People of the Book, episode 12: Meryl interviews Brad Kolodny

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Meryl chats with Brad Kolodny about his new book, The Jews of Long Island 1705-1918, which chronicles the roots of the Jewish experience on Long Island, why Jews decided to move to Nassau and Suffolk counties, and how they established their communities there. He also discusses plans to establish a Jewish museum on the island under the auspices of the Jewish Historical Society of L.I. Brad Kolodny is the author of the award-winning book, Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island, which was published in 2019. It features more than 350 original photographs and archival images. Brad has photographed more than 600 synagogues in 13 countries over the last 30 plus years including every synagogue building from Great Neck to Montauk. His new book, The Jews of Long Island 1705-1918 published by SUNY Press, was released in March. Brad has worked for The New York Times since 1996, is president of the Jewish Historical Society of Long Island and an active member at Midway Jewish Center in Syosset, New York. Brad’s website: https://synagogueslongisland.wixsite.com/synagoguesofli Brad’s book information: https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Jews-of-Long-Island Long Island Jewish History group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/214277543566687 Jewish Historical Society of Long Island: https://www.jhsli.org/ @Copyright by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network #AuthorsOnTheAir #AuthorsOnTheAirGlobalRadioNetwork #AOTA #BradKolodny #TheJewsofLongIsland #JewishHistory #JewishHistoricalSocietyofLI #LIJewishHistoryMuseum #CedarhurstJewishHistory #GlenCoveJewishHistory #HistoryofSynagoguesonLongIsland #125YearsofSynagoguesOnLongIsland #PeopleoftheBook #HistoryofJewsontheGoldCoast #Guggenheim #MerylAin #TheTakeawayMen #LetsTalkJewishBooks #JewsLoveToRead