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Listen to noted Tour Guide, Lecturer and Yad Vashem Researcher of Jewish History Yehuda Geberer bring the world of pre-war Eastern Europe alive. Join in to meet the great personages, institutions and episodes of a riveting past.
For speaking engagements or tours in Israel or Eastern Europe
Yehuda@YehudaGeberer.com
Episodes
May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019
20 min
The Ridbaz, Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky makes a valiant attempt to improve Jewish life in the United States with a short stint as a Rabbi in Chicago. We'll follow him on his journey through America and the lessons he wished to impart, both successes and failures.
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May 26, 2019
May 26, 2019
19 min
How did America's Yeshiva find its first Rosh Yeshiva? Who were the luminaries that followed and eventually led the burgeoning Makom Hatorah that is now more than 100 years old? We delve into the story behind the early transplants from Europe's Torah Centers that left behind a legacy that would shape the character of "America's Yeshiva.
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May 26, 2019
May 26, 2019
18 min
Yehuda Geberer tells the story of the great R' Menachem Mendel of Rimanov and the timeless controversy over the Napoleonic wars that is still debated today. Did the Alter Rebbe really oppose Jewish emancipation? Did R' Chaim of Volozhin actually meet Napoleon?
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May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
19 min
Yeshiva Torah Vodaath has had a tremendous influence on American Jewish life throughout the last century. Here is the fascinating story of both the dreams and challenges faced by the visionary founders of "America's Yeshiva".
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May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
15 min
Yehuda Geberer shares the story of the "Rama", Rav Moshe Isserlis of Krakow whose Yahrtzeit is on Lag Baomer and the large gathering that occurred at his Kever each year.
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May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
19 min
The enduring influence and legacy of R' Shimon Shkop is through his seforim, family and talmidim. We'll explore how his Seforim came to be written and learn a little bit about his illustrious descendants.
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May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019
12 min
Yehuda Geberer explores the story of "The Bund", the largest Jewish political party in pre-war Poland. Both anti-Zionist and anti-religious, the Socialist Workers Party used Yiddish language and culture and succeeded in its efforts to harm the Jewish establishment in interwar Poland. Yet, there were some positive aspects to this movement. Listen to Yehuda explain the surprising reasons why some religious Jews supported the Bund.
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May 18, 2019
May 18, 2019
15 min
Jewish Historian and Tour Guide Yehuda Geberer details the storied career of the Rosh Yeshiva of Shaar Torah in Grodno and author of the Shaarei Yosher, Rav Shimon Shkop and his ultimate decision to return to Europe following a year at RIETS in 1929.
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May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
19 min
Yehuda Geberer profiles the life of R' Yaakov Halevi Lipschitz (1838-1921), famed secretary of Rav Yitzchok Elchanan Spektor and his lifelong battle against the Enlightenment. From his "Black Office" in Kovno, he headquartered an ongoing campaign to fight the many "Ism's" of the time and authored his extensive memoirs entitled Zichron Yaakov.
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May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
13 min
Jewish History Lecturer and Yad Vashem Researcher, Yehuda Geberer shares the story of the saintly Mashgiach Rav Yerucham Levovitz and his many stops on the way to the great Mir Yeshiva in Poland.
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