Jewish History Matters

Lisa Moses Leff, Ethan Katz, and Maud Mandel discuss "Colonialism and the Jews," an volume of essays from a 2014 conference on the subject. We talk about the place of Jews in the history of colonialism, the role of empire in the varied Jewish experiences of modernity, how examining these topics helps us to rethink modern Jewish history, and the question of Zionism and colonialism.