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Gershom Gorenberg

Gershom Gorenberg

Gershom Gorenberg is an Israeli historian and journalist. His latest book is ‘War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East.’

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Gershom Gorenberg is an iconoclastic Israeli journalist and historian. His latest book is ‘War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East.’ He teaches at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and has lectured world-wide at leading universities and for organizations seeking a nuanced view of politics, Mideast affairs and religion.


Programs

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The Secret No One Believed: Decoding the Holocaust
Drawing on his latest book, historian Gershom Gorenberg tells the amazing story of the Allied codebreakers who first learned of the Final Solution, of the messages from hell that were kept hidden, and the newspapers that didn't believe the secret even when it became public.
2
The Forgotten Holocaust: The Nazis in the Middle East
Memory of the Nazi genocide places it firmly in Europe. Yet in 1942, Jews in Libya were trucked to a concentration camp, and Germany's most famous general, Erwin Rommel, was on the verge of bringing the SS to Cairo and Tel Aviv. Only a last-minute espionage triumph saved the Jews of the Middle East from mass murder.
3
How I Found the Woman Who Defeated Rommel: A Historian's Hunt for Forgotten Heroes
At the midpoint of World War II, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was poised to conquer Egypt and the Middle East - aided by impeccable espionage. Historian Gershom Gorenberg will talk about his search for the anonymous heroes who discovered Rommel's source and stopped Hitler's most famous general.
4
The Battle for History: Israeli and Palestinian Narratives in War and Peacemaking
Israelis and Palestinians tell drastically different versions of their shared history. Supporters of each side often repeat shouting points of "facts and myths" about the past. In this session, Gershom Gorenberg will examine the opposed narratives, their role in perpetuating conflict, and their place in making peace.
5
About that Sacrifice: Actually Abraham Said No to God
In the Book of Genesis, Abraham pleads with God not to destroy Sodom - yet seems to remain silent when told to sacrifice his own son. Taking a close look at the text together will help us to understand two approaches to religion - one that evades modern uncertainty by demanding blind obedience to authority, and one that stresses the moral responsibility involved in interpreting sacred texts.
Genres
  • Holocaust
  • Israel
  • Middle East
  • Politics
  • Torah / Tanach / Text

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Books
War of Shadows
War of Shadows
Codebreakers, Spies, and th...
2021
Hachette Book Group
The Unmaking of Israel
The Unmaking of Israel
2011
Harper
The Accidental Empire
The Accidental Empire
Israel and the Birth of the...
2007
Times Books
The End of Days
The End of Days
Fundamentalism and the Stru...
2002
Oxford University Press
Articles
Washington Post 27 January, 2021:
On Holocaust Day, Remember the Victims Beyond Europe
Washington Post 14 May, 2019:
With the U.S. turning its back on refugees, my family’s history seems impossible to repeat
Washington Post 28 March, 2017:
How an Israeli historian led me to do the best things I’ve ever done
Haaretz 6 November, 2014:
How to Love the Real Jerusalem
The Daily Beast 17 June, 2013:
I Don't Text on Shabbas
Videos
The Struggle for the Temple Mount
Keynote Address: Teach-In on Israel
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Weekday/Sunday programs are approximately one hour. Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence usually includes two talks, sometimes three.

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