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.
In the Spotlight with Abigail Pogrebin
New York Times bestselling author Judy Batalion discusses her debut novel The Last Woman of Warsaw, following two Jewish women in 1930s Warsaw as they search for love, meaning and home amid the growing threat around them.
April 2026
NBC News Now
Judy Batalion discusses her debut novel, The Last Woman of Warsaw, set in the vibrant capital of Poland in the 1930s. It is about an unlikely and powerful friendship between two young women during the years leading up to Germany’s invasion.
April 2026
Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center
For the launch of her new novel, The Last Woman of Warsaw, author Judy Batalion joins in conversation with Jordana Horn.
April 2026
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 Cultural 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
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
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 – I was on CBC News Network giving my two (Canadian) cents, March 2016.
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
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