# 'Here Where We Live Is Our Country' chronicles the history of the Jewish Labor Bund

An episode of [NPR's Book of the Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1587369865), 26 May 2026, 7:42.

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The history of Jewish revolutionary groups is fraught with complexity, violence and surprise — as author Molly Crabapple discovered when she traveled across eastern Europe to dig through the archives of her ancestors. Her journey is the subject of her new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country. In it, Crabapple reveals the largely-forgotten history of the Jewish Labor Bund: a secular, anti-Zionist, and socialist political party founded in the late 1800s. In today’s episode, Crabapple joins NPR’s Leila Fadel to discuss the book, and why the Bund remains so controversial to this day. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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