Podcasts about salonika

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) var den drivande kraften bakom grundandet av den Turkiska republiken år 1923 ur resterna av det Osmanska riket. Han föddes under enkla förhållanden i Thessaloniki i nuvarande Grekland och fick tillnamnet Kemal, 'perfekt', i militärskolan. Hans militära karriär präglades av det Osmanska rikets sönderfall.Efter att ha lett det turkiska frihetskriget (199-23), mot ententen som ockuperade landet efter första världskriget, etablerade han sig som president i den moderna turkiska republiken. Europa var förebilden när han reformerade ett muslimskt kejsardöme till en sekulär modern nation.I detta avsnitt av podden Historia Nu samtalar programledaren Urban Lindstedt med idéhistorikern Klas Grinell som är aktuell med boken Mänskliga rättigheter under attack – Turkiet och autokratin.Mustafa Kemal Atatürk är fortfarande en viktig gestalt i dagens Turkiet. Han föddes 1881 i Thessaloniki, då en blomstrande hamnstad i Osmanska riket. Han var son till en lägre tjänsteman Ali Rıza Efendi och Zübeyde Hanım som kom från en jordbruksfamilj väster om Salonika. Han blev tidigt faderlös och skulle senare studera vid en militärskola där han fick tillnamnet Kemal, den perfekta.Trots sin mors önskan att han skulle få en religiös utbildning tog Mustafa inträdesprov till militärskolan. Efter att ha avslutat sin utbildning vid Monastirs militärskola gick Mustafa Kemal in på Krigshögskolan i Istanbul i mars 1899.Hans militära karriär började med deltagande i italiensk-turkiska kriget 1911, där han frivilligt anmälde sig för att kämpa mot den italienska invasionen i det Osmanska Vilayetet Tripolitanien (nuvarande Libyen). Han deltog också i första och andra balkankrigen. Hans insatser under dessa konflikter stärkte hans rykte som en skicklig militär ledare.Under första världskriget, när Osmanska riket gick in i kriget på centralmakternas sida, fick Atatürk i uppdrag att organisera och leda den 19:e divisionen som var knuten till den femte armén under slaget vid Gallipoli. Han blev frontlinjebefälhavare efter att korrekt ha förutsett var de allierade skulle attackera och höll sin position tills de drog sig tillbaka.Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ledde det turkiska frihetskriget 1919-23 och blev sedan Turkiets första president. Atatürks reformprogram inkluderade statligt stöd till industriella och jordbruksmässiga initiativ för att främja ekonomisk självständighet. Han gjorde grundutbildningen gratis och obligatorisk, införde det latinska alfabetet, vilket ersatte det tidigare arabiska skriftsystemet, och reformerade nationens utbildningssystem för att inkludera sekulära ämnen. Kvinnors status förbättrades avsevärt; de fick rösträtt och rätt att inneha offentliga ämbeten.Lyssna också på Turkiets födelse och folkmordet på armenierna.Bild: Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk) vid skyttegravarna i Gallipoli under första världskriget. Wikipedia, public Domain.Musik: Den turkiska nationalsången "Istiklâl Marsi" av kompositören Osman Zeki ÜNGÖR i sin ursprungliga ton (i g-moll) för kör och symfoniorkester. Wikipedia. Public Domain.Klippare: Emanuel Lehtonen Vill du stödja podden och samtidigt höra ännu mer av Historia Nu? Gå med i vårt gille genom att klicka här: https://plus.acast.com/s/historianu-med-urban-lindstedt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nâzim Hikmet was born on January 15, 1902, in Salonika, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloníki, Greece), where his father served in the Foreign Service. He was exposed to poetry at an early age through his artist mother and poet grandfather, and had his first poems published when he was seventeen.Raised in Istanbul, Hikmet left Allied-occupied Turkey after the First World War and ended up in Moscow, where he attended university and met writers and artists from all over the world. After the Turkish Independence in 1924, he returned to Turkey but was soon arrested for working on a leftist magazine. He managed to escape to Russia, where he continued to write plays and poems.In 1928, a general amnesty allowed Hikmet to return to Turkey, and during the next ten years he published nine books of poetry—five collections and four long poems—while working as a proofreader, journalist, scriptwriter, and translator. He left Turkey for the last time in 1951, after serving a lengthy jail sentence for his radical acts, and lived in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, where he continued to work for the ideals of world Communism. After receiving early recognition for his patriotic poems in syllabic meter, Hikmet came under the influence of the Russian Futurists in Moscow, and abandoned traditional forms while attempting to “depoetize” poetry.Many of Hikmet's works have been translated into English, including Human Landscapes from My Country: An Epic Novel in Verse (Persea Books, 2009); Things I Didn't Know I Loved (Persea Books, 1975); The Day Before Tomorrow (Carcanet Press, 1972); The Moscow Symphony (Rapp & Whiting, 1970); and Selected Poems (Cape Editions, 1967). In 1936, he published Seyh Bedreddin destani [The Epic of Shaykh Bedreddin] and Memleketimden insan manzaralari [Portraits of People from My Land].Hikmet died of a heart attack in Moscow in 1963. The first modern Turkish poet, he is recognized around the world as one of the great international poets of the twentieth century.-bio via Academy of American Poets Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

It's a WW1 campaign that is largely forgotten. In fact it's been derided as a sideshow. But was it? Today I am joined by Jake Gasson - https://x.com/JakeGasson1918 - to discuss the Salonika campaign of 1915-1918. At its peak, the British Salonica force or BSF numbered over 200,000 soldiers  - but many senior officers felt this was a huge waste of resources. In today's episode Jake will talk us through the campaign and then explain why some senior German figures felt that the campaign was in fact of huge strategic importance - perhaps even the reason the allies won the war. He then goes on to discuss his PhD thesis about boredom during the campaign and its effect on morale and unit cohesion. It's fascinating stuff.  Sign up for my mailing list here - http://bit.ly/redcoathistory  And join the Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/RedcoatHistory 

As 1915 comes to an end, Bulgaria suddenly finds a war it entered mere months ago entering a new phase. With the Salonika front settling into stalemate, Bulgaria now takes the role of the occupier, working to crush anything connected to Serbia in newly conquered territories. But a single overriding questions hangs in the air, what to do next? Supporters like you make this podcast happen! Check out www.patreon.com/bulgarianhistorypodcast to see the great perks you can get for supporting us. You can find images for this episode at: www.bghistorypodcast.com/post/207-occupation

Hear this incredible story of steadfast bravery and human kindness I am truly honored to bring to you today a very special guest, Panos Manias. A self-made entrepreneur who started his own industrial company in aluminium packaging materials, Panos is an inspirational and visionary businessman. But what we focus on in our interview is his personal story of how kindness and moral obligation saved lives during The Holocaust, and possibly can change the world today. You will feel uplifted and deeply moved, I know I was. Watch and listen to our conversation here More stories of courage and human kindness: Blog: You Can Find Joy And Happiness In Turbulent Times! Podcast: Rebecca Morrison—Women, Are You Ready To Find Your Happiness? Is It All Around You? Podcast: Patrik Birkhane—Helping Us Live Healthier, Happier And More Peaceful Lives Additional resources for you My two award-winning books: Rethink: Smashing The Myths of Women in Business and On the Brink: A Fresh Lens to Take Your Business to New Heights Our new book, Women Mean Business: Over 500 Insights from Extraordinary Leaders to Spark Your Success, co-authored by Edie Fraser, Robyn Freedman Spizman and Andi Simon, PhD Our website: Simon Associates Management Consultants Read the transcript of our podcast here Andi Simon: Welcome to On the Brink With Andi Simon. I'm Andi Simon, and as you know, I'm your host and your guide. And my job is to help you get off the brink, to understand things and see them through a fresh lens. I'm a corporate anthropologist, and I'd love to share with you information from different cultures and times that will help you put into perspective your own situation today, and how to make sense out of it and understand it better. So I'm really honored today to have Mr. Panos Manias with me. Panos is in Greece. He's in Athens. He was introduced to me by a wonderful woman here in New York who wanted me to share his story. Now, Panos's story is set back in the period when the Germans came into Thessalonica and really took over the city. And so I'd like him to begin to understand how to share that with you so that it is held in posterity so we don't lose the story, and that the wonderful actions that he and his family took then are preserved. So let me tell you about Panos. Panos Manias was born in 1934. He was one of five children. He's married now and has two wonderful children and four grandchildren. He holds a bachelor's degree in business, economics and international commerce from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He's a self-made entrepreneur who started his own industrial company in aluminum packaging material in 1965. It's now managed by his two children. Panos, in his professional career, has spanned more than a half a century, and he's proved to be an inspirational and visionary entrepreneur. His personal and business integrity, together with his determination on focusing on personal relationships, has been passed to the next generation of aluminum and continue to be the key drivers of the company's success. Now, Panos is an amazing man, and I know he wants to tell you about the situations when the Germans came into Thessalonica, but what I'd like him to do is begin with his own journey. Tell us about yourself. How did you develop as an entrepreneur? Panos, give us some context to understand your own personal journey here. Can you do that, sir, please? Panos Manias: Yeah. All right. Well, after finishing the American Veterans College, which is an American school and one of the best in the country in Greece, in Athens. I started working for a big company specializing in aluminum. And slowly they appreciated the job I was doing. And they offered me to go into a joint venture with this big company, whom I will never forget, because they really gave me a very good chance in my life. So I started working for them and they appreciated what I was doing, and they offered me to go into a joint venture in aluminum products. And slowly but surely, it was expanding and expanding and expanding. And to make a long story short, after so many years, we are proud to say that we are a company which is 100% export oriented. We export everything all over the world and, thank God, both of my children, when they finished their studies in Greece and the United States, were both Brown University alumni. When they came back, I told them very openly and very clearly, now you are here, what do you want to do? It's up to you. You decide, and I will respect your decision. So they both said they want to continue working for me, I mean, for the company. And they said something which I will never forget. Listen, it's your decision. You are never going to tell me you are not happy. If you are not happy, tell me now. They both agreed. They followed my steps and I must say that they did much, much better than I did. And I'm very proud of it. The story we're talking about starts in and stays where we were living. Before the war, we had the building, we had the big three stories building on our own, and we were living there. And the time was during the German occupation. It was a very difficult life, was very, very difficult, because people were asking questions and this and that and my aunt and my uncle who were living in the cellar, they were partners with my father, who was in Athens. They had both a joint venture in the food industry. So one day he calls my father and he says in Salonika, there is a very good friend of the family, a Jewish family called Caruso. They were both living next to each other in a street in Salonika and were excellent friends together. They were not friends. They were brothers, although one was Jewish, neither was Christian. Every day they were going to meet together to discuss their problems, this and that. Before the war, everything was okay. And then when the German occupation started, everybody froze because they didn't know what would happen. And unluckily the Germans were trying to find out if there were Jewish people in every neighborhood. So one day they go to my father's, to my uncle's house, and they say that they would like to take it, not rent it. They wanted to have an officer living there, a German officer. They were frozen. So this is okay. And they didn't know what to do. So they decided to take the Jewish family in their own home, hide them in an attic, but nobody would see them in the morning. And that's okay. You can now have the home, the home which they knew was Jewish, but they left there. They're not here. I don't know where they are because they disappeared. And the Germans were living next to them. And it was very difficult. Very difficult thing to do. And my uncle wanted to take them out of Salonika again, because in Salonika it was terrible. The Germans were killing Jews by the thousands. It was a genocide. It was incredible. I have to say something. My uncle, my parents and my father, they were very good businessmen, but they were not, as today, educated and things like that. But they had a good straight mind. So he called my father from Thessaloniki, and he said to him, Listen, there is a family here, that we are brothers with them, father and mother and four siblings. So they said they made the plan. First of all, my uncle had very good connections with them. Then probably what they laughed at is the guerrillas who were fighting against the Germans, they issued for them fraud identity cards with the name Angelides. For Angelides, that was the name. And then he said he discussed it with the father and the family left and went to a fishing village very close to this island to hide themselves, waiting for a boat to take them to Athens. The boat was not arriving and not arriving, and the mayor of this small fishing town started asking questions. Who are they? What are they doing? Why are they here? Somebody told them that he was going to call the Germans, that there is a Jewish family living on this island. They were frozen to death. And then they left because the Germans said, if you don't give them up to us, we're going to burn the whole island. They were doing it. Burn the whole island. I'm sorry, village. So the mayor told them, Listen, the whole village is in your hands. So the fact that they said, no, forget it. We are leaving right away. And they left and went back to Thessaloniki. They decided to return to Athens for sure. Then you know, at that time there were no trains, there were just big old buses that were going from Salonika to Athens, which would take ten hours. And he decided after having the fake identity cards to put them on a bus and take them to Athens, where my father was living, my family, so that they would hide in Athens and nobody would know anything about it. My uncle insisted that he send them to go all together. Listen, he said it is a massacre. They killed Jews by the thousands. You must all go together. No, Mr. Carlson said, No, Mr. Manius. No. I'm going to stay here with my wife and the two children. And he sent the other two with a bus. He didn't take no for the reply. So my uncle said, okay, you want to do that? Do that. So with the fake IDs, they went to the bus station. They stayed in the third row and the fifth row, but far apart from each other, so that they wouldn't know that their brother and sister and they were going in Larissa, which is half way from Athens to Thessaloniki, the bus stop for the rest. And the driver, who was not a good man, understood that something was wrong with these children. I don't know how. He went and looked at them and said nothing, and he was going down to report it to the Germans. All of a sudden, and this is something which is unbelievable, one sturdy man, very big, with not a knife but with a stick, stood up and went to the driver and told him something in his ear. And the driver froze to death. And he didn't report to the Germans. He was going to tell the Germans they were Jewish and he would get money for it. So this was a big obstacle. Thank God they continued to Athens, where my family was living, and they were accepted by my family. And they stayed in our house. But, people there started talking. Who are they? What are they doing here and all that? And my father thought of something very smart. In order to have them do something, he said, Listen, I will give you money. You will buy olive oil, which was during the German occupation, it was more than gold. I will give you bottles of oil. You will stay and you will sell them for peanuts and get some money. Not only this, they will say he's a Greek doing some business to make some pocket money. And every day there was a Greek officer of the police passing by, and the guy in the garage gave him one bottle of oil free every day. Every day, every day, every day. After maybe one month, the other policeman got a little bit suspicious. And what is this? So they go and ask him, who are you? What's your name? His name was Angelita. They didn't believe him. Where are you coming from? Listen, I'll take you to the Gestapo and they will take care of you. He took them. He took the boy. And he was going to the Gestapo. And then he asked a policeman to take them to the Gestapo. And I don't know how this happened. The policeman was the same who was getting the oil for free. So he gave back the little boy and he let him free. And the boy asked him, what are you going to say? I said, I slipped and you ran away. So he was saved. He went back to our house where they were living. And then after that, I guess after that they started discussing who these are? Who is that? And my father went a little bit far away and rented a small apartment for them, and they were safe there because nobody knew them. And then they gave them the food and clothes and everything. And then the lady who owned the apartment started getting a little bit curious. Who are they? By that time, the German occupation was finished. The Germans left the country and they were freed.They came back home and they said, we want to go now to the Serengeti to find our parents because the parents were there. So they went to Salonika again and my uncle told them they had to tell them where their parents were. The parents with three other children were caught by the Germans, and they were put on the last train from Thessaloniki.  Some years ago, we had a wonderful, very emotional meeting with the descendants of the Carrasco family in their house. That was maybe ten years ago. Maybe 15 years ago. They invited the whole Carrasco family and the whole Martinez family for dinner at their home, and we were about 35, 40 people. And I will never forget something that the old lady said. She said, of course she raised her glass to say hello to everybody and say, listen, Everybody listen. If there were not the Manias family, nobody would be here. Nobody. Both the Manias and the Carrasco, they would all be dead. This I will never forget. So you know, we tell you all that because I think I have a moral obligation. I think because I'm an old man now. I am 90 years old. And I think I have an obligation to the coming generations to hear this story, to have the same feelings. No matter if he's Jewish or Armenian or Hebrew, I don't care. Human beings. Human beings must behave like human beings. And I hope this is going to be a good heritage to the coming generations. That's why we tell you this story. Andi Simon: The reason this is so beautiful is because at times you worry that humans have forgotten how to be human, and the Manias and Carrasco families are a tribute to what the good in us can do, isn't it? If we can be kind, we can care, we can love each other, and we can help each other thrive. And it's a beautiful story. And Panos, your tribute to your family and to theirs and to everyone is absolutely exquisite. It's beautiful. Your English is very good too, sir. Panos Manias: Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Andi Simon: Would you like to say anything at the end here to your sons and daughters and their grandchildren and anything special you would like to end with? Because you've told a beautiful story. But I have a hunch in your heart you just want to hug everybody. Panos Manias: You mean to say something too. Andi Simon: Did you want to say something in the ending to your story.  Panos Manias: Yes, yes. I just want to repeat that as human beings, we have the moral obligation to behave like human beings. And look at the people who are around us not according to the religion or the city, I don't care what they are. They are human beings. And we must behave like human beings. We must have the moral that God, Almighty God, whether it's God or I don't know what the name Almighty gave it to us and we have to respect what we get. And I believe very strongly that really in life you get what you give. You give love, you get love, you give hate, you get hate. So simple. But simple things are difficult to understand sometimes. So I'm very proud that I leave this heritage to my family, and I hope they will have the same mentality to behave like human beings. Human beings.  Andi Simon: This is a beautiful story. I'm honored that you gave us the opportunity to share it. I've been to Greece several times, and I did my research in Greece, and I was in love with Greek people because they embraced the work I was doing to better understand how people embrace change. And this is just a wonderful compliment. So I'm going to pause for a moment and say goodbye to my audience, and then I will come off the tape and we can talk for a moment further. So bear with me for a second, because I want to thank everyone who listened today or watched. And I know Panos is going to be sharing this. So for those of you who are not familiar with our podcast, what we try to do is help you see things through a fresh lens. I will tell you that we live the story that's in our mind. So think about Panos's story and his desire to tell it. It's one thing to have it, it's another thing to want to share it. And by sharing it, hoping to spread his own big heart with others. You're smiling at me, Panos, because this is a gift that you're giving to others, and there's nothing better for their well-being and your own than to share this gift. So I want to thank you all for coming today. If you're watching or listening, and remember that our job is to help you get off the brink and soar. So thank you again. And thank you, Panos and your family for joining us Panos Manias: And do me a favor when you come to Athens, you are going to visit us. Andi Simon: Oh, absolutely. Let's do it quickly. Is it sunny there? Because I need some sun. Panos Manias: Oh, it's beautiful today. Andi Simon: I know, hold on while I say goodbye to everybody. P.S. You can read a more in-depth version of Panos's story here.     WOMEN MEAN BUSINESS® is a registered trademark of the National Association of Women Business Owners® (NAWBO)

In this episode we travel to Greece with Chris Loader, who goes on a pilgrimage to visit the location where his relative, Private Henry Loader 10th Hampshire's, was mortally wounded in September 1918. We follow in the footsteps of the men who fought in this forgotten campaign and discover what happened in this battlefield on the other side of Europe.

Macedonia, 1917. The great city of Salonika is engulfed by fire as all of Europe is ravaged by war. Amid the destruction are those who have come to the frontlines to heal: surgeons, ambulance drivers, nurses, orderlies and other volunteers. Four of them—Stella, Olive, Grace and Stanley—are at the centre of this extraordinary new novel, which takes its inspiration from the wartime experiences of Australians Miles Franklin and Olive King, and British painters Grace Pailthorpe and Stanley Spencer. In Jones's imagination these four lives intertwine and change, each compelled by the desire to create something meaningful in the ruins of a broken world.In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Gail Jones about the intersection of two momentous events of World War I, how four figures from history became characters in her novel by winding back the clock on their lives, and the importance of exploring stories that take a different perspective on the experience of war.

Macedonia, 1917. The great city of Salonika is engulfed by fire as all of Europe is ravaged by war. Amid the destruction are those who have come to the frontlines to heal: surgeons, ambulance drivers, nurses, orderlies and other volunteers. Four of them—Stella, Olive, Grace and Stanley—are at the centre of this extraordinary new novel, which takes its inspiration from the wartime experiences of Australians Miles Franklin and Olive King, and British painters Grace Pailthorpe and Stanley Spencer. In Jones's imagination these four lives intertwine and change, each compelled by the desire to create something meaningful in the ruins of a broken world. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Gail Jones about the intersection of two momentous events of World War I, how four figures from history became characters in her novel by winding back the clock on their lives, and the importance of exploring stories that take a different perspective on the experience of war.

Vesna Goldsworthy is a novelist, memoirist and poet with many years' experience in teaching creative writing and English literature. She came to academia after a career at the BBC and she continues to produce and present radio programmes. Her first novel Gorsky (2015) was the New York Times Editor's Choice and Waterstones Book of the Month, as well as being long-listed for the Baileys Prize and serialised as Book at Bedtime on BBC Radio Four. It has been translated into fifteen languages. Her second, Monsieur Ka (2018) was one of the Times' 'Summer Reads' choice of best new novels.Her internationally best-selling memoir Chernobyl Strawberries (2005) was serialised in the Times and read by Goldsworthy herself as Book of the Week on Radio Four. The Crashaw Prize-winning poetry collection The Angel of Salonika (2011) was one of the Times Best Poetry Books of the Year, described by J.M. Coetzee as a 'welcome new voice in British poetry'.Goldsworthy's Inventing Ruritania: the Imperialism of the Imagination (1998) is recognised as one of the key contributions to the study of Balkan and European identity. Described by Slavoj Zizek as an 'extraordinary book', and by the Washington Post as containing 'enough research to found an academic department', Ruritania is a much translated volume which continues to be taught at universities worldwide. If you like what you hear please share, like and subscribe so these stories can reach more people.⁠ To support the podcast make a one time donation using PayPal: https://paypal.me/beinganddoing Find all the links to connect with me in one place: Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/being_and_doing This podcast represents my own and my guests views and opinions. The content here should not be taken as medical, financial or any other advice. The content is for informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult the appropriate professional for any specific questions you have. Thank you for joining me on this journey

The Rama (Rav Moshe Isserles of Cracow, 1530-1572), in discussing the laws of Berit Mila (Yoreh De'a 264; listen to audio recording for precise citation), writes that when choosing a Mohel to perform a Berit, one should search for a Mohel who is not only knowledgeable and proficient, but also righteous. The Lebush (Rav Mordechai Yoffe, c. 1530-1612) explains that the Mohel's intentions when performing a Berit can have a profound influence upon the child, and therefore it is preferable to choose a righteous Mohel whose intentions at the time of the Berit can positively impact the infant.Interestingly, however, the work Machshireh Mila (4:18) cites the Shulhan Gavoah (Rav Yosef Molcho of Salonika, 1692-1768) as advancing a different view. The Shulhan Gavoah notes a famous passage in the Midrash stating that the prophet Eliyahu refuses to attend a Berit Mila until Hashem forgives all the sins of everybody in attendance. As such, the Shulhan Gavoah writes, it can be assumed that all the people present at the Berit – including the Mohel, of course – have had their sins forgiven so that Eliyahu can attend. It thus turns out that everyone present at the Berit is, for those moments, a righteous person. Accordingly, there is no reason to search specifically for a righteous Mohel – because everyone present at the Berit is righteous. The Shulhan Gavoah observes that the common practice is, indeed, not to make a point of selecting an especially righteous person to perform a Berit. Moreover, he adds, every Jew has a "Hazaka" (presumed status) of being upstanding and observant. For this reason, too, it is not necessary to specifically choose a particularly righteous individual to serve as the Mohel for one's child.Practically speaking, then, there is value to try to find an especially righteous Sadik to perform a Berit, in accordance with the view of the Lebush, and certainly, one should not invite a Mohel who has a bad reputation. However, if somebody invited a Mohel with an acceptable reputation to perform the Berit, and he then hears of a different Mohel with a reputation for being especially pious, it would inappropriate to disinvite the first Mohel. Our Rabbis speak very harshly about one who breaks a verbal agreement, and this would apply in this case, as well. Therefore, especially in light of the position of the Shulhan Gavoah, one should not cancel the hiring of a Mohel in favor of another Mohel reputed to be more righteous. Perhaps, if one appoints a Mohel and then hears that one of the leading sages of the generation is going to be in the neighborhood and is available to perform the Berit, we might consider allowing cancelling the first Mohel, though even this is far from clear. But certainly, it would be improper to cancel a Mohel to choose a Mohel who is reputed to be more pious.Summary: It is preferable to choose as a Mohel for one's child somebody reputed to be especially righteous, though any proficient Mohel may be chosen, as long as he has a generally positive reputation. If one chose a Mohel and then hears of a different Mohel who is known to be especially pious, it would be improper to cancel the first Mohel.

The body of CBS News correspondent George Polk is found floating in the bay near Greece's Salonika waterfront. On the 75th anniversary of the murder, White House correspondent Steven Portnoy begins the network's first dive into the case in decades. Polk was in Greece to cover that country's civil war, a battle that pitted forces backed by Washington against communist guerrillas aligned with Moscow. He had criticized the right-wing authorities now charged with finding his killer. Shocked by Polk's murder, prominent journalists ask the father of the U.S. intelligence community to oversee the investigation. Gen. William “Wild Bill” Donovan identifies a suspect.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chair: Sarah Kanowski In Gail Jones' ninth novel, the Great Fire of Salonika that broke out in August 1917 is the backdrop for a drama that weaves together actual historical figures and four fictional characters. Through the eyes of these characters, all of whom are enlisted in the medical services, we witness a very particular and local tragedy. Jones speaks with Sarah Kanowski about this timely and powerful antiwar novel. Event details: Wed 08 Mar, 1:15pm on the West Stage

Gail Jones grew up in an old quarantine station, wondering about the soldiers who stayed there on their way home from WWI. Her new novel imagines life on the eastern front in 1917

Gail Jones grew up in an old quarantine station, wondering about the soldiers who stayed there on their way home from WWI. Her new novel imagines life on the eastern front in 1917

Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content.This week is very special because I'm my own guest! I welcome a guest host Becca Hope to the show, and she interviews me about my new release, What I Would Tell You. We had so much fun chatting about the book, what the message of the story is, and my trip to Greece to research the novel. It's a fabulous place to travel, and I learned so much while I was there. What I Would Tell You by Liz TolsmaDetermined to resist the invading Nazis, a Greek Jewish woman's greatest dream has become her worst nightmare, and now she faces an impossible choice whose consequences echo across the generations.  1941—The pounding of Nazi boots on the streets of Salonika, Greece, reverberates in Mathilda Nissim's ears, shaking her large community of Sephardic Jews to its core and altering her life forever. If only her people would rise up and resist their captors. At great risk to herself and those around her, she uses the small newspaper she publishes to call them to action, all to no avail. Her husband encourages her to trust God to watch over them, but God has once again deserted His people. Amid the chaos, Mathilda discovers she's expecting a longed-for child. Still, nothing stops the occupiers' noose from tightening around their necks, and she may have to resort to desperate measures to ensure her daughter's survival. 2019—College student Tessa Payton and her cousin take a popular DNA heritage test only to discover they don't share any common ancestors. In fact, the test reveals Tessa is a Greek Sephardic Jew. This revelation threatens her tenuous faith. Always the overlooked child in her family, she empties her savings account and jets off on a journey to Greece to discover where she belongs and which God demands her allegiance. The enchanting curator at the Jewish museum guides her as she navigates life in Thessaloniki, helps with her genealogical research, and loans her a fascinating journal written by a Jewish woman during WWII. Tessa's search, however, may open old wounds and uncover long-hidden secrets that could fracture her family forever and leave her with more questions than when she started. Based in part on true accounts of Jews in Salonika, Greece, What I Would Tell You traces two women's journeys, delving into what faith looks like and where it leads us as they navigate difficult circumstances and impossible choices that have ripple effects across the years.Get your copy of What I Would Tell You by Liz TolsmaA little bit more about Liz Tolsma:I am so blessed that I get to work at my dream job every day. I love nothing better than settling into my comfy office chair at the big desk my husband built for me and letting my imagination go crazy.I also love editing, especially helping new authors  start on their own publication journeys. I have a passion for seeing others succeed in this business. I'm married to my high school sweetheart, and we have three children through international adoption. Brian, joined our family from Vietnam when he was five months old. Alyssa came home from South Korea when she was three months old.Jonalyn came home from the Philippines when she was five years old. Brian and Alyssa are now grown, but Jonalyn, who has significant special needs, will be our “lifer”. We live in a semi-rural area of Wisconsin, and we love it here!Visit Liz Tolsma's website.

Welcome to The Saint of the Day Podcast, a service of Good Catholic and The Catholic Company. Today's featured saint is St. Anysia of Salonika.  If you like what you heard, share this podcast with someone you know, and make sure to subscribe!

When Liz Tolsma told me about her trip to Greece and all that it entailed, I watched eagerly for information. We saw the places she went, the things she ate--everything on Facebook. She's a great traveler who shares everything, and now the research has paid off. Though the paperback doesn't release until January 1, 2023, the eBook is even here already! EEEP. So if you need a last-minute Christmas gift, What I Would Tell You makes a great gift. Send the Kindle from Amazon or print out her fun notices of a coming paperback from her website and wrap that! How fun would that be?   Note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. What if You Had a Heartbreaking History You Didn't Even Know about? I can't even imagine, but Liz Tolsma has written a DNA surprise story that will rip your heart out and just might teach you a bit about little-known Greek WWII history. What I Would Tell You by Liz Tolsma Determined to resist the invading Nazis, a Greek Jewish woman's greatest dream has become her worst nightmare, and now she faces an impossible choice whose consequences echo across the generations.    1941—The pounding of Nazi boots on the streets of Salonika, Greece, reverberates in Mathilda Nissim's ears, shaking her large community of Sephardic Jews to its core and altering her life forever. If only her people would rise up and resist their captors. At great risk to herself and those around her, she uses the small newspaper she publishes to call them to action, all to no avail. Her husband encourages her to trust God to watch over them, but God has once again deserted His people. Amid the chaos, Mathilda discovers she's expecting a longed-for child. Still, nothing stops the occupiers' noose from tightening around their necks, and she may have to resort to desperate measures to ensure her daughter's survival.   2019—College student Tessa Payton and her cousin take a popular DNA heritage test only to discover they don't share any common ancestors. In fact, the test reveals Tessa is a Greek Sephardic Jew. This revelation threatens her tenuous faith. Always the overlooked child in her family, she empties her savings account and jets off on a journey to Greece to discover where she belongs and which God demands her allegiance. The enchanting curator at the Jewish museum guides her as she navigates life in Thessaloniki, helps with her genealogical research, and loans her a fascinating journal written by a Jewish woman during WWII. Tessa's search, however, may open old wounds and uncover long-hidden secrets that could fracture her family forever and leave her with more questions than when she started.   Based in part on true accounts of Jews in Salonika, Greece, What I Would Tell You traces two women's journeys, delving into what faith looks like and where it leads us as they navigate difficult circumstances and impossible choices that have ripple effects across the years. Split time fiction: WWII and 2019 Stand-alone novel Approximate book length: 91,000 words Includes author's notes If you want to learn all about this book, get the bonuses, find out about upcoming books (including Liz's "little French secret") then you'll want to sign up for her newsletter on her WEBSITE. Like to listen on the go? You can find Because Fiction Podcast at: Apple  Castbox  Google Play Libsyn  RSS Spotify Stitcher Amazon and more!

Jake Gasson, a doctoral candidate at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, talks about his research into how British soldiers experienced and endured boredom as part of British forces deployed to Salonika. Soldiers endured long periods of little activity and suffered from non-combat hardships notably the harsh climate and endemic disease. Rather than fight, men spent […]

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Episode Topic: The JourneyThe Truce operates on several different levels. It is a richly detailed account of an actual journey of nine months, on trains, on foot, on horse drawn cart, across mountains, rivers, and plains, through Poland, the USSR, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, and finally Italy; it gives realistic descriptions of the temporary communities that spring up in the various refugee camps and other provisional “homes” Levi lived in on the way. But it is also a symbolic odyssey of a wounded human spirit gradually bringing itself back to life and learning to love the world again. Levi does not shy away from the privation and violence which haunts the war-ravaged landscape, but he manages simultaneously to present it to us as a land of marvels and wondrous encounters with extraordinary beings and phenomena. The vivid portraits of the people he meets along the way – “the Greek”, one the few survivors amongst the Jews of Salonika, or Cesare, a canny merchant from the Roman ghetto – are historical testaments to a cultural world obliterated by the Holocaust, pragmatic allies in dire straits, and spiritual guides out of static desolation into the realm of joy and action.Featured Speakers: Barry McCrea, Professor of English, Donald R. Keough Family Professor of Irish Studies, Concurrent Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Concurrent Professor of Irish Language and Literature, University of Notre DameRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: go.nd.edu/4a8aa4. This podcast is a part of the Rome Book Club ThinkND Series titled “Primo Levi's ‘The Truce'”.

This is the brief history of the 28th Division, a new division formed from Regular units taken from overseas garrisons. The podcast follows its movements and engagements from its deployment overseas in January 1915, through its campaigns in Flanders and Salonika, until the end of the war.I recommend using the Long Long Trail website by Chris Baker, if you need to find out which division your chosen unit or soldier served with.

This is the brief history of the 26th Division, a new division formed from Kitchener's volunteers at the beginning of the war. The podcast follows its movements and engagements from its deployment overseas in September 1915, through its campaigns in Salonika, until the end of the war.I recommend using the Long Long Trail website by Chris Baker, if you need to find out which division your chosen unit or soldier served with.

This is the brief history of the 27th Division, a new division formed from Regular units taken from overseas garrisons. The podcast follows its movements and engagements from its deployment overseas in January 1915, through its campaigns in Flanders and Salonika, until the end of the war.I recommend using the Long Long Trail website by Chris Baker, if you need to find out which division your chosen unit or soldier served with.

This is the brief history of the 22nd Division, a new division formed from Kitchener's volunteers at the beginning of the war. The podcast follows its movements and engagements from its deployment overseas in September 1915, through its brief stay in France and its campaigns in Salonika, until the end of the war.I recommend using the Long Long Trail website by Chris Baker, if you need to find out which division your chosen unit or soldier served with.

This is the brief history of the 10th (Irish) Division, a new division formed from Kitchener's volunteers at the beginning of the war. The podcast follows its movements and engagements from its deployment to Gallipoli in August 1915, through its campaigns in Salonika and Palestine until the end of the war.I recommend using the Long Long Trail website by Chris Baker, if you need to find out which division your chosen unit or soldier served with.

The disease-ridden and inhospitable landscape of Salonika is one of the forgotten campaigns of WW1.   For almost three years soldiers from all over the world fought against each other in increasingly awful conditions.More men became casualties from disease than from enemy action and the Allies had over 160,000 cases of malaria during the campaign.  We hear about the Allies first impressions of Salonika, how the creative output of two of the finest minds in English art and music were shaped by their experiences on the front, and the story of "Stokey" Lewis an eccentric fishmonger from South Wales who became the youngest Welsh VC winner of the Great War. Please check out the video for this podcast on our You Tube channel: https://youtu.be/6KAYQpBaGw8Support the podcast: www.buymeacoffee.com/footstepspod or www.patreon.com/footstepsofthefallenSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/footstepsofthefallen)

FiLiA volunteer Salonika, interviews Lierre Keith and Julia Barnes about their book and documentary film, ‘Bright Green Lies'. Lierre and Julia explain how the environmental movement has now been highjacked by the ideas that harm the environment, and what we can do to reclaim the movement. The discussion also highlights the relationship between the oppression of women and the destruction of the natural world and the parallel between the mainstream environmental movement and the mainstream feminist movement.

When the Germans took control of the Greek city of Salonika, Elias Racanati’s family had one chance to escape—his mother’s family hailed from Spain. But they had to cross German-occupied Europe to get there.  

Welcome to the final Green Flame episode of 2020.  In this episode, a discussion with Trinity La Fey is woven into a chorus of other poets. We revisit the words of Dominique Christina which were a part of our December 2019 Radical Feminism episode, celebrate Shahidah Janjua with Aimee, and share poems from Max, Jennifer, Ross, Ben, and Salonika. The episode concludes with a medley of music from prior episodes including the lyrical "Shchedryk" by Beth Quist. Thank you all, thank you for listening and Happy New Year. Thanks to our editor for this episode, Iona.

Full Text of ReadingsThe Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas Lectionary: 203All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is St. AnysiusSaint Anysius was a Martyr of Greece. She was a wealthy woman of Salonika, in Thessaly, who used her personal funds to aid the poor. A soldier accosted her in the street and tried to drag her to a pagan sacrifice. Anysius resisted and was killed when the soldier attacked her with his sword. Saint of the Day Copyright CNA, Catholic News Agency

The Battle of Megiddo was the climactic battle of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, with Germans and Ottomans on one side, and British and French forces on the other (with Arab nationalists led by T.E. Lawrence). The actions immediately after it were a disaster for the Ottomans. They now had permanently lost control over their Middle Eastern possessions. Historian Edward Erickson writes “The battle…ranks with Ludendorff's Black Days of the German Army in the effect that it had on the consciousness of the Turkish General Staff. It was now apparent to all but the most diehard nationalists that the Turks were finished in the war. In spite of the great victories in Armenia and in Azerbaijan, Turkey was now in an indefensible condition, which could not be remedied with the resources on hand. It was also apparent that the disintegration of the Bulgarian Army at Salonika and the dissolution of the Austro–Hungarian Army spelled disaster and defeat for the Central Powers. From now until the Armistice, the focus of the Turkish strategy would be to retain as much Ottoman territory as possible.”

The Battle of Megiddo was the climactic battle of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War, with Germans and Ottomans on one side, and British and French forces on the other (with Arab nationalists led by T.E. Lawrence). The actions immediately after it were a disaster for the Ottomans. They now had permanently lost control over their Middle Eastern possessions. Historian Edward Erickson writes “The battle…ranks with Ludendorff's Black Days of the German Army in the effect that it had on the consciousness of the Turkish General Staff. It was now apparent to all but the most diehard nationalists that the Turks were finished in the war. In spite of the great victories in Armenia and in Azerbaijan, Turkey was now in an indefensible condition, which could not be remedied with the resources on hand. It was also apparent that the disintegration of the Bulgarian Army at Salonika and the dissolution of the Austro–Hungarian Army spelled disaster and defeat for the Central Powers. From now until the Armistice, the focus of the Turkish strategy would be to retain as much Ottoman territory as possible.”

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Rabbi Kivelevitz and the Shiur explore the issues that former Marrano Jews faced in the learning of Aggadata,and come to appreciate the conflicts among leaders of communities in Amsterdam,Venice and Salonika.The class makes use of classic Aggadic texts and rare primary sources,along with groundbreaking scholarship.For more information on this podcastvisityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast is powered by JewishPodcasts.org. Start your own podcast today and share your content with the world. Click jewishpodcasts.fm/signup to get started.

Rabbi Kivelevitz and the Shiur explore the issues that former Marrano Jews faced in the learning of Aggadata,and come to appreciate the conflicts among leaders of communities in Amsterdam,Venice and Salonika.The class makes use of classic Aggadic texts and rare primary sources,along with groundbreaking scholarship.For more information on this podcastvisityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Following the Spanish expulsion, Sephardic Jewry was dispersed, with the bulk of the exiles settling the Mediterranean Basin. The port city of Salonika became a major center of Jewish commercial life as well as a great spiritual center. The story of this Jewish community is quite unique in the annals of Jewish History. Subscribe To Our Podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/yy8gaody Google Play: tinyurl.com/yxwv8tpc Spotify: tinyurl.com/y54wemxs You can email Yehuda at YGebss@Gmail.com Enjoy Jewish History Soundbites? Please give us a 5-Star Rating and write a positive review!

Alan Wakefield, Head of First World War & Early 20th Century Conflict at the Imperial War Museum and Chairman of the Salonika Campaign Society, talks about the Salonika campaign during the Great War.

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We're opening Pandora's Box with great Celtic music from The Flying Toads, Warbelow Range, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Dylan Foley, Ed Miller, Raglan, Abby Green, Event Horizon, Spencer & Beane, The Stubby Shillelaghs, Bill Grogan's Goat, Damanta, House of Hamill, Julia Lane. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show with ONE friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is dedicated to growing our community and helping the incredible artists who so generously share their music. If you find music you love, buy their albums, shirts, and songbooks, follow them on Spotify, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember also to Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. Every week, I'll send you 4 or 5 cool bits of Celtic music news. It's a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. 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You can vote once for each episode help me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2018 episode. http://bestcelticmusic.net/vote/ THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:03 "The Miller's Maggot" by The Flying Toads from Warts 'n All 4:48 "Luca at the Beehive / The Moving Clouds / Splendid Isolation / Dinny O'Brien's" by Warbelow Range from Warbelow Range 10:12 "Botany Bay" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Lover's Well 14:39 "De Dannan's / O'malley's March / Conway's" by Dylan Foley from Deliriously Happy 19:27 "Leezie Lindsay" by Ed Miller from Follow the Music 24:30 CELTIC FEEDBACK 27:09 "The Far Rocks of Sheetrim" by Raglan from A New Dawn 31:22 "Seoithin Seo Ho" by Abby Green from Why Should I? 37:42 "Orion Nebula" by Event Horizon from Event Horizon 41:51 "My Lagan Love" by Spencer & Beane from Amhrain Saoil 45:58 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 48:49 "Salonika" by The Stubby Shillelaghs from The Great War 51:44 "Raggle Taggle Gypsy" by Bill Grogan's Goat from Third Eye 55:53 "The Fall Song" by Damanta from The Drunken Priest and the ghostly hymns of autumn 59:29 "Pandora's Box" by House of Hamill from March Through Storms 1:05:15 "Something to Come Home to" by Julia Lane from Song of the Sea The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts or to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. I want to ask you to support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. Before get started with the news, I wanted to let you know that next week will be a rough time for me. My oldest daughter is having a very big surgery. I'm hoping I will have shows completed for you. But I feel like the world is turned upside down right now. I hope you will bare with me through the next couple months. I host two other podcasts. The Pub Songs Podcast which is currently replaying all of my albums. The other is Celtfather Music & Travel. It's a spoken word podcast where I share things from my adventures and thoughts that occur. Every now and then, it's highly Celtic-related. I did a recent episode on my Celtic Invasion of Oban Scotland in 2010. And most recently, I published a thought-provoking response to a recent episode by Seth Godin on "Anthems, Pledges and Change". I feel like it was a really interesting podcast and it is related to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast as well as my music. Give it a listen. Christmas is just around the corner. I am pleased to announce the first Celtic Christmas Podcast episode of the year is now online. You can subscribe at CelticChristmasPodcast.com/about/ To celebrate the holiday, I have a new Christmas Music Special that is now available. You'll get 2 Celtic Christmas CDs, Celtic Heartstring Christmas ornament and a podcast shirt for one incredibly low price. Follow the link in the shownotes at BestCelticMusic.net/shop for details. While you're there, you can also check out our free podcast app available on iTunes and Amazon. TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. 2019 is the Celtic Invasion of Star Wars. 2020 is the Origins of Celtic Invasions. You can find out more about these two exciting trips. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Another podcaster told me recently that they had some great advertisers on their show. I was very happy for them. But the truth is, I am happier that this podcast is not influenced by record labels or publicists. The show exists first and foremost to help independent artists get heard. It's here to introduce you to the artists who are not under the thumb of some corporation. They don't have a big budget to promote themselves. They're just making great music. That's what I want to share. So this show is listener supported. No advertisers. No record labels. Your generosity funds the creation, production, and promotion of the show. In return, you get episodes before regular listeners, discounts on merch, and when we hit a milestone, you get extra special episodes, including a bonus episode of the Celtic Christmas Podcast that is now online. I want to thank our incredible Celtic Legends: Annie Lorkowski, Bryan Brake, Carol Baril, Hank Woodward, Hunter Melville, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Marianne Ludwig, Nancie Barnett, Scott Benson, Shawn Cali, Theresa Sullivan. These generous people pledge $25 or more per month to make this podcast a reality. 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How was Jewish life affected by the First World War? How did Jews around the world understand, engage with, and influence the Great War and surrounding events? And why has the impact of World War I so often overlooked Jewish historical narratives? In this fascinating and important new edited volume, World War I and the Jews: Conflict and Transformation in Europe, the Middle East, and America (Berghahn Books, 2017), Marsha L. Rozenblit, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland, and Jonathan Karp, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, have assembled a diverse collection of impressive studies by junior and senior scholars that, taken together, answer these crucial questions. The essays in this volume work against past scholarship that has either glossed past the First World War as unimportant to understanding Jewish history, or teleologically characterized it as a precursor to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the conflict from a long chronological perspective and broad, global lens, the authors successfully argue that the Great War and the events surrounding it speak to deeply researched trends in Jewish Studies in new and exciting ways. Thematic threads like belonging, identity, citizenship, and transnational connections weave together case studies examining the Jewish experience in New York, Paris, Salonika, Baghdad, and beyond.  This very welcome addition to Jewish historiography, and literature on the global experience of the First World War more generally, is not to be missed. Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How was Jewish life affected by the First World War? How did Jews around the world understand, engage with, and influence the Great War and surrounding events? And why has the impact of World War I so often overlooked Jewish historical narratives? In this fascinating and important new edited volume, World War I and the Jews: Conflict and Transformation in Europe, the Middle East, and America (Berghahn Books, 2017), Marsha L. Rozenblit, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland, and Jonathan Karp, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, have assembled a diverse collection of impressive studies by junior and senior scholars that, taken together, answer these crucial questions. The essays in this volume work against past scholarship that has either glossed past the First World War as unimportant to understanding Jewish history, or teleologically characterized it as a precursor to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the conflict from a long chronological perspective and broad, global lens, the authors successfully argue that the Great War and the events surrounding it speak to deeply researched trends in Jewish Studies in new and exciting ways. Thematic threads like belonging, identity, citizenship, and transnational connections weave together case studies examining the Jewish experience in New York, Paris, Salonika, Baghdad, and beyond.  This very welcome addition to Jewish historiography, and literature on the global experience of the First World War more generally, is not to be missed. Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How was Jewish life affected by the First World War? How did Jews around the world understand, engage with, and influence the Great War and surrounding events? And why has the impact of World War I so often overlooked Jewish historical narratives? In this fascinating and important new edited volume, World War I and the Jews: Conflict and Transformation in Europe, the Middle East, and America (Berghahn Books, 2017), Marsha L. Rozenblit, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland, and Jonathan Karp, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, have assembled a diverse collection of impressive studies by junior and senior scholars that, taken together, answer these crucial questions. The essays in this volume work against past scholarship that has either glossed past the First World War as unimportant to understanding Jewish history, or teleologically characterized it as a precursor to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the conflict from a long chronological perspective and broad, global lens, the authors successfully argue that the Great War and the events surrounding it speak to deeply researched trends in Jewish Studies in new and exciting ways. Thematic threads like belonging, identity, citizenship, and transnational connections weave together case studies examining the Jewish experience in New York, Paris, Salonika, Baghdad, and beyond.  This very welcome addition to Jewish historiography, and literature on the global experience of the First World War more generally, is not to be missed. Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How was Jewish life affected by the First World War? How did Jews around the world understand, engage with, and influence the Great War and surrounding events? And why has the impact of World War I so often overlooked Jewish historical narratives? In this fascinating and important new edited volume, World War I and the Jews: Conflict and Transformation in Europe, the Middle East, and America (Berghahn Books, 2017), Marsha L. Rozenblit, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland, and Jonathan Karp, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, have assembled a diverse collection of impressive studies by junior and senior scholars that, taken together, answer these crucial questions. The essays in this volume work against past scholarship that has either glossed past the First World War as unimportant to understanding Jewish history, or teleologically characterized it as a precursor to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the conflict from a long chronological perspective and broad, global lens, the authors successfully argue that the Great War and the events surrounding it speak to deeply researched trends in Jewish Studies in new and exciting ways. Thematic threads like belonging, identity, citizenship, and transnational connections weave together case studies examining the Jewish experience in New York, Paris, Salonika, Baghdad, and beyond.  This very welcome addition to Jewish historiography, and literature on the global experience of the First World War more generally, is not to be missed. Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How was Jewish life affected by the First World War? How did Jews around the world understand, engage with, and influence the Great War and surrounding events? And why has the impact of World War I so often overlooked Jewish historical narratives? In this fascinating and important new edited volume, World War I and the Jews: Conflict and Transformation in Europe, the Middle East, and America (Berghahn Books, 2017), Marsha L. Rozenblit, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland, and Jonathan Karp, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, have assembled a diverse collection of impressive studies by junior and senior scholars that, taken together, answer these crucial questions. The essays in this volume work against past scholarship that has either glossed past the First World War as unimportant to understanding Jewish history, or teleologically characterized it as a precursor to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the conflict from a long chronological perspective and broad, global lens, the authors successfully argue that the Great War and the events surrounding it speak to deeply researched trends in Jewish Studies in new and exciting ways. Thematic threads like belonging, identity, citizenship, and transnational connections weave together case studies examining the Jewish experience in New York, Paris, Salonika, Baghdad, and beyond.  This very welcome addition to Jewish historiography, and literature on the global experience of the First World War more generally, is not to be missed. Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How was Jewish life affected by the First World War? How did Jews around the world understand, engage with, and influence the Great War and surrounding events? And why has the impact of World War I so often overlooked Jewish historical narratives? In this fascinating and important new edited volume, World War I and the Jews: Conflict and Transformation in Europe, the Middle East, and America (Berghahn Books, 2017), Marsha L. Rozenblit, the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History at the University of Maryland, and Jonathan Karp, Associate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, have assembled a diverse collection of impressive studies by junior and senior scholars that, taken together, answer these crucial questions. The essays in this volume work against past scholarship that has either glossed past the First World War as unimportant to understanding Jewish history, or teleologically characterized it as a precursor to the devastation of World War II and the Holocaust. Examining the conflict from a long chronological perspective and broad, global lens, the authors successfully argue that the Great War and the events surrounding it speak to deeply researched trends in Jewish Studies in new and exciting ways. Thematic threads like belonging, identity, citizenship, and transnational connections weave together case studies examining the Jewish experience in New York, Paris, Salonika, Baghdad, and beyond.  This very welcome addition to Jewish historiography, and literature on the global experience of the First World War more generally, is not to be missed. Robin Buller is a PhD Candidate in History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians is also the first letter the apostle wrote. It was written to a struggling, yet vigorous church that was only a few months old, made up of Christians who had just come to Christ under Paul's ministry. This is a delightfully revealing letter, showing the heart of the apostle toward these new Christians, and also showing the struggles that were present in the early church. We sometimes get very distorted conceptions of these early Christians; there's a tendency to regard them as always triumphant, always waging the battle with vigor, and always winning great victories in Christ's name. But they also had very severe problems, some of which are reflected in this letter. It was written about 50 A.D., and may well be the first part of our New Testament to be written. Most scholars feel that the gospels were written about this same time or shortly afterward, though some hold that the gospel of Matthew, and perhaps of Mark, appeared about 43 or 45 A.D. At any rate, this letter is at least one of the earliest Christian writings. The account of Paul's founding of this church is recorded in the seventeenth chapter of Acts. After he and Silas were thrown into prison in Philippi because of their preaching of the Gospel, an earthquake shook down the prison doors and freed the prisoners. Paul was then freed by the Roman magistrates, and he left Philippi and went to Thessalonica. Many of the places where Paul preached have crumbled into ruin, but Thessalonica is still a thriving, bustling metropolis. It was then the capital of Macedonia, but it is now in Greece proper, and is called Salonika. From the account in Acts, we learn that Paul had only been there about three weeks when persecution began and he had to leave the city for his own safety. He went down to Athens and from there he sent Timothy back to Thessalonica to see how these Christians were doing. He was very disturbed about them; he felt that perhaps the persecution they were undergoing would drive them from their faith. He went on to Corinth where he founded a church after several months of difficult labor. After some time, Timothy returned to him at Corinth, bringing word of how the Thessalonians were doing, and of some of the problems they were facing. As we read this little letter through, we can recognize them as the kind of problems that we also face.

David and Jonathan´s history was selected and prologued by Salvador Novo to Joyas de la Amistad (1964), Sephardic music background are fragments of Las estrellas de los cielos _ Yo m_enamorí d_un ai perf. by Hespèrion XXI, Jordi Savall (2000). (non intended of violation of copyrights)The Sephardic Jews, scattered through the world after their expulsion from Spain in 1492, kept alive for centuries not only their language, Ladino, but an extraordinary repertory of "folk" songs, many of them quite sophisticated. As Ladino culture began to slowly fade away over the course of the 20th century, musicologists collected and transcribed these melodies from Ladino-speaking communities in Sarajevo, Sofia, Salonika, Smyrna, Jerusalem, and other cities.

Highlights: Please donate to the Hurricane Harvey victims |@ 01:00 WW1 in China and Japan |@ 02:30 Mike Shuster - The fire at Salonika |@ 11:35 Dr. “Russ” McDonald on 49th UTTC International Powwow |@ 18:15 Speaking WWI - This week: “Field Day” |@ 24:50 Joel Mize on 100C/100M project in Mussel Shoals, AL |@ 26:00 Chris Connelly - Story of Service about USMC grandfather |@ 34:20 Tanveer Kalo - former intern becoming subject matter expert |@ 40:30 The Buzz - This week in social Media |@ 41:50 And more...----more---- Opening Welcome to World War 1 centennial News - It’s about WW1 THEN - what was happening 100 years ago  - and it’s about WW1 NOW - news and updates about the centennial and the commemoration. Today is August 30th, 2017 and our guests this week are: Mike Shuster from the great war project blog,    Dr. Leander “Russ” McDonald, President of the United Tribes Technical College Joel Mize from the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials project in Sheffield, Alabama And Chris Connelly from Dayton Ohio who submitted a “stories of service” post and we want to talk about THAT. WW1 Centennial News is brought to you by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library. I’m Theo Mayer - the Chief Technologist for the Commission and your host. Welcome to the show. Harvey Before we start the show today, we wanted to take a moment for the people of Texas struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Here is Dan Dayton the Executive Director of the WW1 Centennial Commission [DAN DAYTON] There are several links for donating to the relief effort in the podcast notes. link:https://www.uwtexas.org/hurricane-harvey https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app362b?df_id=27651&mfc_pref=T&27651.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=7D83ADF3DC5B202D97E48EC4DA2D792D http://www.redcross.org/hp/harvey3 World War One THEN 100 Year Ago This Week [SOUND EFFECT - WHOOSH] It really was a world war. In part, what made WWI  so immediately global was the “imperial” mindset of the times. Everyone thought in terms of empires - global and regional conquest, possessions, colonies, holdings, opportunities and international allies and bringing all that baggage into the fray.   [MUSIC TRANSITION] We’ve gone back in time 100 years to explore the war that changed the world! It is August 1917 and on the 14th of august, China declares war on Germany. So that got us thinking, here at WW1 Centennial News - about an Asia focused segment -  and this is it. Quick quiz! OK, China declares war on Germany - But is Japan in the war? An what side are they on? [ticking - buzzer] That’s right - in WW1 Japan is ALSO on the side of the allies. This week 100 years ago, a Japanese Delegation comes to America headed by Viscount Ishii, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Empire of Japan. This prompts a number of articles in the Official Bulletin - America’s War Gazette created by the order of the President and published daily by George Creel, America’s propaganda chief. [SOUND EFFECT Radio and telegraph] Dateline: Monday August 27, 1917 Headline: Japanese Mission Pays Homage to George Washington, “He Belongs to All Mankind” Declares Viscount Ishii As the diplomat placed a wreath on the tomb of America’s first president, he declares: In the name of my gracious sovereign, the Emperor of Japan, and representing all the liberty-loving people who own his sway, I stand to-day in this sacred presence, not to eulogize the name of Washington, for that were presumption, but to offer the simple tribute of a people’s reverence and lové. The Day’s events began with a speech by Secretary of the Navy Daniels who recalled the visit to Japan by Admiral Perry a half a century earlier and couches it - NOT as gunboat diplomacy - but as the beginnings of a friendship between the nations. Later, Secretary and' Mrs. Daniels host the Japanese mission, at  Mount Vernon. The story goes on to list the guests who attend, including the 20 Japanese dignitaries and 60 odd American navy, diplomatic and political invited guests. Near the end of the week, Viscount Ishii is invited to address a special session of the US Senate: [SOUND EFFECT] Dateline: Friday August 31, 1917 Headline: Viscount Ishii tells senate: “japan Took Up Arms Against Germany Because Our Solemn Treaty With Britain Was Not to Us, just a Scrap of Paper” Viscount Ishii speech included: To us, the fact that you, [the United State],  are now on the side of the allies in this titanic struggle, constitutes already a great moral victory for our common cause, which we believe to be the cause of right and justice, for the strong,  as for the weak… for the great, as for the small. We of Japan believe We understand something of the American ideal of life. and we pay our most profound respects to it. Jefferson, your great democratic President, conceived the ideal of an American Commonwealth to be not a rule imposed on the people by force of arms, but as a free expression of the individual sentiments of that people. Jefferson saw Americans as a myriad of independent and free men, as individuals... only relying on a combined military force for protection against aggression from abroad or treachery from within. In fact, the treaty he refers to means Japanese and the Brits have been besties since signing in 1902 - So - So on August 23, 1914 - 103 years ago (aside) - and - this is less than a month after war breaks out in Europe, Japan formally declares war on Germany and Austria/Hungary  - Here’s the deal they made - Even in 1914, the Japanese Imperial Navy is no slouch - so they agree to protect England and France’s interests in the Asia-Pacific-region, and in return, Japan gets to snag all the German territories in Asia as well as German pacific Islands. So the first thing the Japan does … even before they declare war… is to target a big German colony port in China… Tsingtao. Yes.. There is a connection… German beer… German breweries… German Chinese territories… and today’s great chinese beer brand. Prost… Gānbēi. Next, as per the agreement, Japan goes after the German colonies in the Pacific, making short work out of capturing the Mariana, Caroline and Marshall Islands. This kind of freaks out the Allies including the United States… although we weren’t at war yet. This Imperial Japanese Navy is performing just a little too well for our comfort. It just isn’t natural in the western cultural thinking of the time - with its deep seated bigotry and ignorance - to believe that an asian navy might be world class. But it is! Their support extends to europe…. By 1917, the on-going slaughter on the Western Front means that a constant stream of reinforcements is needed. If the Mediterranean route is squeezed shut, - by Uboats - the French and British Empire-troops would need to go all the way around the southern tip of Africa. So the Japanese Imperial Navy sends a fleet to the mediterranean to help with escort duties. Based in Malta they protect Allied shipping between Marseilles, France, taranto, Italy and Egyptian ports.    By the end of the war, Japan’s Second Special Squadron has escorted 788 ships across the Mediterranean, safely transporting more than 700,000 troops to the Western Front. Reportedly, several Japanese commanders commit Hari-Kari after ships under their protection are lost. They do have a powerful sense of duty! So by 100 years ago this month, on August 14, 1917, - three years after Japan - China declares war on Germany - How come!? Well, China declares itself neutral at the outset of the war, but also wants to show solidarity with the allies. Unable to send men to fight, they sent men to help. By the end of the war, Chinese workers rank as the largest and longest-serving non-European contingent in World War I. There are complex politics surrounding their role and the Chinese Labor force  - But perhaps most important -as China sees America entering the fray, it wants to earn itself a place at the post-war bargaining table. Top of the list for china is to regain control over the vital Shantung Peninsula.. That poky little part in the yellow sea across from Korea that Japan grabbed at the start of the war…  You know, where Tsingtao is located - China wants to reassert its strength over Japan, which is it’s big , aggressive adversary and rival in the region. At the Versailles Peace Conference following the armistice, the Allied Supreme Council—dominated by the United States, France and Britain - are divvying up the world… Japan and China are both there lobbying hard —about their respective claims to the Shantung Peninsula. Meanwhile - Japan introduces another idea into the mix. They propose racial equality language to be included in the league of nations charter: Their proposed language read: “The equality of nations being a basic principle of the League of Nations, the High Contracting Parties, agree to accord, as soon as possible, to all alien nationals of states and members of the League, equal and just treatment in every respect making no distinction, either in law or in fact, on account of their race or nationality.” A bargain is eventually struck with Japan, but not really to their liking! They go home pretty angry and humiliated. The racial equality clause is shut down - but --- in compensation - they get to keep some German submarines and the Shantung peninsula. Some historians noted that both sides see one another as unacceptably arrogant and bigoted… It’s worth noting that the next time we see Japan at war it will not be as an allie. And that is a quick overview of some of what happened in Asia 100 years ago in the war that changed the world. We have a bunch of references and links in the podcast notes. links: japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_during_World_War_I https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-gives-ultimatum-to-germany https://owlcation.com/humanities/World-War-1-History-Japanese-Navy-in-the-Mediterranean Vietnam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Vietnam_during_World_War_I http://online.wsj.com/ww1/ho-chi-minh China https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/china-declares-war-on-germany https://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2010/04/china_and_first_world_war https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TofCRaOBWZ0 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/surprisingly-important-role-china-played-world-war-i-180964532/#sI6lZYkfTdSGsmBA.99 More generally http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/east-asias-lessons-from-world-war-i/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_and_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_I [SOUND EFFECT] Great War Project Next we are joined by Mike shuster, former NPR correspondent and curator for the Great War Project blog. Today Mike’s post takes us to the Aegean sea and the port town of Salonika, an allied stronghold in Greece - across the sea from Turkey. On August 27th, 100 years ago this week a major event strikes the city. Welcome Mike! [Mike Shuster] Thank you Mike. That was Mike Shuster from the Great War Project blog. LINK:http://greatwarproject.org/2017/08/27/idyllic-greek-city-consumed-by-fire/ The Great War Channel For videos about WW1, visit our friend at the Great War Channel on Youtube - They have well over 400 episodes about WW1 - covering the conflict since 2014 - and from a more European perspective. This week’s new episodes include: The second battle of Verdun Inside A British Mark IV WW1 Tank and Inside A British Bristol Scout WW1 Airplane, both from the Great War Channel’s recent trip to England Follow the link in the podcast notes or search for “the great war” on youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar [SOUND EFFECT] World War One NOW [SOUND EFFECT] We have moved forward in time to the present… Welcome to WW1 Centennial News NOW  - This part of the program is not about history but how the centennial of the War that changed the world is being commemorated today. Activities and Events [Sound Effect] I’d like to start by spending a little time on U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register itself. One of the tasks of the commission is to record and archive what America is going to commemorate the centennial of the War that Changed the World. So we built a US National Events register for that purpose at ww1cc.org/events - all lower case. Then we created two programs to feed it. One is a big red button that anyone can click and submit their event to the national register. That does two things. FIRST - It gets your event listed in the National Register and THEN - It puts your event into the permanent national archive for what transpired during the US WWI centennial - This is a permanent archive that will live on long after the centennial itself passes. In theory, when the US prepare the bi-centennial another century from now, your commemoration idea and event will be part of that record for the 2117 team to reference. The second program we created is for state centennial organizations, museums, libraries, universities and others who are holding a number of WW1 themed centennial events over the period. If you are one of those organizations, we have a special publishing partner program where we will train you, and give you direct access to the register - so you can post your WW1 events directly into it. If you would like to avail yourself of that program go to “contact” in the menu on any page of our website at ww1cc.org and send us a request . And perhaps most important of all -  for those of you just wondering what WW1 themed events are happening in your area --- currently I counted around 70 on-going and 45 single day events. That is around 115 different events going on around the country on most any day. And we think that is only a fraction of what is actually going on. So pass the word, if you are doing WW1 related events - Big or small - get them into the register and let our community of interest, and history know what you are doing to commemorate the centennial of World War I. The link to the U.S. National WW1 Centennial Events Register is in the podcast notes. link: http://ww1cc.org/events Updates from the States North Dakota [SOUND EFFECT] This week in our Updates from the States section - we want to highlight a very special gathering in North Dakota On September 10th during the final day of the 48th Annual United Tribes Technical College International Powwow, an annual gathering of some five to ten thousand individuals - they are going to focus on native americans and WW1. Susan Mennenga from the Pritzker Military Museum and library - and World War One Centennial Commissioner Terry Hamby will be on hand for the ceremony. We have with us today Dr. Leander “Russ” McDonald, United Tribes Technical College president. Welcome, Russ! [Exchange Greetings] [Russ, the Native American Role in WW1 was profound - both in terms of indian nations independently declaring war on Germany - as sovereign nations - and Native Americans volunteering as soldiers. Can you give our audience an overview?] [What do you think was the most profound effect of WW1 on the Native American Community?] [On September 10th, during the 48th annual UTTC International Powwow there is a remembrance and honoring of native american WW1 warriors. Can you tell us about that please…] [Russ, thank you for coming on the show] That was “Russ” McDonald, United Tribes Technical College president and host for the 48th annual UTTC International Powwow. There are links to the event in the podcast notes. link:http://www.uttc.edu/news/uttc-powwow-feature-honoring-wwi-native-servicemen Speaking WW1 And now our “Speaking World War 1 feature - Where we  explore today’s words & phrases that are rooted in the war  --- This week’s  phrase is “Field Day” Today, one might say that the “Hollywood Press” had a field day when rumours broke out that Angelina and Brad broke up. The way it is used now, the phrase “to have a field day” means an opportunity for action, success, or excitement. But the phrase originates from the military. It was used in the literal sense, for a day spent in the field, doing maneuvers, exercises and drills. This was particularly true during WW1 when  A LOT of men got A LOT of training exercises... A marine corp barracks might have sounded like this: Alright gentlemen, grab your packs, your rifles and your sorry butts - today we are having a field day - starting with a 4 mile run. Move out! You maggots. Field Day… A big event - now and then! The earliest references go back all the way to 1747. see the the podcast notes for more link: http://www.theidioms.com/field-day/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/field_day 100 Cities/100 Memorials [SOUND EFFECT] Joel Mize 100 cities Next, we are going to profile another 100 Cities / 100 Memorials project. That is our $200,000 matching grant giveaway to rescue ailing WW1 memorials. Last week we profiled a brand new memorial going up in Fort Towson, Oklahoma complete with a newly commission doughboy statue. This week, we head to Sheffield, Alabama for a project that honors those who died in the Northwest Alabama region known as muscle shoals. Joining us is Joel Mize, Steering Committee Chairman for the 101 Memorial project. Welcome, Joel! [exchange greetings] [Joel - your projects honors 101 individuals who died as a result of WW1, but not on the battlefields of Europe - but in serving the nation as Civilian defense workers in a manufacturing plant,  Would you share their story with us please?] [Joel - in putting this project together - what do you think is the most memorable thing that has happened to you and your team?] Thank you joel! That was Joel Mize, Steering Committee Chairman for the 101 Memorial project in Sheffield, Alabama. We will continue to profile the submitting teams and their unique and amazing projects on the show over the coming months. Learn more about the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials program at ww1cc.org/100memorials or follow the link in the podcast notes. Link: www.ww1cc.org/100memorials https://www.alabamapioneers.com/sheffield-alabama-has-a-historic-village-laid-out-in-the-form-of-the-liberty-bell/ [SOUND EFFECT] Stories of Service In our “Remember the veterans” section, today we wanted to feature one of the many Stories of Service collected on our website at ww1cc.org/stories where you are invited to tell us about the WW1 stories of service from your family or a just a story you have uncovered. With us today is Chris Connelly from Dayton, Ohio who submitted the story of his grandfather Peter Alphonse Connelly who served with the United States Marine Corps 5th Regiment. Peter was drafted into the Marine Corps, becoming a Rifle Expert during training before deploying for france in February 1918. He returned home with a Croix de Guerre for his bravery in battle; interestingly, Peter was an avid photographer and returned home with not only medals but many wonderful photos. Welcome, to the show Chris! [Exchange greetings] [Chris, we have a link in the podcast notes about Peter Connelly and the story you submitted about him - - but I wanted to learn a little more about how you went about putting the story together - Where did you find the materials? ] [What made you decide to submit Peter’s story to our Stories of Service archive?] What is the Marine Corps muster roll? Where can people find it? [What is the most memorable thing for you in putting this together?] [Have you shared your findings about Peter with the rest of your family? What was their response?] [What advice would you give to others wanting to investigate their own family connection to WW1?] Thank you, that was Chris Connolly - who submitted a Story of Service about his grandfather US Marine Corps WW1 veteran Peter Alphonse Connelly. For those of you interested in your ancestors who served, we have very exciting news - We are linking up with The Roll of Honor Foundation, a nonprofit charity with the mission of honoring the military service of the men and women of America’s Armed Forces, educating the public about their legacy and encouraging public service among the next generation. We are in the middle of integrating our Stories of Service and their database of WW1 veterans which will add your story of service to the Roll of Honor. You’ll also be able to purchase a tribute wreath for you veteran on their profile, which will go directly to funding the national WW1 Memorial in Washington DC honoring all our WW1 veterans. We will have more details on this for you over the coming weeks. The links Peter Connolly’s story, the stories of Service and the Roll of Honor are all in the podcast notes. link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/stories-of-service/2471-peter-alphonse-connelly.html ww1cc.org/stories http://rollofhonor.org/ww1/ [SOUND EFFECT] Articles and Posts This week in our Articles and Posts segment - we are going to highlight 2 stories from our website at ww1cc.org/news "The Americans seldom miss a shot.” The first is about a famed skill of the doughboys. They were crack shots! As America entered World War I in 1917, a who’s who of National Rifle Association rifle champions gathered at Camp Perry, OH for an important mission. Training Snipers! These NRA Sharpshooters organized a national-level advanced shooting program —the Small Arms Firing School—where specially selected soldiers would learn advanced marksmanship, culminating in long-range shooting and sniper training. Afterwards, the graduates rejoined their units bringing their new skills with them and training others. Read the whole story about about how this public-private partnership for military marksmanship contributed to the American war effort by following the link in the podcast notes. link:https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2017/8/24/how-nra-trained-america-s-snipers-to-fight-over-there East Indian Americans in WW1 Finally in Articles a posts, we have a story about one of the Commission’s former interns, Tanveer Kalo, who is STILL doing great work on WW1. Tanveer was also profiled in the May 16, 2017 issue of the WWI DISPATCH newsletter - our sister publication at ww1cc.org/dispatch for his intern work and support in creating our Vande Mataram website about a forgotten group of WW1 veterans from America’s asian Indians community (see the link in the podcast notes)... Having become somewhat of an expert on the subject, Tanveer was recently invited to write an article on the same subject for American Bazaar Magazine, which was just published. Tanveer talks about the process and discoveries of his work, and how he is continuing his research even after returning to college. In the article he highlights his personal favorite story of Manganlall K. Pandit, who served the US military in both World Wars.   Check out Tanveer's great article at the link in the notes. link:http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/3039-in-defense-of-their-new-home-indian-americans-who-fought-for-the-united-states-in-world-war-i.html http://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/vande-mataram-home.html The Buzz - WW1 in Social Media Posts That brings us to the buzz - the centennial of WW1 this week in social media with Katherine Akey - Katherine - You have two photos to tell us about today - Take it away! Mobile Museum Music A woman shares a WW1 song her mother sang to her growing up Get audio from this link https://www.facebook.com/WWImobilemuseum/videos/446466625543576/?hc_ref=ARQ-pHnYpr5W4lZnIYxGzT1sR9juupbVRphPPu2FkrLdBcUylXFFzt8QE-bnBY38NxQ Link:https://www.facebook.com/WWImobilemuseum/videos/446466625543576/?hc_ref=ARQ-pHnYpr5W4lZnIYxGzT1sR9juupbVRphPPu2FkrLdBcUylXFFzt8QE-bnBY38NxQ http://www.ww1mobilemuseum.com/ Thank you Katherine. Closing And that is WW1 Centennial News for this week. We want to thank our guests: Mike Shuster from the great war project blog filling us in on the Fire in Greece at Salonika, Dr. Leander “Russ” McDonald, President of the United Tribes Technical College speaking with us about their upcoming commemorative event Joel Mize from the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials project in Sheffield, Alabama Chris Connelly from Dayton Ohio sharing Peter Connelly’s story of service Katherine Akey the Commission’s social media director and also the line producer for the show. And I am Theo Mayer - your host. The US World War One Centennial Commission was created by Congress to honor, commemorate and educate about WW1. Our programs are to-- inspire a national conversation and awareness about WW1; This program is a part of that…. We are bringing the lessons of the 100 years ago into today's classrooms; We are helping to restore WW1 memorials in communities of all sizes across our country; and of course we are building America’s National WW1 Memorial in Washington DC. We want to thank commission’s founding sponsor the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for their support. The podcast can be found on our website at ww1cc.org/cn   on  iTunes and google play ww1 Centennial News. Our twitter and instagram handles are both @ww1cc and we are on facebook @ww1centennial. Thanks for joining us. And don’t forget to--- share the stories you are hearing here with someone ---- about the war that changed the world! [music] Alright gentlemen… grab mops, sponges, toothbrushes and meet me in the latrine - It’s time for a bathroom field day! White glove inspection at 1700 sharp!

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce this intimate and exciting portrait of Salonica’s Jewish community between the late 19th century until World War II, when the overwhelming majority of the population was deported to their deaths at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Naar’s study takes readers into institutional hallways and homes of Jewish elites and ordinary citizens, revealing a community rapidly adjusting to changes in its relationship to political regimes claiming Salonika and its diverse residents as their own. Jewish Salonica offers readers an opportunity to consider Jewish communal agency and vibrancy in a period and place too often missing from modern Jewish historical narratives.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce this intimate and exciting portrait of Salonica’s Jewish community between the late 19th century until World War II, when the overwhelming majority of the population was deported to their deaths at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Naar’s study takes readers into institutional hallways and homes of Jewish elites and ordinary citizens, revealing a community rapidly adjusting to changes in its relationship to political regimes claiming Salonika and its diverse residents as their own. Jewish Salonica offers readers an opportunity to consider Jewish communal agency and vibrancy in a period and place too often missing from modern Jewish historical narratives.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce this intimate and exciting portrait of Salonica’s Jewish community between the late 19th century until World War II, when the overwhelming majority of the population was deported to their deaths at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Naar’s study takes readers into institutional hallways and homes of Jewish elites and ordinary citizens, revealing a community rapidly adjusting to changes in its relationship to political regimes claiming Salonika and its diverse residents as their own. Jewish Salonica offers readers an opportunity to consider Jewish communal agency and vibrancy in a period and place too often missing from modern Jewish historical narratives.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce this intimate and exciting portrait of Salonica’s Jewish community between the late 19th century until World War II, when the overwhelming majority of the population was deported to their deaths at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Naar’s study takes readers into institutional hallways and homes of Jewish elites and ordinary citizens, revealing a community rapidly adjusting to changes in its relationship to political regimes claiming Salonika and its diverse residents as their own. Jewish Salonica offers readers an opportunity to consider Jewish communal agency and vibrancy in a period and place too often missing from modern Jewish historical narratives.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce this intimate and exciting portrait of Salonica’s Jewish community between the late 19th century until World War II, when the overwhelming majority of the population was deported to their deaths at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Naar’s study takes readers into institutional hallways and homes of Jewish elites and ordinary citizens, revealing a community rapidly adjusting to changes in its relationship to political regimes claiming Salonika and its diverse residents as their own. Jewish Salonica offers readers an opportunity to consider Jewish communal agency and vibrancy in a period and place too often missing from modern Jewish historical narratives.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Jewish Salonica: Between the Ottoman Empire and Modern Greece (Stanford University Press, 2016) Devin Naar delves deep into the archives to produce this intimate and exciting portrait of Salonica’s Jewish community between the late 19th century until World War II, when the overwhelming majority of the population was deported to their deaths at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Naar’s study takes readers into institutional hallways and homes of Jewish elites and ordinary citizens, revealing a community rapidly adjusting to changes in its relationship to political regimes claiming Salonika and its diverse residents as their own. Jewish Salonica offers readers an opportunity to consider Jewish communal agency and vibrancy in a period and place too often missing from modern Jewish historical narratives.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louise Page is the acclaimed playwright known for Salonika, Another Nine Months, The Statue of Liberty, Love From a Stranger and many other works.Louise has also written extensively for TV and radio, including for ten years on BBC Radio 4's radio serial The Archers.She is a specialist in clear and effective business writing too. She has clear tips for better writing and storytelling you can use in business communications.And Louise flagged a Royal Literary Fund scheme through which businesses can access – free of charge – writing support from authors, playwrights and poets.Sajad Mahmood was my second studio guest. Sajad is chief executive of Yorkshire based Charity Right, an international food programme providing regular meals to impoverished children.Sajad recently visited Somaliland with a delegation of leading international aid charities to see the devastating effects of four seasons of poor rainfall.And Damien Bates is the co-owner of Sheffield Speedway - an institution in the city running for around 70 years. Damien and partners bought the business in 2014, and I visited the track last week to learn more about why he did so, and how the Speedway works with local businesses.Timings:0 - 8:35 introductions and updates, including new research into workplace stress and its impact on productivity; results from the 2016 Sheffield City Region Quarterly Economic Survey (QES); some forthcoming events8:35 - 22:55 Louise Page22:55 - 42:10 Sajad Mahmood42:10 - 51:32 Damien Bates

Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured in sound recordings. Speakers recall in great detail as though it were yesterday the conditions of the trenches, the brutality of the battlefield, the experience of seeing their first casualty and hearing their first shell, their daily and nightly routines, and their psychological state in the face of so much trauma. The Imperial War Museum's holdings include a major oral history resource of remarkable recordings made in the 1980s and early 1990s with the remaining survivors of the conflict. The interviews were done not for immediate use or broadcast, but because it was felt that this diminishing resource, that could never be replenished, would be of unique value in the future. Among the BBC's extensive collection of archive featuring first hand recollections of the conflict a century ago are the interviews recorded for the 1964 TV series 'The Great War', which vividly bring to life the human experience of those fighting and living through the war. In a unique partnership between the Imperial War Museums and the BBC, the two sound archive collections are brought together for the first time in this Radio 4 series. 'Voices of the First World War', a fifty-part series which began in Autumn 2014, broadcasts many of these recordings for the first time, and will run in short seasons throughout the commemorative period, tracking the course of the war. Presented by Dan Snow, the second five programmes to be broadcast this year look at the events of 1915, including veterans' memories of their first trips home on leave, the rise of U-Boat attacks, the disastrous Battle of Loos, and the experiences of those fighting on the Eastern Front as the war expanded, in Salonika and Mesopotamia. In the final programme of the 1915 series, Dan Snow hears the recollections of those who were present during the siege of Kut-Al-Amara, situated on a loop of the River Tigris between Baghdad and Basra, where British troops became trapped by Turkish Ottoman forces for five months from late 1915. Speakers recount their experiences of desert marches, starvation, and eventual surrender in one of the most humiliating defeats for the British Army in its history.

Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured in sound recordings. Speakers recall in great detail as though it were yesterday the conditions of the trenches, the brutality of the battlefield, the experience of seeing their first casualty and hearing their first shell, their daily and nightly routines, and their psychological state in the face of so much trauma. The Imperial War Museum's holdings include a major oral history resource of remarkable recordings made in the 1980s and early 1990s with the remaining survivors of the conflict. The interviews were done not for immediate use or broadcast, but because it was felt that this diminishing resource, that could never be replenished, would be of unique value in the future. Among the BBC's extensive collection of archive featuring first hand recollections of the conflict a century ago are the interviews recorded for the 1964 TV series 'The Great War', which vividly bring to life the human experience of those fighting and living through the war. In a unique partnership between the Imperial War Museums and the BBC, the two sound archive collections are brought together for the first time in this Radio 4 series. 'Voices of the First World War', a fifty-part series which began in Autumn 2014, broadcasts many of these recordings for the first time, and will run in short seasons throughout the commemorative period, tracking the course of the war. Presented by Dan Snow, the second five programmes to be broadcast this year look at the events of 1915, including veterans' memories of their first trips home on leave, the rise of U-Boat attacks, the disastrous Battle of Loos, and the experiences of those fighting on the Eastern Front as the war expanded, in Salonika and Mesopotamia. In this fourth programme of the series, Dan Snow brings together recollections by soldiers of the conditions they endured in Salonika, where they considered themselves a forgotten army, and the main threats were malaria and dysentery.

Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured in sound recordings. Speakers recall in great detail as though it were yesterday the conditions of the trenches, the brutality of the battlefield, the experience of seeing their first casualty and hearing their first shell, their daily and nightly routines, and their psychological state in the face of so much trauma. The Imperial War Museum's holdings include a major oral history resource of remarkable recordings made in the 1980s and early 1990s with the remaining survivors of the conflict. The interviews were done not for immediate use or broadcast, but because it was felt that this diminishing resource, that could never be replenished, would be of unique value in the future. Among the BBC's extensive collection of archive featuring first hand recollections of the conflict a century ago are the interviews recorded for the 1964 TV series 'The Great War', which vividly bring to life the human experience of those fighting and living through the war. In a unique partnership between the Imperial War Museums and the BBC, the two sound archive collections are brought together for the first time in this Radio 4 series. 'Voices of the First World War', a fifty-part series which began in Autumn 2014, broadcasts many of these recordings for the first time, and will run in short seasons throughout the commemorative period, tracking the course of the war. Presented by Dan Snow, the second five programmes to be broadcast this year look at the events of 1915, including veterans' memories of their first trips home on leave, the rise of U-Boat attacks, the disastrous Battle of Loos, and the experiences of those fighting on the Eastern Front as the war expanded, in Salonika and Mesopotamia. The third programme features first-hand accounts from those who fought at the Battle of Loos in September 1915, from an officer who provided the wind forecasts before the release of chlorine gas by the British, to those who helped burial parties clear the battlefields afterwards, collecting and identifying the dead by night, work which had to continue for several months.

Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured in sound recordings. Speakers recall in great detail as though it were yesterday the conditions of the trenches, the brutality of the battlefield, the experience of seeing their first casualty and hearing their first shell, their daily and nightly routines, and their psychological state in the face of so much trauma. The Imperial War Museum's holdings include a major oral history resource of remarkable recordings made in the 1980s and early 1990s with the remaining survivors of the conflict. The interviews were done not for immediate use or broadcast, but because it was felt that this diminishing resource, that could never be replenished, would be of unique value in the future. Among the BBC's extensive collection of archive featuring first hand recollections of the conflict a century ago are the interviews recorded for the 1964 TV series 'The Great War', which vividly bring to life the human experience of those fighting and living through the war. In a unique partnership between the Imperial War Museums and the BBC, the two sound archive collections are brought together for the first time in this Radio 4 series. 'Voices of the First World War', a fifty-part series which began in Autumn 2014, broadcasts many of these recordings for the first time, and will run in short seasons throughout the commemorative period, tracking the course of the war. Presented by Dan Snow, the second five programmes to be broadcast this year look at the events of 1915, including veterans' memories of their first trips home on leave, the rise of U-Boat attacks, the disastrous Battle of Loos, and the experiences of those fighting on the Eastern Front as the war expanded, in Salonika and Mesopotamia. In the second programme we hear the recollections of two German Officers who served on U-Boats, one of whom, Martin Niemoller, had become a Lutheran Pastor and leading voice in warning against the dangers of political apathy by the time of his contribution to the BBC Great War Series in 1964. And Alice Drury, a survivor of the Lusitania, vividly recalls its sinking by German torpedo in May 1915.

Before the last survivors of the First World War passed away, the memories of many of those who fought it were captured in sound recordings. Speakers recall in great detail as though it were yesterday the conditions of the trenches, the brutality of the battlefield, the experience of seeing their first casualty and hearing their first shell, their daily and nightly routines, and their psychological state in the face of so much trauma. The Imperial War Museum's holdings include a major oral history resource of remarkable recordings made in the 1980s and early 1990s with the remaining survivors of the conflict. The interviews were done not for immediate use or broadcast, but because it was felt that this diminishing resource, that could never be replenished, would be of unique value in the future. Among the BBC's extensive collection of archive featuring first hand recollections of the conflict a century ago are the interviews recorded for the 1964 TV series 'The Great War', which vividly bring to life the human experience of those fighting and living through the war. In a unique partnership between the Imperial War Museums and the BBC, the two sound archive collections are brought together for the first time in this Radio 4 series. 'Voices of the First World War', a fifty-part series which began in Autumn 2014, broadcasts many of these recordings for the first time, and will run in short seasons throughout the commemorative period, tracking the course of the war. Presented by Dan Snow, this second series of programmes to be broadcast this year looks at the events of 1915, including veterans' memories of their first trips home on leave, the rise of U-Boat attacks, the disastrous Battle of Loos, and the experiences of those fighting on the Eastern Front as the war expanded, in Salonika and Mesopotamia. The first programme looks at the experiences of soldiers who travelled home from the Western Front on leave for an all-too-brief few days in 1915. They returned to baths and clean bed linen, loved ones unable to comprehend their experiences on the battlefield, and communities longing for news of their sons. For Kitty Eckersley, whose young husband returned home for a few days in early 1915, this would be the last time she saw him.

PODCAST: 03 May 2015    01 The Good Old Days - The Demon Barbers - +24Db 02 My Heart's Tonight In Ireland - Andy Irvine - Rain On The Roof 03 Frankie & Albert - Chris Smither - Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt 04 Buffalo Gals/Leather Britches/Leslie's Reel - ALTAN(With Darol Anger, Alison Brown, Todd Phillips & Jim Higgins) - The Widening Gyre 05 Walking In The Footsteps Of Giants - Harp And A Monkey - All Life Is Here 06 Ding Dong - Fred Smith & The Spooky Men's Chorale - Urban Sea Shanties 07 The Priest's Garden - Nancy Kerr - Sweet Visitor 08 Doffing Mistress - Jackie Oates - The Spyglass and The Herringbone 09 Santiana - Fisherman’s Friends - Proper Job 10 May Colvin Radio Edit - Emily Smith - Radio Edit 11 The Waters Of Tyne - Martha Tilston - The Sea 12 Oil and Water - Steve Tilston and The Durbevilles - The Oxenhope EP 13  The Recruited Collier - Kate Rusby - Ten 14 Junk On The Radio - Rob Heron and The Tea Pad Orchestra - Talk About The Weather 15 Rigging It Up Duncannon - Covers - Show Of Hands 16 Tongue Tied - Emily Portman - The Glamoury 17 Salonika  - Jimmy Crowley - Uncorked! 18  People Get Ready - Edward II - The Definitive Collection

Jewish-American family lore is full of stories about how a great uncle or grandmother passed through Ellis Island when they came to the United States from Riga or Salonika or any other number of places in Europe. What we don’t typically hear about are Jews who entered the United States illegally, sneaking over the border in El Paso or being smuggled in along with a shipment of booze during Prohibition. The term “illegal alien” isn’t one usually uttered by Jews in conjunction with Jews. Yet in her new book After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States 1921-1965, historian Libby Garland demonstrates that in the early part of the... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

with Nazan Maksudyanhosted by Chris GratienThis episode is part of a series on Women, Gender, and Sex in Ottoman historyDownload the seriesPodcast Feed | iTunes | SoundcloudMuch has been written about shifts in the concept of childhood and the structure of families, particularly for the period following industrialization. However, seldom do the voices and experiences of children find their way into historical narratives. In this podcast, Nazan Maksudyan offers some insights about how to approach the history of children and childhood and discusses the lives of Ottoman children during the empire's last decades. Nazan Maksudyan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Istanbul Kemerburgaz University. Her work examines the social, cultural, and economic history of children and youth during the late Ottoman period. (see academia.edu)Chris Gratien is a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University researching the social and environmental history of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East. (see academia.edu)Episode No. 150Release date: 22 March 2014Location: Istanbul Kemerburgaz UniversityEditing and Production by Chris GratienBibliography and images courtesy of Nazan MaksudyanCitation: "The Lives of Ottoman Children," Nazan Maksudyan and Chris Gratien, Ottoman History Podcast, No. 150 (22 March 2014) http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2014/03/children-childhood-ottoman-empire-turkey.html.SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHYNazan Maksudyan, Orphans and Destitute Children in Late Ottoman Empire (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2014). Nazan Maksudyan, “Foster-Daughter or Servant, Charity or Abuse: Beslemes in the Late Ottoman Empire”, Journal of Historical Sociology, vol. 21, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 488-512.Yahya Araz, Osmanlı Toplumunda Çocuk Olmak (İstanbul: Kitap Yayınevi, 2013).Mine Göğüş Tan, Özlem Şahin, Mustafa Sever, Aksu Bora, Cumhuriyet'te Çocuktular (İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2007).François Georgeon, Klaus Kreiser (eds.), Childhood and Youth in the Muslim World (Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose, 2007).Elizabeth W. Fernea, ed., Children in the Muslim Middle East (Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 1996)._________, ed., Remembering Childhood in the Middle East: Memoirs from a Century of Change (Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 2003).Karen Sanchez-Eppler, Dependent States: The Child's Part in Nineteenth-Century American Culture (Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2005).Carl Ipsen, Italy in the Age of Pinocchio: Children and Danger in the Liberal Era (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).Marjatta Rahikainen, Centuries of Child Labor: European Experiences from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century (Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing, 2004).IMAGESNursery/Wet-nursing Ward (ırzahane) of Darülaceze in Ottoman IstanbulBand of Ottoman islahhane (reform home) in SalonikaSurgery patients at Hamidiye Children's Hospital in Istanbul, c1905

With Kirsty Lang Kirsty talks to actors Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan as they play the roles of Jeeves and Wooster in a new stage version of one of P G Wodehouse's much-loved books. The architect Frank Gehry, whose Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles feature the undulating metallic curves for which he has become known, opens a new exhibition of his work this week. Frank Gehry discusses his new sculptures, a series of artworks based on fish, a recurrent motif in his art and architecture, as well as his designs for the new development at Battersea Power station in London. Stanley Spencer's masterpiece is a series of murals he painted in a small chapel in the Hampshire countryside. The paintings depict his life on the Salonika front during World War I, but concentrate on the domestic rather than the combat, on doing the laundry and eating jam sandwiches. The murals have now been removed while the chapel is undergoing restoration and is on show in London and then Chichester. The artist's biographer, Fiona MacCarthy, tells Kirsty about the story behind the paintings. This week a Swedish cinema announced that it was going to rate movies according to the Bechdel Test, in which movies get an A rating for gender equality if they have at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. Melissa Silverstein, the founder of the influential Women And Hollywood website, tells Kirsty why she thinks this is just the start of a conversation we need to have about in women in film. Producer Stephen Hughes.