Gil Troy

Gil Troy is distinguished scholar of North American history at McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of  nine books on the American presidency and three books on Zionism, including, most recently, The Zionist Ideas.

Podcast: Gil and Tevi Troy's Non-Negotiable Judaisms

The historian brothers join us to talk about their Jewish upbringing, and the different paths they took away from the Conservative Judaism of their parents.

March 4 2021 9:37AM

The End of the New Jew

Unlike earlier waves of immigrants, the million East Europeans who made their way to the Jewish state in the 1990s managed to escape the cultural strip-mining that awaited them.

Nov. 9 2020 12:01AM

Podcast: Gil Troy on His New Book with Natan Sharansky

The Israeli historian joins us to talk about his partnership with Sharansky, what he calls the Sovietization of American culture, and much more.

Sept. 4 2020 12:01AM

The Weakest Link

How to repair the connection between the liberal majority of American Jews and the center-right majority of Israeli Jews.

July 30 2018 12:01AM

Can American and Israeli Jews Stay Together as One People?

Long-festering strains between the world’s two largest communities jeopardize the prospects of a shared Jewish future. Here’s a way forward.

July 9 2018 12:01AM