Podcast Against Antisemitism

Blake Flayton is a columnist for the Jewish Journal and a social media commentator on American-Jewish and Israeli political issues. In this episode, Blake speaks to us about the demonisation of Zionism on university campuses and reveals to what extent his decision to move to Israel was motivated by antisemitism.This episode is the final installment of Season 4 of Podcast Against Antisemitism. We’ll be taking a short break and returning in a few weeks for Season 5 with a really exciting line-up of guests. We’d like to thank all of you for listening, and hope that you’re finding our podcast as enjoyable to listen to as we do in producing it.Now, please enjoy this week’s episode.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Alma Hernandez is a Jewish Mexican-American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Arizona House of Representatives for the 20th district. In this episode, Representative Hernandez explains why she is tireless in her commitment to fighting antisemitism and how she played a vital role in bringing Holocaust education to Arizona’s public schools.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Judy Gold is a Jewish comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster. Judy has had stand-up specials on HBO, Comedy Central, and LOGO. She was a part of Netflix’s Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration and has made appearances on television shows on FX, Apple+, and Hulu. Judy’s comedy pokes fun at real-life issues, including antisemitism, which she has no qualms about addressing in her act. In this episode, Judy explains how comedy can be an effective tool in combating antisemitism. Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

David Hirsh is an expert in antisemitism, the Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the founder of the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism. He has written extensively about modern antisemitism and anti-Zionism and is responsible for coining the term, the “Livingstone Formulation”.In this episode, David talks to us about Goldsmiths’ recently-launched antisemitism investigation, how he was smeared as a “far-right white supremacist” by its former Students’ Union President, and why it is vital for universities to adopt the International (IHRA) Definition of Antisemitism.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Avraham Vofsi is a Jewish interdisciplinary artist based in Melbourne, Australia. His second and most recent solo exhibition, titled ‘B’Aretz: Portrait of a Land’, focuses on Avraham’s Jewish identity and building a connection to Israel as a result of the antisemitism that he has faced.In this episode, Avraham chronicles how his art has been influenced by his experiences of antisemitism, both external and internal.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Dame Melinda Simmons has served as the British Ambassador to Ukraine since 2019. Prior to her current post, Dame Melinda worked in the UK civil service for over 20 years, having held posts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as well as the Department for International Development, where she worked on projects that included land restitution in the former Soviet Union. In this episode, Dame Melinda candidly speaks on the toll that living in Ukraine during the war has taken on her, and both Russia’s and Ukraine’s relationship to antisemitism and Jewish people.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Rep. Ritchie Torres is the United States representative for New York's 15th congressional district, covering the Bronx. At 25, he became the youngest elected official in New York City, and the first openly LGBTQ+ elected official from the Bronx. Rep. Torres has repeatedly spoken out against antisemitism, both in his home of New York City and also globally. In this episode, Rep. Torres speaks about being an ally to Jewish people and the rising rates of antisemitism in the United States.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Eitan Bernath is an award-winning chef, entertainer, author, television personality, and activist who has amassed 3 billion annual video views from a global audience of over 10 million fans across social media. Eitan is the Principal Culinary Contributor on the Daytime Emmy Award-winning CBS programme, The Drew Barrymore Show, which made him the first TikTok star to expand into a recurring role on daytime television, and a contributor to The Washington Post, Food & Wine, and Saveur. He is the youngest person ever named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the 2022 Food & Drink class and uses his large platform to speak out against antisemitism.In this episode, Eitan reveals how he started his career and why he fights against antisemitism. Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Kosha Dillz is a rapper and reality television star whose songs have garnered millions of views and streams. He has toured the world with artists such as Matisyahu, Snoop Dogg, and Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, and has become a mainstay in the hip-hop world and beyond, appearing on line-ups at South By Southwest, Rock The Bells, and the Vans Warped Tour. A regular performer on MTV’s hit programme Wild ‘N Out, many of his songs draw upon themes of Jewish identity and antisemitism.In this episode, Kosha Dillz speaks to us about experiencing antisemitism whilst performing live, rapping in Hebrew, and his viral diss track against Kanye West.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Sarah Haskell, also known online as ‘thatrelatablejew,’ is an Orthodox Jewish content creator and artist with over 200,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram, whose educational online videos look at Jewish positivity, kosher food, Jewish holidays, and modest fashion. Sarah has used her platform and influence to not only teach her followers about the beauty in Judaism but she has also encouraged them to stand up to antisemitism, never shying away from talking about her own experiences.In this episode, Sarah reveals the extent of the online antisemitism that she faces and the impact that it has on her.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Tyler Samuels is a Canadian-based Sephardic Jamaican Jew whose educational Jewish history content focuses on the Jews of the Caribbean and Canada. His content, posted to the Instagram account Blunt Black Jew, also debunks common myths and conspiracies and offers positive videos centred around Jewish and Black pride. Tyler has also previously served as Program Coordinator for the Tel Aviv Institute, an organisation that aims to tackle and depoliticise antisemitism online, and he is the co-founder of the group Jews of Colour Canada.In this episode, Tyler delves into the history of Jews in the Caribbean, as well as his own personal experience of antisemitism on campus.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Dr Bàrbara Molas is an expert on far-right ideology, online radicalisation, and prevention who works as a Research Fellow at the Current and Emerging Threats Programme at The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, also known as the ICCT, a think-and-do tank based in The Hague, Netherlands. Earlier this year, she appeared as an expert witness at the failed appeal of the notorious antisemite Alison Chabloz, where she analysed the lyrics of one of Ms Chabloz’s songs for the court and explained why the content was antisemitic. In this episode, Dr Molas provides insight into the modern far-right and discusses her experience acting as an expert witness.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Amanda Kinsey is a five-time Emmy Award-winning producer and the Director and Producer of the new documentary ‘Jews of the Wild West’. Through on-camera interviews, compelling footage, and historical photographs, the film tells a positive immigration story and highlights the dynamic contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States.In this episode, Amanda explains how antisemitism in Eastern Europe caused Jews to flee and start a new life in the American West.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Aleeza Ben Shalom is the host of the new hit Netflix series, ‘Jewish Matchmaking’, the programme where Jewish singles in the United States and Israel employ the help of Aleeza to help them find a partner. She is also an author and the founder of the company Marriage Minded Mentor, and has appeared everywhere from Netflix and Aish.com, to BBC World News and NPR. In this episode, Aleeza opens up about the role that antisemitism played in the show and the impact that Jew-hatred has on Jewish singles.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Asher M. Seruya and Laur Plawker are the hosts of the Kvetching on the Couch podcast, a podcast that looks at Jewish mental health. Asher is a social worker and psychotherapist specialising in trauma-informed care, weight stigma, and eating disorder recovery, while Laur is a Suicide Prevention Specialist who works at the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit organisation that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teenagers and young adults in the United States.In this episode, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, Asher and Laur discuss the ways in which antisemitism can contribute towards anxiety in Jews.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Doctor Sheila Nazarian is an award-winning Jewish Iranian-American plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills and the star of the Emmy-nominated Netflix Series, ‘Skin Decision: Before and After’. She has also guest starred on numerous other television series, including ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’, ‘Basketball Wives’, and ‘Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian’. Dr Nazarian is also the host of ‘The Closet’, a podcast where she engages with activists and changemakers in intimate conversations, live from her closet. Additionally, she is an activist against antisemitism and uses her large social media platform to speak out against hatred towards Jews.In this episode, Dr Nazarian provides her perspective on the current levels of antisemitism, her concerns for Jewish university students on campus, and what it was like escaping Iran as a child.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Susanna Fogel is an award-winning director and screenwriter and the Executive Producer and multi-episode Director of the biographical drama A Small Light, a National Geographic miniseries streaming now on Disney+,  that takes a look at the remarkable real-life heroism of Miep Gies, the woman responsible for hiding Anne Frank’s family, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer, during the Holocaust. In this episode, Susanna speaks on Miep’s incredible work and what it was like to create the series.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Simon Miller is a Jewish professional wrestler and presenter known to millions as one of the hosts of the WhatCulture Wrestling YouTube channel, which regularly posts wrestling-related content to over 2 million subscribers. Simon performs on wrestling cards up and down the United Kingdom, as well as internationally, and has used his considerable online presence to draw attention to antisemitism.In this episode, Simon delves into how issues of Jewish identity and antisemitism have been handled within the wrestling industry, both on and off-screen, and reveals what Judaism means to him personally.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Jonathan Brent is an academic and historian who serves as the Executive Director and CEO of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, a cultural organisation and place of higher learning with a world-renowned library and archive of 24 million documents whose mission is to preserve, study, share, and perpetuate knowledge of the history and culture of East European Jewry worldwide.In this episode, Jonathan reflects on the culture of East European Jewry before and during the Holocaust, the origins of the antisemitic trope “Zionism is racism”, and how Joseph Stalin helped to create a new form of antisemitism.This episode is the final installment of Season 3 of Podcast Against Antisemitism. We’ll be taking a short break and returning in April for Season 4 with a really exciting line-up of guests. We’d like to thank all of you for listening, and hope that you’re finding our podcast as enjoyable to listen to as we do in producing it.Now, please enjoy this week’s episode.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism

Allison Josephs is the Founder and Executive Director of Jew In The City, a non-profit organisation that seeks to change negative perceptions of religious Jews and make engaging and meaningful Orthodox Judaism known and accessible. Allison was named by Variety as an advocate for inclusivity in the entertainment industry in its 2022 Inclusion Impact Report, has been quoted or written about in numerous publications, including Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, and has made appearances on numerous television and radio networks including CBS, ABC, and NPR.In this episode, Allison exposes the problematic tropes in the Netflix film ‘You People’, outlines the antisemitic stereotypes imposed onto Orthodox Jews in television, and how she made history at the Sundance Film Festival.Subscribe at antisemitism.org/podcast and send us your feedback to podcast@antisemitism.org.Follow us on all socials @antisemitism