Jewish History Soundbites

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Listen to noted Tour Guide, Lecturer and Yad Vashem Researcher of Jewish History Yehuda Geberer bring the world of pre-war Eastern Europe alive. Join in to meet the great personages, institutions and episodes of a riveting past.For speaking engagements or tours in Israel or Eastern Europe Yehuda@YehudaGeberer.com

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    Dec 7, 2024 – 42:00
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    Nov 30, 2024 – 38:32
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    Oct 26, 2024 – 34:40
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    Sep 9, 2024 – 43:19
  • The 1837 Tzfas Earthquake
    Aug 25, 2024 – 37:59
  • The Death Marches
    Aug 8, 2024 – 47:55
  • The Tzadik of Shtefanesht
    Jul 29, 2024 – 51:00
  • Haskala in 19th Century Imperial Russia Part II
    Jul 16, 2024 – 43:15
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    Jul 14, 2024 – 43:33
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    Jul 3, 2024 – 41:04
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    May 18, 2024 – 46:22
  • The Machine Matzah Controversy
    Apr 21, 2024 – 47:43
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    Mar 28, 2024 – 47:44
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    Mar 9, 2024 – 43:47
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    Mar 3, 2024 – 01:12:30
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    Feb 20, 2024 – 50:32
  • Russian Jewry under the Czars 1881-1914
    Feb 12, 2024 – 44:36
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    Feb 3, 2024 – 44:58
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    Jan 27, 2024 – 30:25
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    Jan 11, 2024 – 46:12
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    Jan 2, 2024 – 45:42
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    Dec 23, 2023 – 46:31
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    Dec 9, 2023 – 44:32
Recent Reviews
  • agluck1
    Great!
    Love the podcast. Amazing information that Baruch Hashem tells the story of our amazing past!
  • SrulyW
    Best Jewish History Podcast
    Very insightful and a joy to listen to. Thank You.
  • StopTerror
    Accurate and humorous
    Great podcast with accurate history and peppered with humor. More Yidden would appreciate our rich heritage if the listen to this podcast regularly!
  • Daniel 613x
    Very thorough and informative
    Very thorough and informative
  • Jewish someone
    Aharon
    Very good
  • BM-208
    Vizhnitz
    Always awesome. Perfectly explained and just the right info. Can you share the vizhnitz dynasty. I noticed that you have yet to talk about it on the podcast.
  • YLehrfeld
    Yaakov Lehrfeld
    Jewish History Sound Bites By Reb Yehuda Geberer Is By Far My Favorite Podcast. I look forward to everything new episode.
  • shayelight
    Covers topics thoroughly
    Covers topics thoroughly
  • Addicted to the moon
    Absolutely love it
    I am an avid listener from the beginning Yehuda keep it up!
  • NatanPatan
    Great podcast
    Love this podcast! Very entertaining and informative! In my opinion you are doing a great service to our community since many of us are not aware of very important events and details of our history, so Yashar Koach!
  • dakotasliver
    Great quality content
    Very informative and interesting content.
  • Arye NY
    Great podcast
    Quality content
  • shmuel lesher
    A rare combination— one of a kind.
    Yehuda Geberer never disappoints. With his wealth of knowledge of Jewish history, he always keeps how listeners engaged with his enjoyable quick-paces yet thorough presentation. His approach is a rare combination of using an objective historical methodology while at the same time offering the traditional Jewish perspective which he understands as an “insider.” Really a pleasure to listen to!
  • Shlomo 78
    Favorite Podcast
    I look forward for every episode, very easy to listen and very informative. Thank you
  • #Lev Shomeyah
    Geshmak!!
    Very good and Geshmak to listen to!!!
  • Awesome bob!!!!!
    Best Jewish History Podcast
    This is the most engaging, entertaining, and well-made podcasts on Jewish History available. A fantastic way to educate yourself. Amazing host.
  • Leojosh
    Great podcast
    👌
  • Plainvenilla
    Learned a lot!
    Great topics!
  • Shloimy613
    So Interesting
    Really enjoy this podcast! Love the interesting stories and characters.
  • dennis.karpf
    Dennis D. Karpf
    Outstanding summaries of Jewish people and of Jewish history and geography. Most important for our young people. Yesher koach!
  • hhhhhhhhdddxxxxxd
    Chaim
    Amazing Not biased
  • mikeb657
    G.O.A.T.
    Love everything about this podcast. Well researched, clearly spoken and right to the point. Fantastic.
  • BaruchBer1
    Five Stars for Effort
    Yehuda Geberer shines light to some major frum historical personalities and events—topics that are not really discussed elsewhere. Yehuda could improve his narration. Many episodes contain “tidbits” of information but Yehuda fails to deliver cohesive picture. Some episodes miss important details. Take for example the episode of the Divrei Chaim. Yehuda completely neglects to explain how he became acquainted to chassidus, especially given the historical context of Galicia at the period. This kind of omission happens over and over. Yehuda, at times, also fails to give chronological detail and will often start the episode with digressions on the personality or event without first detailed who or what they were. The good news is that the podcast has been getting better over time and the future looks bright.
  • This a squirrel
    What a wonderful podcast
    Thank you for everything! What a great resource and outlet!
  • Aaron508
    The real scoop
    Yehuda makes history come to life with these great and short episodes. None of that “Artscroll Biography” phenomenon. He says the stories as they happened, without covering up the not so pretty parts. I love his trivia questions such as “who had the greatest moustache of all time?” Super enjoyable and very entertaining.
  • uuuuuuuuuuudu
    interesting show
    I enjoy it
  • chassidish history buff
    Chassidish history buff
    Great podcast really informative if I can make a suggestion maybe do a series about דז׳יקוב it’s a really fascinating dynasty that was almost completely wiped out during the Holocaust
  • Simonfrddddc
    Pleas
    Pleas make more
  • S Alter
    Fascinating, humorous & candid
    I listen to this whenever I am on the train to work, and it transforms my journey from a long and drab annoyance to an enjoyable and productive experience. Granted, my fellow passengers probably think I am a tad strange, with all my nodding, chuckling and eyebrow raising. But who cares....
  • proud tyberg cousin
    Alekzander dynasty
    Amazing podcast! Time to talk about Alekzander dynasty
  • kibechabatachnu
    Chozon ish snubs
    In one minute he put down the chazon ish, ah chutzpah
  • Yitz!
    Amazing!!!
    Excellent podcast, with very broad coverage of various topics in Jewish history.
  • Fortunate Student
    Amazing Detail
    Since when did Yeshivish people study history? I LOVE this. And his attention to detail is amazing. Don’t know where he even finds all this info. Bravo. Shkoyach.
  • HJF Brooklyn
    Enjoy the podcast
    Rav Yehuda - yours has become my favorite podcast. I love the stories and the insights, the humor and the seriousness. May Hashem give you strength to record many more of these.
  • DocPeachez
    Fantastic show
    Really well done terrific history podcast!!!
  • Vegas Pesach
    Love these lessons
    Great history lessons, well-researched and clearly present.
  • MV from Lakewood
    Excellent!
    Great podcast
  • Tikvah Fan
    Excellent
    I commute to this podcast. Yehuda’s bekius in historical detail is phenomenal.
  • BN from Lakewood
    I love this podcast
    This podcast is fantastic!
  • be the best that you can be
    Informative
    Great show.
  • binu shenot
    Great Podcast
    Great, concise, clear and interesting; runs the gamut of jewish history of the past several hundred years. The short format makes it easy to listen to, in small bites, one at a time. My suggestion is that the podcast not shy away from controversial topics, as long as they’re presented respectfully and with understanding. Leaving controversial discussion off the table inevitably misses out on and even obscures some of the historical understanding.
  • MarkPuz
    What a great podcast
    I love this podcast, the perspectives are respectful and balanced all around and as a novice student of history I have not encountered any misrepresentations or slanted opinions at all - very rare in my experience of modern Jewish history teachers Thank you so so much for taking the time to do this!!!!
  • VinylLife2280
    Fascinating content
    Been hooked on this podcast as soon as I started the first episode. He is engaging, insightful and refreshingly balanced.
  • d2y0n2a0
    Baruch HaShem
    I find these podcasts very informative, lessons in history that are entertaining and engaging. Thanks
  • A knowleable yeshiva guy
    Gebbs words
    An engaging listen always coming away with something you didn’t know previously
  • Yb1976
    An enjoyable light listen
    Great for getting a feel for the subject matter and given over in a clear and pleasant manner.
  • chaimbbb
    Best Podcast!
    Keep up the great work!!
  • Shmobaum
    Absolutely fantastic!!!
    This is by far the most comprehensive and brilliantly clear Jewish history podcast out there!!!! Keep it up and I look forward to the new episodes every week.
  • Eli Sandhaus
    Amazing!
    Yehuda Geberer is unbelievable! The scope and depth of his knowledge and insight are unparalleled! He presents fascinating histories in very understandable and relatable manners. If you love his podcast as much as I do, you should definitely consider taking a tour with him. I’ve personally gone on two tours with him (one of which was an 8 day excursion across Eastern Europe) and he only gets better and better! #Gebs&Geisler4life 🥳
  • dryossi
    Short and sweet
    Informative, enjoyable, enlightening and unburdened by bias. Great job!
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