Danielle Durchslag: Judaism Unbound Episode 254 - The Jewish 1%
Danielle Durchslag is an artist and filmmaker whose work frequently looks at questions of Jewish identity and wealth. A great-granddaughter of Nathan Cummings (founder of the Nathan Cummings Foundation), she joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about "the Jewish 1%" -- but also about what they together come to term "the Jewish 25%."
[1] Learn more about Danielle Durchslag by visiting DanielleDurchslag.com. Read her “The Jewish 1%” essay referenced in the episode by clicking here.
[2] Durchslag references a book called Capitalism and the Jews, by Jerry Muller. Learn more about it, or purchase it, at
[3] Watch two of Durchslag’s short films, entitled Someday and Moser’s Honor, by scrolling down this page and clicking the two videos.
[4] Dan references a story from the Talmud, about how Rabban Gamliel failed to understand the economic situation of his own students.
[5] Durchslag notes an essay entitled “Kaddish for an Unborn Avant-Garde,” written by Maia Ipp. You can read it by clicking here.