The Nose Job Episode: Ep. 117




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Summary: We'll be recording live in NYC on 1/24 with comedian Judy Gold and Father James Martin! Buy your tickets <a href="https://ebiz.jccmanhattan.org/PersonifyEBusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=416&amp;pid=648236814&amp;_ga=2.79879893.395110566.1513550247-324837631.1508385755">here</a>.<br><br>This week: Everything you ever wanted to know about nose jobs, and their particular prominence in American Jewish life. Tablet editor-in-chief Alana Newhouse and executive editor Wayne Hoffman discuss their personal experiences with rhinoplasty. Plastic surgeon Jonathan Kaplan, founder of price transparency platform <a href="https://www.buildmybod.com">BuildMyBod</a>, breaks down exactly what happens during a nose job, and explains how 'deviated septum' became a euphemism. Professor and art historian Matthew Baigell tells us about the first Jewish nose job, performed in Berlin in 1898, and how <a href="http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/228099/implacable-urge-to-defame">stereotypes</a> of Jews and noses can be traced all the way back to the 1300s. Filmmaker <a href="https://www.gaylekirschenbaum.com">Gayle Kirschenbaum</a>, who documented her mother's very unsubtle requests that she get rhinoplasty in '<a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mynose">My Nose</a>,' tells us about coming to terms with her nose—and her <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/lookatusnowmother">mother</a>.<br><br>Want more Unorthodox in your life? Join our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnorthodoxPodcast">Facebook group</a> to chat with the hosts and see what happens behind-the-scenes!<br><br>We love hearing from our listeners. Please send your feedback to unorthodox@tabletmag.com—we may read your comments on the air.<br><br>This episode of Unorthodox is brought to you by PJ Library, the program that sends FREE Jewish books to more than 200,000 children around the world. Sign up at <a href="https://pjlibrary.org/enroll-in-a-community.aspx?refer=15">pjlibrary.org/unorthodox</a> and they’ll send you a new book each month.<br><br>This episode of Unorthodox is also brought to you by Wrestling Jerusalem, a unique film about Israel and Palestine, now available on DVD. Learn more at <a href="http://www.wrestlingjerusalem.com/">wrestlingjerusalem.com</a>.