• Nomi Stolzenberg on How a Group of American Hasidic Jews Established Its Own Local Government

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    In this episode, Andrew is joined by Nomi Stolzenberg, the author of American Shtetl: The Making of Kiryas Joel, a Hasidic Village in Upstate New York.

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    Nomi Stolzenberg‘s research spans a range of interdisciplinary interests, including law and religion, law and liberalism, law and psychoanalysis, and law and literature. A strong proponent of multidisciplinary research and teaching, she helped establish and co-directs the USC Center for Law, History and Culture, which involves scholars and students from throughout USC’s campus.


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