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The JWA Podcast</h1> </div> </div> <article> <div> <div id="block-mainpagecontent"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk" class="node node--type-section-home node--view-mode-full clearfix"> <div id="main-column"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"></div> <div class="field field--name-field-section-home-view field--type-viewfield field--label-hidden"> <div class="field__item field__item-label-hidden"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-podcasts view-id-podcasts view-display-id-page_1 js-view-dom-id-7846859008b780c12e47cd2562ff6da72a43eb3bd6953244da9d70d04e3ef827"> <header> <div id="block-canwetalkdescription"> <div class="podcast-description"> <div class="jwa-media image float-left"> <img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/canwetalk.jpg" width="280" height="280" /> </div> </div> <p>In each episode of <em>Can We Talk?</em>, <a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/about">JWA's podcast team</a> brings you stories and conversations about Jewish women and the issues that shape our public and private lives. You can <strong>listen</strong> and <strong>subscribe</strong> on most podcast platforms, including:</p> <div class="subscriptions"> <div class="subscribe"><a title="Listen to Can We Talk in Apple Podcasts" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/can-we-talk/id1078665131"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/apple2.jpg" width="200" height="53" /></a></div> <div class="subscribe"><a title="Listen to Can We Talk on Spotify" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2LoR5bkwpKhsCWgHMng5hi"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/spotifygreen.png" width="200" height="49" /></a></div> <div class="subscribe"><a title="Listen to Can We Talk in Apple Podcasts" href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-can-we-talk-162524109/"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/iheartradio.png" width="200" height="49" /></a></div> <div class="subscribe"><a title="Listen to Can We Talk in Apple Podcasts" href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4e7c9a29-6726-475c-a7ee-98d98bbeea6e/can-we-talk"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/amazon_music.png" width="200" height="49" /></a></div> <div class="subscribe"><a title="Listen to Can We Talk in Apple Podcasts" href="https://www.youtube.com/@jewishwomensarchive/podcasts"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/youtube.png" width="117" height="49" /></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-exposed-form" data-drupal-selector="views-exposed-form-podcast-search-page-1" id="block-exposedformpodcast-searchpage-1"> <form action="/podcasts/canwetalk/search" method="get" id="views-exposed-form-podcast-search-page-1" accept-charset="UTF-8"> <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-textfield form-item-search-api-fulltext js-form-item-search-api-fulltext form-no-label"> <input placeholder="Find an episode" aria-label="Find an episode" data-drupal-selector="edit-search-api-fulltext" type="text" id="edit-search-api-fulltext" name="search_api_fulltext" value="" size="30" maxlength="128" class="form-text" /> </div> <div data-drupal-selector="edit-actions" class="form-actions js-form-wrapper form-wrapper" id="edit-actions"><button data-twig-suggestion="search_results_submit" class="search-box__button button js-form-submit form-submit" aria-label="Search" data-drupal-selector="edit-submit-podcast-search" type="submit" id="edit-submit-podcast-search" value="Apply"> <i class="fas fa-search"></i> </button></div> </form> </div> </header> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise"> <span>Bonus Episode: Sonnet for America: Reprise</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/elboat.jpg?itok=PmuaLkAY 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/elboat.jpg?itok=wMv6ZamH 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="374"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/elboat.jpg?itok=PmuaLkAY" width="300" height="374" alt="Immigrants View Statue of Liberty" title="Immigrants View Statue of Liberty" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Just over eight years ago, Judith and Nahanni were looking for solace after Donald Trump rode a xenophobic, misogynistic and hate-filled campaign to his first presidential victory. In a November 2016 episode of Can We Talk?, we turned to the poet Emma Lazarus, the Jewish woman who gave the statue of liberty a voice and transformed her into the symbolic mother of exiles. Now, as President Trump turns refugees and asylum seekers away, tightens our borders, and orders the deportation of thousands of immigrants, that conversation feels relevant all over again. We begin our spring season in March. For now, we're sharing that 2016 episode about Emma Lazarus, "Sonnet for America."</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-121-alaskas-jewish-pioneer-daughter" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-121-alaskas-jewish-pioneer-daughter"> <span>Episode 121: Alaska's Jewish Pioneer Daughter</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-121-alaskas-jewish-pioneer-daughter"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/passport.jpeg?itok=5GGVZcM9 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/passport.jpeg?itok=SQbFVQ8o 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="181"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/passport.jpeg?itok=5GGVZcM9" width="300" height="181" alt="Josephine Rudolph Thurnauer Passport Photo, 1938" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-121-alaskas-jewish-pioneer-daughter"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>On August 4, 1869, a Jewish baby girl named Josie became Alaska’s first pioneer daughter. Josephine Rudolph was born in Sitka, Alaska to German immigrants, and returned to Germany when she was 6 years old. Seven decades later, her American birth saved her life when the Nazis came to power.</p> <p>Josie’s story takes us from the muddy frontier town of Sitka to Hitler youth parades in Nazi Germany and finally to postwar New York, where her family tried to find their place. It's a remarkable tale of the survival of one Jewish woman and her family, but it's also part of a much bigger story—about antisemitism, refugees, and settlement, about who belongs, and where. First we'll hear from Tom Kizzia, the journalist who reported Josie's story, and then from Susie Hoffman and Amy Weiss, Josie's great-granddaughters.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-120-until-120" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-120-until-120"> <span>Episode 120: Until 120!</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-120-until-120"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_9_0.jpg?itok=huobT0JI 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_9_0.jpg?itok=CgYy-3fk 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="213"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_9_0.jpg?itok=huobT0JI" width="300" height="213" alt="Can We Talk? 120th episode graphic: Joan Rivers illustration with thought bubble that says "120 episodes? I'm kvelling!"" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-120-until-120"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>It’s a Can We Talk? party! Welcome to our 120th episode 🥳. We're celebrating this milestone podcast style—Jen gets Judith and Nahanni reminiscing about the early days, we revisit clips from some of our favorite episodes, and we hear "Until 120!" in six languages. We’re honored to be feted by some very special pasts guests and fans of Can We Talk?, including Susan Stamberg of NPR, comedians Judy Gold and Iris Bahr, actor Eleanor Reissa, singers Galeet Dardashti and Erez Zobary, Noah Efron of The Promised Podcast, and our own daughters.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-119-erez-zobary-sings-her-yemenite-roots" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-119-erez-zobary-sings-her-yemenite-roots"> <span>Episode 119: Erez Zobary Sings Her Yemenite Roots</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-119-erez-zobary-sings-her-yemenite-roots"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/yemenite_copy.jpeg?itok=ldjaWS8A 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/yemenite_copy.jpeg?itok=rRg-DPl6 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="425"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/yemenite_copy.jpeg?itok=ldjaWS8A" width="300" height="425" alt="Erez Zobary Album Cover Art" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-119-erez-zobary-sings-her-yemenite-roots"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Toronto R & B musician Erez Zobary was always proud of her Yemenite Jewish identity, but didn't explore it in her music - until now. Her new album, "Erez," is a soulful, personal collection of songs that draws on her family's stories of life in Yemen and Israel. In this episode of Can We Talk?, Erez helps us kick off Mizrahi Heritage Month, when we celebrate the cultures and contributions of Jews from the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. Erez talks about her family story, the troubled history of Yemenite Jews in Israel, and her feelings about her identity—and we hear songs from her brand new album.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-118-femme-fatale-sukkah" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-118-femme-fatale-sukkah"> <span>Episode 118: The Femme Fatale in the Sukkah</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-118-femme-fatale-sukkah"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_5_0.jpg?itok=kq8TYQhr 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_5_0.jpg?itok=yyN_Fx7q 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="213"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_5_0.jpg?itok=kq8TYQhr" width="300" height="213" alt="Gila Fine and Book Cover" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-118-femme-fatale-sukkah"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>This Sukkot, we're welcoming a special guest into Can We Talk?’s virtual sukkah: the Talmudic “femme fatale” Homa, one of the women featured in her new book, "The Madwoman in the Rabbi's Attic." In this episode, Talmud scholar Gila Fine tells Homa’s story, reinterprets it from Homa’s perspective, and explains why she thinks Homa makes a fitting symbolic guest for Sukkot.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-117-one-year-later" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-117-one-year-later"> <span>Episode 117: One Year Later</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-117-one-year-later"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/candles_0.jpg?itok=s1qqoXnY 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/candles_0.jpg?itok=8ir10fqj 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="294"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/candles_0.jpg?itok=s1qqoXnY" width="300" height="294" alt="Candles and Yizkor sign remembering Oct 7" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-117-one-year-later"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>A year after Hamas’ brutal October 7 attacks on Israel, the war is far from over. Israel is fighting on multiple fronts—with Hamas in Gaza, with Hezbollah in Lebanon—while war threatens to explode with Iran. Hamas is still holding 101 hostages in Gaza, 33 of whom have been confirmed dead by the IDF.  In this episode of Can We Talk?, three Israeli women—Lee Hoffman Agiv, Stav Salpeter, and Ruby Russell—share thoughts about marking the first anniversary of the attacks in the midst of an ongoing and escalating war. We also speak with Dr. Melila Hellner-Eshed, Hebrew University professor of Zohar and Jewish mysticism, who discusses atonement and redemption and what her Israeli-Palestinian dialogue group has meant to her during the past year. </p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-116-jean-carroll-first-lady-laughs" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-116-jean-carroll-first-lady-laughs"> <span>Episode 116: Jean Carroll, First Lady of Laughs</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-116-jean-carroll-first-lady-laughs"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jean_carroll.jpg?itok=d84D902X 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/jean_carroll.jpg?itok=7T1_lpGz 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="213"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jean_carroll.jpg?itok=d84D902X" width="300" height="213" alt="Grace Kessler Overbeke and Book Cover" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-116-jean-carroll-first-lady-laughs"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Before Joan Rivers, there was another Jewish woman who broke ground as a stand-up comedian. Her name was Jean Carroll, and although she was a household name in the 50s and 60s, today she has been mostly forgotten. Grace Kessler Overbeke hopes her new book about Jean Carroll, First Lady of Laughs, will change that. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we talk to Grace about why Jean Carroll deserves to be remembered for changing both the face of comedy and people's ideas about what a Jewish woman could be.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-115-dr-ruths-radical-legacy" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-115-dr-ruths-radical-legacy"> <span>Episode 115: Dr. Ruth's Radical Legacy</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-115-dr-ruths-radical-legacy"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/unknown_2.jpeg?itok=sSPT7AxT 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/unknown_2.jpeg?itok=0q2CsdY_ 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="382"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/unknown_2.jpeg?itok=sSPT7AxT" width="300" height="382" alt="Dr. Ruth Westheimer" title="Dr. Ruth Westheimer" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-115-dr-ruths-radical-legacy"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>The iconic Dr. Ruth Westheimer died earlier this year at the age of 96. Dr. Ruth was a trailblazer for her candid and joyful talk about sex, regularly using words like "masturbate" and "vibrator" on the air, and talking about sexual pleasure— including women's sexual pleasure—at a time when few others did. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we remember and celebrate Dr. Ruth. Historian and author Rebecca Davis explores Dr. Ruth's radical legacy and actress Tovah Feldshuh reflects on their friendship. Plus, archival tape of Dr. Ruth herself dishing out sex advice to her devoted listeners.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-visit-pine-ridge-reservation" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-visit-pine-ridge-reservation"> <span>Bonus Episode: A Visit to Pine Ridge Reservation</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-visit-pine-ridge-reservation"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/pineridge.jpg?itok=-b28dZJv 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/pineridge.jpg?itok=p1epDMLN 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="225"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/pineridge.jpg?itok=-b28dZJv" width="300" height="225" alt="Nahanni and family at Pine Ridge Reservation" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-visit-pine-ridge-reservation"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>In this bonus episode, Nahanni Rous shares stories from a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Nahanni visits a solar energy training center, a skateboarding competition, and the annual Oglala Nation powwow, and meets people who are trying to build a better future, both by innovating and by reclaiming tradition.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-114-can-we-talk-2023-24-season-wrap" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-114-can-we-talk-2023-24-season-wrap"> <span>Episode 114: Can We Talk? 2023-24 Season Wrap</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-114-can-we-talk-2023-24-season-wrap"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/wrapphoto.jpg?itok=TkwTiF1z 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/wrapphoto.jpg?itok=pbgKMwKZ 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="195"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/wrapphoto.jpg?itok=TkwTiF1z" width="300" height="195" alt="Can We Talk? 2023-24 Wrap Screenshot" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-114-can-we-talk-2023-24-season-wrap"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>In this episode of Can We Talk?, Jen, Nahanni, and Judith recap the past two seasons of the podcast, in which we entered the uncharted territory of a post-October 7 world. We discuss our approach to creating episodes about Jewish women’s responses to the attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, while still making space to tell stories about other aspects of Jewish life.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-113-getting-out-gaza" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-113-getting-out-gaza"> <span>Episode 113: Getting Out Of Gaza</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-113-getting-out-gaza"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jen_abdallah.jpeg?itok=9-rPfEnu 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/jen_abdallah.jpeg?itok=tPX6qXuh 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="225"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jen_abdallah.jpeg?itok=9-rPfEnu" width="300" height="225" alt="Jen Marlowe & Abdallah" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-113-getting-out-gaza"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Since Hamas’s brutal attack on Israeli civilians on October 7, Can We Talk? has focused on Israeli women’s responses to the war. In this episode, we turn our attention to Gaza, where Israel’s sustained bombardment has taken a terrible toll—tens of thousands of people have been killed, nearly two million people have been displaced, and the medical system is in ruins. Over a hundred thousand Palestinians have fled Gaza for Egypt in the past eight months. Human rights activist Jen Marlowe has been raising money and working to help people with the expensive, bureaucratic and logistically complicated border crossing. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we speak to Jen about her recent trip to Egypt to meet with some of the people she has helped get to safety, the conditions people face in Gaza, and what it’s like for her, a Jewish woman, to do this work.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-112-oral-history-showcase-mollies-fight-gay-rights" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-112-oral-history-showcase-mollies-fight-gay-rights"> <span>Episode 112: Oral History Showcase: Mollie's Fight for Gay Rights</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-112-oral-history-showcase-mollies-fight-gay-rights"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/mollie_wallick.jpg?itok=IM-jKOFO 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/mollie_wallick.jpg?itok=Hrc7lMX_ 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="229"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/mollie_wallick.jpg?itok=IM-jKOFO" width="300" height="229" alt="Mollie Wallick" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-112-oral-history-showcase-mollies-fight-gay-rights"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Dr. Mollie Wallick didn't set out to be a gay rights activist; she stumbled into the role in 1983, when she was a guidance counselor at Louisiana State University’s medical school in New Orleans. In this episode of Can We Talk?, you’ll hear excerpts from Mollie’s 2005 interview for the “Women Who Dared” oral history project. As we kick off pride month, Mollie’s story reminds us how much has changed in just a few decades—language, attitudes, and policies. And it offers a glimpse of what it was like to be an advocate for gay students at a time when their school, and society in general, offered few resources and many obstacles.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-111-ladino-makes-comeback" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-111-ladino-makes-comeback"> <span>Episode 111: Ladino Makes a Comeback</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-111-ladino-makes-comeback"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_2_0.jpg?itok=d6DrBYf0 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_2_0.jpg?itok=93wrc0D2 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="213"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/jengraphics_2_0.jpg?itok=d6DrBYf0" width="300" height="213" alt="Collage for Ladino podcast episode" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-111-ladino-makes-comeback"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Segun el tiempo, se abolta la vela. That’s a Ladino saying that means, “According to the weather, shift your sail.” And it's an apt way of describing Ladino's recent comeback. Ladino—or Judeo-Spanish—the language spoken by Sephardic Jews in Turkey, Greece and North Africa, saw a major decline after the Holocaust destroyed communities of native speakers. But like a sailboat shifting course when the wind changes direction, Ladino has adapted to the times. In this episode of Can We Talk, you’ll hear how from Naomi Spector and Nesi Altaras, two Ladino enthusiasts, and from Hannah Pressman, one of the people spearheading Ladino’s resurgence.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-110-oral-history-showcase-lenis-ladino-legacy" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-110-oral-history-showcase-lenis-ladino-legacy"> <span>Episode 110: Oral History Showcase: Leni's Ladino Legacy</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-110-oral-history-showcase-lenis-ladino-legacy"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/can_we_talk_text_graphics_2.jpg?itok=j9QYUwn9 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/can_we_talk_text_graphics_2.jpg?itok=Dydib2dk 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="214"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/can_we_talk_text_graphics_2.jpg?itok=j9QYUwn9" width="300" height="214" alt="Leni LaMarche Graphic" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-110-oral-history-showcase-lenis-ladino-legacy"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Lenora LaMarche, better known as Leni, was born in 1921 in the Sephardic Jewish community in Seattle, Washington after her parents moved there from Rhodes, looking for better economic opportunities. She grew up speaking Ladino, and for over 30 years, she wrote a Ladino column in her synagogue newspaper called "Bavajadas de Ben Adam"—people’s foolish little words.<br> In this episode of Can We Talk?, you’ll hear excerpts from an interview she did in 2001 for the “Weaving Women’s Words '' oral history project, in which she reflects on her Sephardic heritage and peppers her stories with colorful Ladino words and sayings. Her testimony is one of hundreds in JWA’s Tanner Oral History Collection.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-109-oral-history-showcase-ronyas-liberation-story-0" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-109-oral-history-showcase-ronyas-liberation-story-0"> <span>Episode 109: Oral History Showcase: Ronya's Liberation Story</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-109-oral-history-showcase-ronyas-liberation-story-0"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/can_we_talk_text_graphics_1.jpg?itok=N6wwbAD8 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/can_we_talk_text_graphics_1.jpg?itok=noUJ0Pdg 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="214"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/can_we_talk_text_graphics_1.jpg?itok=N6wwbAD8" width="300" height="214" alt="Oral History Showcase: Ronya Schwaab (Graphic)" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-109-oral-history-showcase-ronyas-liberation-story-0"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>When Ronya Schwaab was a young girl, the highlight of her year was preparing for Pesach—the snow was melting, and she got to help bake matzos. Ronya was born in 1909 in Belarus. She grew up amidst the violence and antisemitism of World War I and the Russian Revolution, and immigrated to America as a teenager. As an adult, Ronya devoted her life to helping other Jews escape from the Soviet Union. In this episode of Can We Talk?, you’ll hear excerpts from an interview she did in 1997 for the “Women Whose Lives Span the Century '' oral history project, a partnership between JWA and Temple Israel of Boston. Her testimony is one of hundreds in JWA’s Tanner Oral History Collection.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-108-queer-klezmer-isle-klezbos" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-108-queer-klezmer-isle-klezbos"> <span>Episode 108: Queer Klezmer with Isle of Klezbos</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-108-queer-klezmer-isle-klezbos"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/iok_0646.jpg?itok=HXwfpoRZ 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/iok_0646.jpg?itok=35PRm_Hp 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="199"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/iok_0646.jpg?itok=HXwfpoRZ" width="300" height="199" alt="Isle of Klezbos band members" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-108-queer-klezmer-isle-klezbos"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>A lot of people love klezmer music and know that it made a big comeback a few decades ago. But not a lot of people know that the klezmer revival of the '70s and '80s was connected to queer Jewish liberation. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we’ll hear about how queer activism fits into the klezmer revival story from Eve Sicular, the drummer and leader of the all-female klezmer sextet Isle of Klezbos. And of course, we’ll hear some great klezmer.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-nightingale-iran" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-nightingale-iran"> <span>Bonus Episode: The Nightingale of Iran</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-nightingale-iran"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/thumbnail_3000x3000bb_3.jpg?itok=AvK2q3eZ 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/thumbnail_3000x3000bb_3.jpg?itok=TfA6juM9 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="300"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/thumbnail_3000x3000bb_3.jpg?itok=AvK2q3eZ" width="300" height="300" alt="The Nightingale of Iran Cover Art" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-nightingale-iran"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Last time on <em>Can We Talk?</em>, we spoke with Danielle and Galeet Dardashti about their new podcast, <em>The Nightingale of Iran, </em>which tells the story of their Persian family's musical legacy<em>. </em>Now, we're sharing the whole first episode with you. Enjoy!  </p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/persian-familys-musical-legacy" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/persian-familys-musical-legacy"> <span>Episode 107: A Persian Family's Musical Legacy</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/persian-familys-musical-legacy"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/daniellegaleet_now.jpg?itok=AMNEUSPl 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/daniellegaleet_now.jpg?itok=4S0rDj4F 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="224"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/daniellegaleet_now.jpg?itok=AMNEUSPl" width="300" height="224" alt="Danielle & Galeet Dardashti" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/persian-familys-musical-legacy"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>Danielle and Galeet Dardashti grew up in a very musical family—they had a family band, their father was a cantor, their mother was a folk singer, and their grandfather was a famous singer in “the golden age” of Iran in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s, with his own show on Iranian national radio. But growing up, they didn’t know much about the Persian side of their musical legacy. In this episode of Can We Talk?, Nahanni speaks with Galeet, an anthropologist, musician, and composer, and Danielle, a journalist and storyteller, about uncovering that legacy in their new podcast series, The Nightingale of Iran. They talk about what it was like to connect with their family’s Persian musical tradition—and what happened to that tradition when the family left Iran.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-106-pocket-hope-israeli-women-building-shared-future" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-106-pocket-hope-israeli-women-building-shared-future"> <span>Episode 106: A Pocket of Hope: Israeli Women Building a Shared Future</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-106-pocket-hope-israeli-women-building-shared-future"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/rahat.jpeg?itok=lALncRfc 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/rahat.jpeg?itok=XiBfLiLf 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="200"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/rahat.jpeg?itok=lALncRfc" width="300" height="200" alt="Photo of three women sitting side by side; the woman on the left and in the center have their heads covered, the woman on the right is dressed in black" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-106-pocket-hope-israeli-women-building-shared-future"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>“From the deepest crises come the clearest visions…We're fighting for our lives. We're fighting for our future,” says Sally Abed from Standing Together, a grassroots political movement in Israel. In this episode of Can We Talk?, we hear from Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel who are working on shared society initiatives, even in the midst of the war. Sally, as well as Hanan Alsanah, Ayesha Ziadna, Khitam Abu Bader, and Racheli Geffen, talk about how the war has affected their lives, work, and identity; the unique qualities women bring to social justice work; and their vision for a shared future. Jen Richler recorded their remarks during a women’s mission to Israel in January 2024 co-organized by the Jewish Women’s Archive.</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="views-row"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/hear-their-voices-sexual-violence-october-7" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-podcast-teaser clearfix"> <h2 class="teaser-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/hear-their-voices-sexual-violence-october-7"> <span>Episode 105: Hear Their Voices: Sexual Violence on October 7</span> </a></h2> <div class="teaser-with-image"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/hear-their-voices-sexual-violence-october-7"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/cartoon.jpg?itok=3YHG9ffl 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_600px/public/mediaobjects/cartoon.jpg?itok=8KL6h-Dh 2x" media="all and (min-width: 960px)" type="image/jpeg" width="300" height="253"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_width_300px/public/mediaobjects/cartoon.jpg?itok=3YHG9ffl" width="300" height="253" alt="Cartoon about international response to sexual violence on October 7" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div> <div class="listen-link"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/hear-their-voices-sexual-violence-october-7"><img src="/themes/jwawesome/images/headphones.png" height="27" width="27" /> Listen Now</a></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden field-item"><p>When Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, they raped, tortured, and mutilated women’s bodies in unimaginable ways. News about the sexual violence emerged within days, but few women’s organizations spoke up to condemn it. Some even questioned whether the claims were true. In this episode of <i>Can We Talk?</i>, we discuss the sexual violence of October 7, the effort to collect evidence, and the international response—or lack thereof.  We speak with Hadas Ziv, who co-authored a Physicians for Human Rights Israel paper on the crimes, and Sheila Katz, CEO of the National Council of Jewish Women, one of the sponsors of a recent event at the United Nations aimed at calling attention to the sexual assaults. We’ll also hear excerpts of testimonies given at the UN by people who saw evidence of sexual violence on the bodies of women killed by Hamas. </p> <p><i>Please note, this episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence.</i></p> </div> </div></div> </div> <nav class="pager" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="pagination-heading"> <h4 id="pagination-heading" class="visually-hidden">Pagination</h4> <ul class="pager__items js-pager__items"> <li class="pager__item page-number is-active"> <a href="?page=0" title="Current page" aria-current="page"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Current page </span>1</a> </li> <li class="pager__item page-number"> <a href="?page=1" title="Go to page 2"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>2</a> </li> <li class="pager__item page-number"> <a href="?page=2" title="Go to page 3"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>3</a> </li> <li class="pager__item page-number"> <a href="?page=3" title="Go to page 4"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>4</a> </li> <li class="pager__item page-number"> <a href="?page=4" title="Go to page 5"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>5</a> </li> <li class="pager__item page-number"> <a href="?page=5" title="Go to page 6"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>6</a> </li> <li class="pager__item page-number"> <a href="?page=6" title="Go to page 7"> <span class="visually-hidden"> Page </span>7</a> </li> <li class="pager__item pager__item--next"> <a href="?page=1" title="Go to next page" rel="next"> <i class="fas fa-arrow-circle-right"></i> <span class="visually-hidden">Next page</span> </a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div id="bottom-row"> <div> <div id="block-donateblock"> <h2>Donate</h2> <p>Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women.</p> <p class="action"><a href="https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E5371&id=7">donate now <i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a></p> </div> <div id="block-podcastad"> <h2>Listen to Our Podcast</h2><p><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk"> <div about="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise" class="node node--type-podcast node--promoted node--view-mode-brief clearfix"> <a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise"> <div class="field field-name-field-bioindeximage field-type-entity-reference field-label-hidden field-item"> <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden field-item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_crop_resize_250x167/public/mediaobjects/elboat.jpg?itok=CCDO3ibB" width="250" height="167" alt="Immigrants View Statue of Liberty" title="Immigrants View Statue of Liberty" typeof="Image" /> </div> </div> </a> <div class="episode-title"><a href="/podcasts/canwetalk/bonus-episode-sonnet-america-reprise"> <span>Bonus Episode: Sonnet for America: Reprise</span> </a></div> </div></a></p> </div> <div id="block-shopjwa"> <a href="/shop"><h2>Shop JWA</h2> <p>Get sweet swag.</p> <div><img src="/sites/default/files/2025-02/large-eco-tote-black-front-679e632e261ec.jpg" width="216" height="254" /></div></a> </div> <div id="block-signup"> <h2>Get JWA in your inbox</h2><p class="text">Read the latest from JWA from your inbox.</p> <p class="action"><a href="/signup">sign up now <i class="fas fa-angle-right"></i></a></p> </div> <div id="block-citation"> <div class="cite-this-page"><h4>How to cite this page</h4><p>Jewish Women's Archive. 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