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I'm happy to speak with journalists, researchers, and local communities about overlooked histories—especially stories involving small-town Jewish life, interfaith collaboration, and civic memory. My work has been featured in national outlets as well as regional media, historical societies, and faith-based forums.
Whether through recorded interviews, radio features, or public lectures, I aim to bring nuance, compassion, and historical depth to urgent conversations about belonging, legacy, and pluralism.
For speaking inquiries, visit SpeakerHub.
To request an interview, please contact me through my Muck Rack profile.
Recorded Media
Recorded Media
Radio Features
Radio Features
How Learning the History of Jewish Congregations Helps You Better Understand the North Country
North Words / North Country Public Radio (radio feature by Mitch Teich & Ethan Shantie)
Aired July 11, 2025
This episode of North Words explores the story of the Beth Joseph Synagogue in Tupper Lake—the oldest synagogue in the Adirondacks—through local voices and regional context. I’m featured alongside Lara Kassel, a third-generation congregant, sharing insights into how the histories of Jewish congregations in towns like Massena, Ogdensburg, and Tupper Lake reveal larger civic patterns across northern New York. The segment blends memory, regional identity, and personal reflection to highlight why these stories matter today.
Ohio’s Forgotten Small-Town Jewish History
Ohio’s Forgotten Small-Town Jewish History
The Ohio Newsroom / Statehouse News Bureau (radio feature by Kendall Crawford)
Aired July 12, 2023
Also featured on: Ideastream Public Media, WOSU, WVXU, WYSU
This 4.5-minute radio segment highlights my early research into small-town Jewish life across Ohio—beginning with my hometown of Lancaster and expanding to over a dozen other communities. I speak about uncovering Jewish Civil War veterans, lost synagogues, and the demographic shifts that shaped the rise and fall of these communities. The piece captures the emotional and civic urgency behind this work: preserving memory before it disappears.
Podcast Features
Podcast Features
Podcasts
Exploring Vanished Jewish Communities in Ohio
Ohio Roots Podcast (Ohio Genealogical Society) – Episode 4
October 2, 2023 – 27 minutes
In this episode, I speak with Ohio Genealogical Society Executive Director Noel Poirier about my ongoing research into Ohio’s smaller and now-vanished Jewish communities. We discuss how local stories—from Zanesville to Steubenville—form part of a larger, often overlooked tapestry of small-town Jewish life in the Midwest. This was one of the first audio interviews to trace how my work evolved from a student project into a growing statewide initiative.
Reported Features
Reported Features
Print & Digital Newspapers
Print & Digital Newspapers
Interviews
He grew up Christian. Now he’s sleeping in the synagogue that sparked his conversion.
The Forward
July 28, 2025
This deeply reported feature traces my journey from a childhood in Lancaster, Ohio—where the town’s only synagogue had closed decades earlier—to my life today as a Jewish historian preserving small-town Jewish memory. Centered on my stay in the former B’nai Israel synagogue, now an Airbnb, the article explores themes of belonging, interfaith solidarity, and the fragility of communal memory. It highlights how a single building—and a stamped book in a public library—sparked both a personal conversion and a larger mission: documenting the histories of over 30 nearly forgotten Jewish communities. The piece also connects these stories to enduring lessons about hospitality, civic engagement, and the American religious experience.
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