The Hidden Challenges of Antisemitism

Antisemitism is everywhere in Jewish conversation. But what are we missing? 

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi zoom out to examine the assault on the Jewish story, the cost-benefit calculus of Jews around their identity, and the abuse of antisemitism discourse within Israel. An exploration of what antisemitism is doing to us—beyond the fear. 

02:00 – A New Era of Antisemitism? Old Threat or New Reality

06:00 – Anti-Zionism and the Assault on the Jewish Story

13:00 – Jewish Identity as Choice: Will Antisemitism Push Jews Away?

19:00 – Defiance or Drift? Lessons from Soviet Jewry

22:30 – Are We Letting Antisemitism Define Jewish Identity?

26:00 – The Internal Danger: “Weaponizing” Antisemitism in Israel

34:00 – What Does Persistent Hatred Say About the Jewish People?

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