Bringing the World Into Focus with Deatra and Adam

Welcome back, Mensches! Join us for a conversation with Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegal, co-authors of Ashkenazi Herbalism and new book Woven Roots: Recovering the Healing Plant Traditions of Jews and Their Neighbors in Eastern Europe. We discuss how Deatra and Adam began doing this work, the main differences between Woven Roots and Ashkenazi Herbalism, communal care in the Pale, the process of recovering traditions, plant medicine, and so much more. 

You can buy both of their books on Jewitches.com. Some of the things they mention during this episode are…

• Yizkor books 
• Memoirs of a Grandmother 
• Our episode with Julie Weitz
• Rokhl Kafrissen
• Max Dashu and the Suppressed Histories Archives

[This episode was recorded in July 2025.]

Big thanks to Adam and Deatra for being on the pod, Emily from North Atlantic Books, Jessie for editing the podcast, and to Nate for our podcast music. If you want to support our work, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you can do so here.⁠⁠⁠⁠