Rutgers University Press

And it's taken a long time.

But with Rutgers University Press coming on board was so important.

And I didn't have any specific parameters except I wanted them to use every one of the pictures to tell the story.

And Ken agreed.

You're not going to...

So the, the exhibition that Aliyah curated, the, the, the publication that is, that is, um, distributed by Rutgers University Press and produced by Marawan Press, and the documentary that's coming, those things are to ensure that our legacy is not erased.

Aliyah, why are the arts so important to Newark and the culture of Newark?

Oh, what a question.

Um, but I will just dip into it a little.

Um, so this book I wrote hustles for humanists, build a business with purpose, which came out with Rutgers university press in April, 2025.

Um, I open it by talking about why I wrote it.

And part of that is breaking down three myths that I think, um, We all struggle with, definitely self-included, like telling a story of how it all worked out is not meant to make it sound easy at all.

We will discuss the book that she has co-edited with Nathaniel Deutsch and Tony Michaels, Radical Jewish Politics, A Global Perspective.

published in New Brunswick, New Jersey by Rutgers University Press, 2026.

This study highlights the rich yet often overlooked history of radical Jewish politics in the Middle East and North Africa, leading it to events in the Americas, South Africa, Soviet Asia, and Europe.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, Jews were drawn to radical politics not only to reshape their societies, but also from a profound yearning for belonging.

Thank you for your time.

As we end today, I'm signing off as Ari Barbalat, your host in the Dialogues in Judaic Studies podcast.

Today has been my hallowed honor to engage in a dialogue with Alma Rachel Heckman regarding the book that she has co-edited with Nathaniel Deutsch and Tony Michaels, Radical Jewish Politics, A Global Perspective, published in New Brunswick, New Jersey by Rutgers University Press 2026.

This study highlights the rich yet often overlooked history of radical Jewish politics in the Middle East and North Africa, linking it to events in the Americas of Africa, Soviet Asia, and Europe.