Yehuda Kurtzer
Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Yehuda is a leading thinker and author on the meaning of Israel to American Jews, on Jewish history and Jewish memory, and on questions of leadership and change in American Jewish life. Yehuda led the creation of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America in 2010 as a pioneering research and educational center for the leadership of the North American Jewish
Abigail Pogrebin
In this first episode of JBS’ “In the Spotlight series,” author and journalist Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Yehuda Kurtzer for a wide-ranging discussion about Jewish life today.
“In the Spotlight” features special guest hosts in dialogue with authors, innovators, communal and political leaders, and many other key figures from the Jewish world who will shine a light on key issues of the day regarding American Jewry and the Jewish State of Israel.
