Jew Oughta Know

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207. Jew Oughta Know is back...with a book! Oct 11, 2026

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Listen to the Introduction of my new book, The Short History of Zionism: the movement of a people with no other choice. Coming out on Amazon October 30.

206. Re-Release! Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: Holocaust Mysteries Jan 25, 2026

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Re-releasing Episode 65 with three unsolved mysteries from the Holocaust: the fate of Raoul Wallenberg, who betrayed Anne Frank, and the wartime actions of Pope Pius XII.

205. Re-Release! Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Iraqi Jewish Archive Jan 19, 2026

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Re-releasing Episode 67 about the Iraqi Jewish Archive, discovered by the U.S. military in 2003. Who should get it: Iraq, the United States, or the Iraqi Jewish community in America?

204. Re-Release! Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Dead Sea Scrolls Jan 04, 2026

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Re-releasing Episode 68 about the Dead Sea Scrolls, found two thousand years ago in caves near the Dead Sea. Who wrote them? And where is their billion-dollar buried treasure?

203. Re-Release! Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Golem Dec 21, 2025

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Re-releasing Episode 61 about the Golem. Something both living and dead has been hiding up in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue in Prague for the last 500 years. What is it? What happened to it?

202. Re-Release! Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Lost Menorah Dec 14, 2025

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Re-releasing Episode 62 about the Lost Menorah -- just in time for Hanukah to begin tonight. The menorah is one of the most sacred symbols in Judaism, and we know that it really existed in the Second Temple. We know who took it, when, and where. What happened after that remains a mystery.

201. Israel at War, Explained: Day 738 Oct 15, 2025

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The living hostages are home. An extraordinary cease-fire deal is hopefully bringing this nightmare to a close. What’s next? Who won and who lost? And where do we go from here?

200. Israel at War, Explained: The Changing Middle East, Part 2 Jul 13, 2025

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Last week we looked at emerging threats. This week we’re going for pie-in-the-sky optimism. Can new ideas and leaders in Saudi Arabia and Syria bring forth a better future? Will Zionism move from an emphasis on security to a focus on developing a model society? Enjoy this milestone episode — #200 for Jew Oughta Know!

199. Israel at War: The Changing Middle East, Part 1 Jul 06, 2025

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All the dramatic events since October 7 tell us that “it’s a new Middle East.” Countries are realigning their relationships, old threats are giving way to new ones, and new ideologies are rising. Part 1 of 2 examines the threats: Turkey and radical Islam.

198. Israel at War, Explained: War With Iran Jun 16, 2025

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Israel launched Operation Lion Rising, a preemptive strike to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Ballistic missiles are raining destruction on Israel in a fight with the Jews’ most committed genocidal enemy. This is a historic, dramatic moment with the potential to upend the world.

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