This is Democracy – Episode 330: Jewish Politics Since the 19th Century

This week, Zachary and Jeremi meet with Yale historian David Sorkin discussing his book, The Emancipationists: 19th Century Jews’ Campaign for Citizenship. David Sorkin is the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University. He is the author of numerous books, including The Transformation of German Jewry, 1780-1840, Jewish Emancipation: A History Across Five Centuries, and, most recently, The Emancipationists: Nineteenth-Century Jews’ Campaign for Citizenship.