Brad Kolodny returns to the podcast to update us on what he’s been doing during the intervening thirty episodes. Turns out he’s got a new book and a new historical society.

The Jews of Long Island (SUNY Press) is out now and in it, Brad documents the personal and communal stories of Jews on Long Island from the l8th through the early 20th centuries, uncovering a cast of thousands from itinerant peddlers to early baseball players to vacationing vaudevillians.

Further Research:

• The Jews of Long Island
  • Upcoming events
• Jewish Historical Society of Long Island
• Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/
• Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0
• Audio Footnotes:
  • The Synagogues of Long Island
  • The Jewish Community on Long Island
  • The Soldier City of Suffolk County