JD51: Ashkenazi Herbal Diasporism w/ Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel

In this episode, we are joined by Deatra Cohen and Adam Siegel, authors of "Ashkenazi Herbalism" and recently: "Woven Roots; Recovering the Healing Plant Traditions of Jews and their Neighbors in Eastern Europe." Their new book expands on their earlier work by foregrounding the ways plant medicine served as a medium for coexistence in a land that's often only remembered as a place of Jewish suffering. Through concrete examples, we explored the implications of diaspora for herbal and medicinal traditions. These traditions, often considered backwards and lost to history, can continue to teach us about what it means to be in right relations with all of our neighbors. Get your copy of Woven Roots from Jewitches! Subscribe to our collaborative YouTube Follow us on Instagram If you like the work we're doing here, please consider supporting us on Patreon! Big thank you to Aly Halpert for continuing to allow us to use her music!