Speed Levitch's The Birth of the New Ghetto Podcast
1) Speed Levitch on Birth of the New Ghetto
Juliette Bennett interviews Speed Levitch about his radio play.
2) Birth of the New Ghetto, Episode 4: You Told Me to Make a Flag, so I Made a Flag
As a Zionist leader, Theodor Herzl's a natural. As a playwright, he's a putz. As a husband? Oy. From the streets of Vienna to the Shtetls of Galicia to the promised land is a heck of a long walk. You ...Show More
Birth of the New Ghetto, Episode 4: You Told Me to Make a Flag, so I Made a Flag
31:04 | Sep 20th, 2018
3) Birth of the New Ghetto, Episode 3: The Jewish Doge
The one thing Theodor never wanted to be was a journalist. But now his journalism has taken him into the thick of fin-de-siecle antisemitism, and he's reacting in bizarre ways.
4) Birth of the New Ghetto, Episode 2: My Golden Mommy is a Strict Conventionalist
The future posthumous founding father of IsraelĀ is finding the wrong kind of success. On the bright side, his golden parentsĀ are still supporting him on his travels. On the not-so bright side, his wif...Show More
Birth of the New Ghetto, Episode 2: My Golden Mommy is a Strict Conventionalist
18:35 | Sep 4th, 2018
5) Birth of the New Ghetto, Episode 1: Karl Lowenstein's Nose
The 20 year old playwriting-prodigy-in-his-own-mind, Theodor Herzl, has finally scored his pitch meeting with the acclaimed theater director, Friedrich Mitterwurzer and as Theodor describes the fictio...Show More