EPISODE · Feb 10, 2026 · 23 MIN
WALTER BENJAMIN
from The Jewish Lives Podcast · host Jewish Lives
Walter Benjamin (1892–1940) is widely considered one of the most creative cultural critics of the twentieth century.Join us with Harvard University scholar Peter E. Gordon, author of the new biography Walter Benjamin: The Pearl Diver, as we look beyond the image of Benjamin as a tragic figure of German-Jewish history and explore his complex personality of unique and multifaceted gifts.
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