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The Stories Jews Tell: Season I

The Stories Jews Tell is a weekly podcast with Harvard Professor Emerita and Tikvah Distinguished Senior Fellow Ruth WisseIn each 25-minute episode, Professor Wisse will explain and elucidate a classic short story or poem from the modern Jewish canon. We’ll explore authors as diverse as Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav and Isaac Babel, Anna Margolin and I.L. Peretz, Sholem Aleichem and Franz Kafka.

Students interested in hosting a discussion group on The Stories Jews Tell will receive a free subscription to the podcast. Podcast episodes can be played on this website or through your podcast player of choice.

This series was developed by Ruth Wisse.

Want to speak with Prof. Wisse? We’d be happy to introduce you.

 

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The Stories Jews Tell: Season 1