{"podcast":{"title":"History for the Curious - The Jewish History Podcast","slug":"history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442","podcast_index_feed_id":4092442,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/rabbiaubreyhersh/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rabbiauberyhersh.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11909840/Curious-_podbean78t0s.jpg","author":"JLE","episode_count":200,"summary":"History for the Curious The most talked-about Jewish History Podcast History for the Curious features the dynamic historian and famous tour guide & lecturer: Rabbi Aubrey Hersh, live from Olami UK in London, hosted by myself: Mena Reisner Join us as we cross continents, sail through the centuries, tracing lives, uncovering events and following epic journeys, to reveal the untold stories, the scandals, and the mysteries, that have impacted our history and shaped us into who we are today. Encounter leaders, visionaries, spies, heroes & traitors and unpack 2,000 years of Jewish heritage. Go back to the story of Jews in the Temple of Jerusalem. Confront the dilemmas of the Holocaust. Visit Paris, Prague, Vilna, London, Venice, New York & the Cairo Geniza. Meet The Russian Czar, Ramchal, Maharal, Maimonides, Churchill, Shabbetai Zvi and the Hapsburgs.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:18:10.907967+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442"},"episode":{"title":"#195: The Holocaust - An Unprecedented Crime and an American Betrayal?","slug":"195-the-holocaust-an-unprecedented-crime-and-an-american-betrayal","published_at":"2026-06-28T11:18:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442/195-the-holocaust-an-unprecedented-crime-and-an-american-betrayal","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442","url":"https://rabbiaubreyhersh.podbean.com/e/195-the-holocaust-an-unprecedented-crime-and-an-american-betrayal/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bre43bgcghrd2gf6/HC090_-_Ep_195_-_Holocaust_Part_1_Assembled_mixdown_Edited6ef1j.mp3","summary":"Join our WhatsApp group for weekly exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw?s=cl&p=a&ilr=4 This two-part podcast explores what sets the Holocaust apart from other atrocities in history, focusing on its intent and ideological foundations and providing two unsettling responses. It then turns to the United States. By 1942, news of the genocide had reached American shores—but to what extent were Americans made aware of its scale and purpose? How do we explain why the story of mass murder was often minimized, buried, or delayed by the major American newspapers? What did that relative silence ultimately mean for the Jews of Europe? Timestamps 00:00 – **Liberation Shock & Media Blindness** 00:41 – **Intro, Dedication & 5-Year Anniversary** 01:57 – **New WhatsApp Community** 03:34 – **What Makes the Holocaust Unique?** 06:04 – **Ideology, WWII & Other Victim Groups** 23:24 – **Dehumanization, Cruelty & Practical Uniqueness** 31:26 – **From Discrimination to the Final Solution** 35:06 – **How American Media Failed the Jews** 45:06 – **NYT, Assimilated Elites & Hashkafic Lessons**","meta_description":"Join our WhatsApp group for weekly exclusive content: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FEgoaCOQoyU2VX49SwA8Aw?s=cl&p=a&ilr=4 This two-part podcast explor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3489,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442/episodes/195-the-holocaust-an-unprecedented-crime-and-an-american-betrayal/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-for-the-curious-the-jewish-history-podcast-4092442/195-the-holocaust-an-unprecedented-crime-and-an-american-betrayal.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}