Being Jewish with Jonah Platt

My Most Important Monologue, Part 3 of 3 (The Jeremiah Effect) and Bishop Michael J. Fisher

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Feb 3, 2026
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Bishop Michael J. Fisher
Bishop Michael J. Fisher, a Los Angeles faith leader known for Black–Jewish solidarity work, reflects on his Compton roots and a family Holocaust connection. He discusses building bridges through shared rituals like the Freedom Seder, leadership trips to Israel, confronting rising antisemitism, and practical allyship rooted in relationships and public advocacy.
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INSIGHT

Three Cognitive Biases That Hide History

  • Jonah identifies historical exceptionalism, moral self‑licensing, and temporal distance bias as key cognitive traps that make people ignore repeating harms.
  • He warns these biases let ordinary people repeat atrocities when they view themselves as superior to the past.
INSIGHT

The Jeremiah Effect Explains Moral Isolation

  • Jonah Platt coins the "Jeremiah Effect" to name moral clarity in isolation when truth feels inverted and consensus is wrong.
  • He argues cognitive biases and closed-loop anti‑Zionist ecosystems explain why many accept false narratives against Jews.
ANECDOTE

Dining Together Built Durable Trust

  • Bishop Fisher describes meeting Rabbi Stewart Vogel and hosting joint events that built genuine Black–Jewish relationships in Compton.
  • Those early shared meals and services created trust that later protected the alliance during crises.
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