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Fighting Antisemitism: Uzi Rabi and Moshe Dayan
January 24, 2024
A discussion on new regionalism in the Middle East and antisemitism with ISGAP senior research fellow Uzi Rabi, director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University. Ep.2
Jewish Cinémathèque: Laura Bialis
February 6, 2024
Eric Goldman sits with Laura Bialis, producer and director of “Vishniac,” a documentary that explores the life and work of Roman Vishniac, one of the foremost photographers to capture pre-war Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
Jewish Cinémathèque: Michal Vinik
February 13, 2024
Eric Goldman is joined by Israeli filmmaker Michal Vinik to discuss ‘Valeria Getting Married,’ her film that explores the implications of the system of “mail-order brides” in a contemporary world.
JBS Special: Ted Deutch – Antisemitism Today
February 21, 2024
AJC CEO Ted Deutch speaks about AJC’s latest antisemitism report, which includes the impact of the October 7 Hamas massacre, in a JBS special with Teisha Bader.
Jewish Insights: Erica Brown
March 1, 2024
In the first in a series of conversations on Purim, Justin Pines is joined by Erica Brown, author of Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile, and the Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University, to discuss themes of Purim as they relate to our world today.
MirYam Institute: Aviram Meir
March 8, 2024
Aviram Meir, uncle of kidnapped civilian Almog Meir-Jan, joins MirYam Institute’s Benjamin Anthony to discuss his view of the hostage negotiations, and the guilt he carries in pursuing freedom for a hostage while IDF soldiers are fighting and dying
Fighting Antisemitism: Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism
March 12, 2024
Aaron Fruh, ISGAP Research Fellow and President of Israel Team Advocates International, offers an examination of the “Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism woven into the fabric of New Christian Nationalism,” in this program of ISGAP. Ep. 9
23 Centuries of Antisemitism
March 14, 2024
Rabbi David Wolpe, visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School and inaugural Rabbinic Fellow for the ADL, examines antisemitism throughout history in a program of the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center.
Jewish Insights: Leandra Medine Cohen
March 21, 2024
As we ready our Purim costumes, what does Judaism have to say about getting dressed? And what does getting dressed have to say about Judaism? Leandra Medine Cohen is a leading fashion influencer, writer, thinker and mother, best known for her blog “The Man Repeller.” Today, she writes “The Cereal Aisle,” which is about how […]
Jewish Insights: Mijal Bitton
March 21, 2024
Justin is joined by Torah teacher and sociologist of American Jews Mijal Bitton to explore who or what is Amalek, the evil tribe that attacked Israel from behind in the desert and launched millennia of antisemitism, and how do we think about Amalek this year in particular and what are our obligations.