Judy has worked as a university lecturer, stand-up comic, MC, moderator, storyteller, actor, Yiddish street performer, and talking head for TV, radio and podcasts. She is available for speaking events.

 
 
 

PBS News Hour

Judy Batalion's new book, "The Light of Days," details acts of heroism by Jewish women in the ghettos of eastern Europe - and even within the death camps. She documents how female couriers hand-carried crucial messages, weapons, and ammunition as part of the resistance in besieged Jewish ghettos. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant presents the report for Holocaust Remembrance Day.

April 2021


Museum of Jewish Heritage

In "The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos," Judy Batalion—granddaughter of Holocaust survivors and author of White Walls—brings these women’s stories to light. The book, released this month and already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture, is an unforgettable true tale of bravery, friendship, and survival.

In this program, Batalion and Molly Crabapple, award-winning artist, author, and journalist, discuss "The Light of Days."

April 2021


Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center

For the launch of her new book, The Light of Days, author Judy Batalion joins in conversation with Sandee Brawarsky, Arts and Culture editor at the Jewish Week.

April 2021


 
 

ALA Midwinter 2020

Judy Batalion discusses her upcoming book The Light of Days at the United for Libraries Gala Author Tea at ALA Midwinter 2020 in Philadelphia.

January 2020

 
 

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The Library Love Fest Podcast

Editors Unedited: Rachel Kahan in Conversation with Judy Batalion, Author of The Light of Days

On this episode, William Morrow Executive Editor Rachel Kahan interviews Judy Batalion, author of The Light of Days, available on June 23, 2020.

January 2020


 
 
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The Other F Word Podcast

Judy Batalion, author of “White Walls: A Memoir About Motherhood, Daughterhood, and the Mess In Between” speaks honestly about her childhood experience of growing up with a mother who was a compulsive hoarder.

March 2018

 
 

 
 

Trudeau’s Visit to the White House

Judy Batalion was on CBC News Network giving her two (Canadian) cents.

March 2016

 
 
 

 
 

Margaret Thatcher and Milk 

The Salon, The Jewish Channel

Featuring writer and performer Judy Batalion, who shares her personal memories of Thatcher's legacy from living in England for a decade.

April 2013

 

 

Hoarding: A Love Story

Anderson Cooper Live

Judy discussed her writing about hoarding.

February 2012

 

 

An Interior Saunologue

Reading, Montreal

A comic reading at Le Club Soda in Montreal.

April 2011

 

 
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Sounds Jewish: AJ Jacobs on living biblically

The Guardian Podcast

Jason Solomons, joined in the studio by author Linda Grant and comedian and writer Judy Batalion, hears how the Jewish vote will affect the US elections; and the beauty of silent films (in Yiddish).

February 2008