This week’s show featured the second of three installments from the 2004 lecture series “The Fascination with Jewish Tales” by Nobel Peace prize winner Elie Wiesel.
In this second lecture titled, “America: Memories of Doubts and Hope,” Wiesel discussed the emergence, role, and significance of the Jewish community in America, starting with the story of the [...]

This week’s show featured the first of three lectures by teacher, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel, as part of his 2004 lecture series at Boston University titled “The Fascination with Jewish Tales.”
In this lecture, titled “Amos and Habakkuk - Minor Prophets?” Wiesel addressed the lack of information about the two Biblical [...]

On this week’s show, five scholars spoke on the legacy of Jacek Kuron, one of the most important Polish oppositional leaders in Eastern Europe, who died last June. Moderated by Irena Grudzinska Gross, the panel looked at the relationship between Jacek Kuron’s politics and social activism.
The speakers were Andrzej Tymowski, Director of International Programs at [...]

On this show, Michael Barber, a senior advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, spoke on “School Inspection, Accountability, and the Design of School Systems.”
As head of the British Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Barber oversees health, education, and other public service sectors. Part of his responsibility is to oversee school inspections, which are an integral [...]