A Conversation on Podcasting and Public History

It may seem obvious that the history of Israel/Palestine matters, first and foremost to the people of this contested political space. The seemingly intractable century-long conflict also often stands at the forefront of American foreign policy. But what broader lessons can we draw from the history of this tiny strip of land along the Mediterranean? And how might we bridge academic and public histories of the region?

Dr. Jason Lustig, Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin and host of the podcast, “Jewish History Matters,” discussed these questions in conversation with UVA Jewish Studies faculty member Caroline Kahlenberg. 

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Jason Lustig is a Lecturer and Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. His first book, A Time to Gather: Archives and the Control of Jewish Culture (Oxford University Press, November 2021), traces the twentieth-century struggle over who might “own” Jewish history, especially after the Nazi looting of Jewish archives. Dr. Lustig is also the host and creator of the Jewish History Matters Podcast, which is online at JewishHistory.FM. He received his Ph.D. at the UCLA Department of History and has also been a Harry Starr Fellow in Judaica at Harvard University’s Center for Jewish Studies and a Gerald Westheimer Early Career Fellow at the Leo Baeck Institute.