Jewish History Moment with Ben Bresky is a podcast about Jewish and Israeli history.
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Eliana Sassoon talks about the Jewish communities of India and her personal journey from Mumbai to Jerusalem. Learn about the Bene Israel community, called the Saturday Oil-Pressers and their relation to their Hindu neighbors. Plus, the Malida ceremony and delicious foods involved.
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28 Sept 2026
Do Jews Believe in Demons?
Dr. Miryam Brand, author of Evil Within and Without: The Source of Sin and Its Nature as Portrayed in Second Temple Literature talks about where sin comes from. Is it free will, or demons, or both? And what exactly did Jews who lived during the Second Temple Era mean when they spoke of demons, or evil spirits? Find out as we take a deep dive and learn about the angel Mastema from the Book of Jubilees and the secrets of the Watchers from the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Also, learn about the Return to Zion, the prophet Ezra and the holiday of Sigd. Plus, was King Cyrus a good guy?
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8 May 2026
Martin Luther King, Rabbi Joachim Prinz and the March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington is known mainly for the I Have a Dream speech, but other speakers included Rabbi Joachim Prinz, a refugee from Germany who aided Holocaust survivors and later, aided the civil rights movement. Plus, a prayer by Rabbi Uri Miller, and Dr. Martin Luther King’s appeal for freedom for Soviet Jewry. Including rare audio.
* Related podcast: History of Pro-Israel Rallies (https://benbresky.substack.com/p/did-you-attend-the-big-pro-israel)
NOTES:
* Joachim Prinz was never silent (https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/joachim-prinz-was-never-silent/) - Jewish Standard
* The Problem of Silence: Rabbi Joachim Prinz Speech (https://www.americanjewisharchives.org/snapshots/the-problem-of-silence-rabbi-joachim-prinz-speech-at-the-march-on-washington/)full text
* Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wNcdiBUDK0)
* Joachim Prinz biography (https://www.joachimprinz.com/biography.html)
* Blau Weiss Zionist organization (http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/en/AttheCZA/Pages/BlauWeiss.aspx)
* Official Program for the March on Washington 1963 (https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/official-program-for-the-march-on-washington)
* Rabbi Uri Miller prayer full text (https://opensiddur.org/prayers/civic-calendar/us-civil-calendar/mlk-day/prayer-march-washington-jobs-freedom-rabbi-uri-miller-august-28-1963/)
* The Jews Who Marched on Washington With Martin Luther King (https://forward.com/news/182763/the-jews-who-marched-on-washington-with-martin-lut/)
* Dr. King, American Negro Leader, Attacks Soviet Policy on Jews (https://www.jta.org/archive/dr-king-american-negro-leader-attacks-soviet-policy-on-jews) - JTA, 1963
* Rev. Martin Luther King Lauds Role of Jews in Fight for Negro Rights (https://www.jta.org/archive/rev-martin-luther-king-lauds-role-of-jews-in-fight-for-negro-rights) - JTA, 1964
* Dr. Martin Luther King Urges Moscow to Change Policy on Jews (https://www.jta.org/archive/dr-martin-luther-king-urges-moscow-to-change-policy-on-jews) - JTA, 1965
* Negro Marchers from Selma Wear ‘Yarmulkes’ in Deference to Rabbis (https://www.jta.org/archive/negro-marchers-from-selma-wear-yarmulkes-in-deference-to-rabbis) - JTA, 1965
* MLK’s Address to American Jewish Committee - 1965 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD0EllE6P8I)
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