“That Jewish News Show” is a smart and thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from the journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since its founding in 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
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“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
Netflix’s Julia Haart on her trip to Ukraine and empowering women
Episode 13
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 • Duration 32:50
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“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
Comedian Alex Edelman is making a Christmas movie – and hoping to meet Louis Farrakhan
Episode 12
Thursday, July 20, 2023 • Duration 32:00
0:00 Introduction 02:25 News of the Week 12:10 Interview with Alex Edelman 29:35 Recommendations and closing
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86,000 Jews, but no politics? Meet the moderators wrangling the Jews of Reddit
Episode 11
Thursday, July 13, 2023 • Duration 36:16
0:00 Introduction
03:00 News of the Week
14:00 Interview with R/Judaism
32:30 Recommendations and closing
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In the front row at the trial of the shooter of Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life
Episode 10
Thursday, June 29, 2023 • Duration 26:25
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Hosts Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward were joined by Dr. Ruth Westheimer, everyone’s favorite sex therapist, in celebration of her 95th birthday. Later in the show, they discussed a neo-Nazi who renounced his ways thanks to MDMA, and the renaming of Wyoming’s “Swastika Lake.”
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Is Elon Musk the most dangerous antisemite in America?
Episode 8
Thursday, June 15, 2023 • Duration 30:53
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An Orthodox rabbi on why his synagogue supports the LGBTQ+ community
Episode 7
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 • Duration 29:34
0:00 Introduction
2:25 News of the week
10:45 Interview with Rabbi Jonathan Leener
25:55 Recommendations and closing
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That Jewish News Show is hosted and produced by Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward. Our theme music is by The Fly Guy Five.
Can Jewish and Christian billboards convert non-believers?
Episode 6
Thursday, June 1, 2023 • Duration 31:30
0:00 Introduction
5:00 The Tree of Life trial in Pittsburgh, the debt ceiling compromise, and … Nazi cocaine?
9:30 Interview with culture reporter Mira Fox
27:20 Recommendations and closing
On the June 1, 2023 episode of That Jewish News Show, Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss the Pittsburgh trial, the debt ceiling compromise, and packages of cocaine adorned with swastikas and other Nazi insignia. They were joined by Mira Fox, a culture reporter at the Forward, to discuss her reporting on what’s behind the rise of Christian and Jewish highway billboards.
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That Jewish News Show is hosted and produced by Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward. Our theme music is by The Fly Guy Five.
2:55 The Biden administration’s plan to combat antisemitism
10:30 Interview with Jonathan Freedland
35:30 - 29:00 Recommendations and closing
On this week's episode of "That Jewish News Show," hosts Laura E. Adkins, the Forward's opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, its news director, talk about the Biden administration's comprehensive new plan to combat antisemitism. Plus: They're joined by Jonathan Freedland, a columnist at The Guardian and co-host of the "Unholy" podcast, to talk about his new book, “The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,” which won the National Jewish Book Award and recently landed on the New York Times bestseller list.
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“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
That Jewish News Show is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
Benyamin: “Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I”
That Jewish News Show is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.
