The Jewish Lens Podcast

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats 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!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats 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!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Miriam’s Magical Creatures Files, Leah Cypess! Leah discusses her new series Miriam's Magical Creature Files, the Sisters Ever After series, experiences while hiking in Costa Rica at night, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats 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!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of The Center of the Earth, Darlene Campos! Darlene is joined by survivor Pete Phillips, as they discuss Darlene's book The Center of the Earth, how Ecuador took in Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, how Pete's family sought shelter there. Darlene's conversion to Judaism, and much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats 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, her co-hosting the talk show Chatterbinge, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of In That Sleep of Death, Jonathan Dunsky! Jonathan Dunsky talks about his series of Adam Lapid books, giving historical tours in Israel based on the locations in his books, teaching himself English by reading Stephen King books, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with Roy Schwartz, the author of Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero!  Roy discusses his book, Is Superman Circumcised?, Jewish themes and mythology in other comics, his documentary Jewce: The Jewish Comics Experience, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he welcomes back the author of Found & Lost: the Jake & Cait Story! Howard discusses Found & Lost, his role as nonfiction editor at Judith Magazine, speaking at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the director of the acclaimed documentary When Jews Were Funny! Alan discusses the making of the documentary, his other documentaries such as Vinyl, and I, Curmudgeon, his podcast series The Worst Podcast, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the director and star of the comedy-thriller Yaniv, Amnon Carmi and Ben Ducoff! Amnon and Ben discuss the making of the film, the rules of the card game Yaniv, getting financing to produce the film, having Menemsha films become involved, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Hiding in Plain Sight, Julie Brill! Julie discusses her book Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia, her father's experiences living under Nazi occupation, her career as a lactation consultant, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Murder without a Duck, Claudia Long! Claudia discusses the fun mystery Murder without a Duck, her historical fiction about Jews living in Colonial Mexico, having one of her books optioned for a film, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Anat Kogan and Dalia Levine from The Step Forward program.  Anat and Dalia talk about the Step Forward program which helps bring needed supplies to Israeli soldiers. 

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the creator of The Israeli Jazz Project, Raphael Perez! Raphael discusses the Israeli Jazz Project, his book Israeli Jazz: The Blend of Blends, how the roots of the current movement took hold in the 1920s, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the author of the memoir about her brother, Dust! Summer discusses the memoir about her brother who suffered from schizophrenia,  her time living in Paris, growing up in Atlanta and having a bomb go off in her synagogue, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Pale of Settlement, Josh Eiserike! Josh talks about his book Pale of Settlement which has been described as a cross between Stranger Things and Fiddler on the Roof minus the songs, writing for the GI Joe animated series and the Vampire Diaries spin-off, Legacies, having work published at MAD Magazine, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with Voice-Over artist, Jill Kenton! Jill discusses her work as a voice-over artist, her new company Chatterpod which specializes in podcast production, her time being the personal fitter to Princess Di when her family owned the boutique lingerie company Rigby & Peller, catering to celebrities, overcoming a serious medical condition, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of The Wayward Moon, Janice Weizman! Janice discusses her books The Wayward Moon and Our Little Histories, grwoing up in Canada and moving to Israel, her Jewish book review site Reading Jewish Fiction, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of Hugging My Father's Ghost, Zack Rogow! Zack talks about being the son of the famous drama critic, Lee Rogow, who died when Zack was only three, learning about the man he never knew, friends of his parents such as the authors Ira Levin and Herman Wouk, his book Hugging My Father's Ghost,  his mother's own fascinating story as...

The Jewish Lens presents: the National correspondent for the Jewish Insider, Gabby Deutch! Gabby discusses her career in journalism, antisemitism on the college campuses, her research into the unsolved murder of Rabbi Philip Rabinowitz, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the author of We Survived the Holocaust: The Bluma and Felix Goldberg Story, Frank Baker! Frank discusses his graphic novel about the lives of Bluma and Felix Goldberg, teaching Holocaust studies in schools, the problem with relying on social media for information, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with the director of the new dark comedy from Menemsha Films, Daniel Robbins! Daniel discusses the making of Bad Shabbos, directing celebrities such as Kyra Sedgwick and Method Man, his previous horror film The Pledge, & much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen as he chats with comedian Leah Forster! Leah discusses her career in comedy, coming out after growing up in an orthodox household, her off-Broadway show That's Yentatainment, her book Club Miilff, and much more!

Join author Jonathan Rosen, as he chats with the V.P. of alumni relations and team historian for the New York Mets, Jay Horwitz! Jay talks about his career as media relations director for the New York Mets, the importance of making every player on the team feel valued, the 80s Mets keeping him on his toes, the Sidd Finch April Fool's Day prank, the Mike Piazza post 9/11 Home Run, his current...