Haavara Book Launch in Brazil
Air Date: | When all nations failed, only one group—the Zionist Organization—had the courage to boldly face the Nazi hierarchy to save 60,000 German Jews, transferring them to Jewish Palestine with their assets to build a new life—as Moses had done millennia before. Now the story will be told. Famed New York Times bestseller Edwin Black, author of IBM and the Holocaust, has authorized this first-ever translation of his critically acclaimed and revelatory book, The Transfer Agreement, published in Brazil as Haavara, by Idea Editora. Haavara is Hebrew for "transfer."Show Topics: Transfer Agreement, Brazil
Is a Two-State Solution Dead?
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 45 | For generations, the Arabs of Jewish Palestine denied any national identity. In 1948, the Arabs invaded. Jewish land was stolen—and Arabs voted to be citizens of Jordan. In 1964, the Arabs expropriated the Jewish Palestinian identity. In the 1990s, the Oslo Accords mapped out a two-state solution. Since then, every peace breakthrough has been rejected by the Arab Palestinians. Is a two-state solution still viable? Middle East historian Mordechai Kedar and Hudson Institute Foreign Policy Fellow Josh Block join Edwin.Show Topics: Israel, Palestinians, Zionism
Electric Vehicles—The Real Story
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 44 | More than a century ago, Thomas Edison attempted to steer the US toward electric cars. Several factors intervened to allow internal combustion to become the engine of the 20th century, including World War I and possible sabotage by petroleum interests. Automotive historian Marc Rauch and Yossie Hollander of the Fuel Freedom Foundation join Edwin to examine the past, present, and possible future of electric cars, and what they can—and cannot—solve.Show Topics: Electric Cars, Environment, Energy
The Edwin Black Show is on Hiatus for Thanksgiving
Air Date: | The Edwin Black Show is on hiatus for Thanksgiving. Edwin, Carol, and Team Black wish everyone blessings and abundance on this day set aside for giving thanks. Please rejoin us on December 2nd for another informative, incisive, and illuminating exploration of our fragmented world, our turbulent history, our very very tense present, and our evolving and uncertain future. The Edwin Black Show comes to you from Washington, DC via Zoom Thursdays at 3:00 pm ET. Visit TheEdwinBlackShow.com for show information and to sign up for alerts; visit the show’s YouTube channel for enhanced recordings of past shows, trailers, and bonus content.
Special Event: Faye Lincoln at The King's English
Air Date: | The King’s English Bookshop presents Faye Lincoln, author of Values That Shape the World: Ancient Precepts, Modern Concepts, in conversation with author and screenwriter Wayne Johnson. This online event is free; advance registration is required.Show Topics: Values That Shape the World
Yom HaGirush—850,000 Jews Expelled from Arab States
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 43 | Yom HaGirush, November 30, commemorates the coordinated expulsion of Jews from Arab nations. After the 1948 founding of the modern state of Israel, most Arab nations followed the Nazi model of dispossessing and expelling their Jewish populations, often to overload Israel’s ability to take them in. Some 850,000 were expelled penniless and stateless. Lyn Julius, co-founder of HARIF-UK, and Elie Abadie, senior rabbi of the UAE, join Edwin Black, author of The Farhud and originator of International Farhud Day.Show Topics: Yom HaGirush, Jewish Expulsion
Are There Any Good Wars?
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 42 | On Veterans Day, history recalls a thousand excuses for war. Scarce resources, extension of empires, defense of homelands, defense of ideologies, the craving for conquest. Millions dead, millions wounded, millions scarred, millions displaced. But have there been any “good wars?” Historian Christopher Lovett and Jewish War Veterans past National Commander Harvey Weiner join Edwin to take a hard look at the history and the near-term and far-future prospects for man’s most inhuman undertaking.
Updates from the Trenches
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 41 | Edwin has taken on some burning issues: the Jerusalem Consulate Crisis, the Burlington Affliction, the Ben & Jerry’s Boycott Backlash, the Afghanistan Nightmare, the Durham Investigation, and many others. So, what has happened? Edwin gives an up-to-the-minute update and also accepts your questions live via the Zoom Q&A. Join us for a no-holds-barred Update from the Trenches.Show Topics: Updates, Jerusalem, BDS, Afghanistan
The Jerusalem Consulate Crisis
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 40 | The Biden Administration has long been pressuring Israeli officials to abandon Israel's sovereignty over the entire city of Jerusalem. The first step was opening an illegal and illegitimate consulate to the Palestinians in the heart of Jerusalem. The move has outraged many in the Jewish Community worldwide and the Israeli government. They oppose such a move. Can it happen? What will happen? When will it happen? Brandeis Center president Alyza Lewin, international jurist and embassy analyst Marc Zell, and JNS Jerusalem Bureau Chief Alex Traiman join Edwin.Show Topics: Israel, Jerusalem, Palestinians
The Durham Investigation—Beneath the Headlines
Air Date: - Season 2 - Episode 39 | John Durham’s sweeping investigation involves numerous high-profile individuals in Silicon Valley as well as in government. Some of the pointers are starting to show. Famed defense counsel Alan Dershowitz joins Edwin.Show Topics: Russiagate, State of the Nation