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EPISODE · Nov 8, 2022 · 39 MIN

Professor Jeffrey Herf Discusses His Latest Book, "Israel's Moment"

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This week on The Hamilton Review Podcast, Dr. Bob welcomes Professor Jeffrey Herf to the show! Professor Herf is a Distinguished University Professor, Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park, where he teaches Modern European, especially modern German History. He has published extensively on the origins, nature, consequences  of Nazism, World War II and the Holocaust, and their aftermath in Europe and the Middle East.  In this conversation, Professor Herf discusses his most recent book, Israel's Moment: International Support and Opposition for Establishing the Jewish State, 1945-1949 (Cambridge U.P., 2022) Enjoy this conversation and share with a friend! "Jeffrey Herf is Distinguished University Professor, Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park, where he teaches Modern European, especially modern German History. He has published extensively on the origins, nature, consequences  of Nazism, World War II and the Holocaust, and their aftermath in Europe and the Middle East.  His most recent book is Israel's Moment: International Support and Opposition for Establishing the Jewish State, 1945-1949 (Cambridge U.P., 2022).  Other recent woks include: The Jewish Enemy: Nazi Propaganda during World War II and the Holocaust (Harvard U.P., 2006); Nazi Propaganda for the Arab World (Yale University Press, 2009); and Undeclared Wars with Israel: East Germany and the West German Far Left, 1967-1989 (Cambridge U.P., 2016).  His commentaries on contemporary history and on contemporary antisemitism have been published in American Interest, American Purpose, The New Republic, The Tablet Magazine, and The Washington Post. He is working on a collection of essays with the working title: "Three Faces of Antisemitism: Right, Left and Islamist." How to contact Professor Herf: Professor Herf on FacebookProfessor Herf on Twitter How to contact Dr. Bob: Dr. Bob on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChztMVtPCLJkiXvv7H5tpDQ Dr. Bob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drroberthamilton/ Dr. Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.hamilton.1656

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