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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 1H 17M

The Jewish Pedlar - with Tony Kushner

from All Else is Commentary: A Podcast of Jewish Ideas

This week, Elliott is joined by Prof. Tony Kushner (Southampton University) to talk about his new book, The Jewish Pedlar, in which he tells the story of a triple murder. But it's not just about murder - they talk about a number of themes in Jewish history, and British Jewish identity over the last two hundred years.You can buy Tony's book here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526178022/ (you can receive a discount with the code 'Event30')That was the last episode of our first series, and we will be taking a break over August, but we’ll be back in September with more Progressive Sermons from the last 50 years, more Jewish philosophy, a series on Jewish novels and a lot, lot more. Please look out for news. If you have any comments or questions, or if there is a sermon that you remember that you would love us to talk about, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Elliott is joined by Prof. Tony Kushner (Southampton University) to talk about his new book, The Jewish Pedlar, in which he tells the story of a triple murder. But it's not just about murder - they talk about a number of themes in Jewish history, and British Jewish identity over the last two hundred years.You can buy Tony's book here: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526178022/ (you can receive a discount with the code 'Event30')That was the last episode of our first series, and we will be taking a break over August, but we’ll be back in September with more Progressive Sermons from the last 50 years, more Jewish philosophy, a series on Jewish novels and a lot, lot more. Please look out for news. If you have any comments or questions, or if there is a sermon that you remember that you would love us to talk about, please be in touch with us at [email protected] – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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