lasting institutions like Tel Aviv, these immigrants set the stage for the future Jewish homeland.
Feb 4, 2018 • 45min
30. Interview: The Trial of SS Officer Oskar Groening
Today I interview Kathy Kacer and Jordana Lebowitz, who have written a book, To Look a Nazi In the Eye. It's an account of Jordana's experience attending the 2015 trial of Oskar Groening, a Nazi SS officer stationed at Auschwitz. Was he complicit in the murder of 300,000 Hungarian Jews? Is it too late for justice? And how did this experience inspire Jordana to devote herself to human rights and Holocaust education?
Dec 18, 2017 • 20min
29. Hanukah -- One Bad King and a Bunch of Non-Kosher Oil
You know the story of Hanukah -- or do you?
Dec 10, 2017 • 22min
28. M'daber Ivrit? (Speak Hebrew?)
How to revive a language that hasn't been spoken for 18 centuries? The Jews had been working to revive Hebrew for decades, but it was the Zionists -- led by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and his family -- who succeeded in turning Hebrew into the national language.
Dec 3, 2017 • 25min
27. Who Came First?
Let's talk about the elephant in the room: the Arab natives of Palestine. Who came first -- the Jews or the Arabs? And how did the early Zionists feel about the Arabs?
