It’s Passover! Time to slurp the soup, crunch the matzah, and make jokes about Moses never stopping to ask directions in the desert. It’s also a great time to speak with Maggie Anton about her latest book, the Midwives’ Escape. Through the eyes of the Egyptian midwives, we see what life was like for the Israelites as they learned to transition from a people enslaved to a self-supporting community. Join me for a conversation with Maggie Anton at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/midwives-escape-a-conversation-with-maggie-anton/__;!!KGKeukY!2YBDmNUhLYHhrWIG-MgBIUMzLBaejKekfSrVCmgdLYJUdqGjpbPtbD-wAV6mO1FZVdceK75HA0bsdptG7B1VP2a_EsE$ [https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/midwives-escape-banner.png__;!!KGKeukY!2YBDmNUhLYHhrWIG-MgBIUMzLBaejKekfSrVCmgdLYJUdqGjpbPtbD-wAV6mO1FZVdceK75HA0bsdptG7B1VMW6eYpY$ ]<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/midwives-escape-a-conversation-with-maggie-anton/__;!!KGKeukY!2YBDmNUhLYHhrWIG-MgBIUMzLBaejKekfSrVCmgdLYJUdqGjpbPtbD-wAV6mO1FZVdceK75HA0bsdptG7B1VP2a_EsE$ > Midwives’ Escape: a conversation with Maggie Anton<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/midwives-escape-a-conversation-with-maggie-anton/__;!!KGKeukY!2YBDmNUhLYHhrWIG-MgBIUMzLBaejKekfSrVCmgdLYJUdqGjpbPtbD-wAV6mO1FZVdceK75HA0bsdptG7B1VP2a_EsE$ > It’s Passover! Time to slurp the soup, crunch the matzah, and make jokes about Moses never stopping to ask directions in the desert. It’s also a great time to speak with Maggie Anton about her latest book, the Midwives’ Escape. Through the eyes of the Egyptian midwives, we see what life was like for the Israelites as they learned to transition from a people enslaved to a self-supporting community. Follow along with the transcript. Check out Maggie's website.Support the author, AJL, and independent book stores by buying their book here.Thanks to:The Association of Jewish LibrariesHeidi Rabinowitz, podcast mentorDee Yan Key for use of their Freylekh (downloaded from https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freemusicarchive.org/home)Donate__;!!KGKeukY!2YBDmNUhLYHhrWIG-MgBIUMzLBaejKekfSrVCmgdLYJUdqGjpbPtbD-wAV6mO1FZVdceK75HA0bsdptG7B1VcLADitM$ to support the podcastIf you enjoyed this podcast, you might also like the AJL sister podcast, The Book of Life, a podcast about Jewish kidlit, mostly. jewishlibraries.org
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