Season 4, Episode 7
In this episode, presented in collaboration with the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at UC Berkeley, we explore “Lilith,” a short story by Primo Levi, featured in his 1981 collection Moments of Reprieve. Dr. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator of The Magnes Collection and Professor of Music and Jewish Studies at UC Berkeley, discusses the ways in which “Lilith,” with its combination of memoiristic storytelling, sharply drawn characters, and mythic resonances, speaks not only to the work Levi created throughout his career but to Italian Jewish history and beyond.
Read the transcript for "Lilith."
THE TEAM
Hosted by Aaron Henne
Scholarship provided by Francesco Spagnolo, PhD
Edited by Gregory Scharpen
Story editing for the podcast by Julie A. Lockhart with Aaron Henne
Featuring the voice of Jon Weinberg
Theme music composed by Michael Skloff and produced by Sam K.S.
Transcription by Dylan Southard
"Lilith" Learning Resources
Learn more about:
Primo Levi from Centro Internazionale di Studi Primo Levi
Primo Levi from Primo Levi Center New York
2017 article: "Primo Levi's If This is A Man at 70"
Also referenced in the episode:
Deportations during the Holocaust
Auschwitz-Birkinau and sub-camps
Watch with captions on YouTube:
ABOUT OUR EPISODE PARTNER
Located in downtown Berkeley, the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley, is a museum and research center that generates new knowledge and understanding of Jewish cultures with and for its academic and public audiences through its collections-based exhibitions and programs.