Ep 45: Conditional Whiteness is Still Whiteness

In this week's episode, April and Tracie discuss Eric Ward’s Skin in the Game point about the conditional whiteness of Ashkenazi Jews, unpacking (with both/and thinking) the reaction some Jews have regarding their whiteness. April uses her experiences as a United States citizen living in Senegal to explain how conditional privilege operates. 

Check out our discussion/reflection questions for this episode: 

www.joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-45

Find April and Tracie's full bios and submit topic suggestions for the show at www.JewsTalkRacialJustice.com

Learn more about Joyous Justice where April is the founding and fabulous (!) director, and Tracie is a senior partner.: https://joyousjustice.com/

Read more of Tracie's thoughts at her blog, bmoreincremental.com

Read Eric Ward’s Skin in the Game: How Antisemitism Animates White Nationalism  here: https://www.politicalresearch.org/2017/06/29/skin-in-the-game-how-antisemitism-animates-white-nationalism

Eric Ward’s appearance with the Jewish Museum of Maryland: https://jewishmuseummd.org/events/the-root-of-white-supremacy/

Check more about Robin DiAngelo’s work here: https://www.robindiangelo.com/

For more about Jews and Whiteness, read _The Price of Whiteness_ by Eric Goldstein: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691136318/the-price-of-whiteness

Listen to our episode on the importance of affinity spaces here: https://joyousjustice.com/blog/jews-talk-racial-justice-ep-43

Read about the philosophy of The Good Place (careful, spoilers for the entire show): https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/26/20874217/the-good-place-series-finale-season-4-moral-philosophy#:~:text=The%20Good%20Place%20has%20laid,do%20good%20front%20and%20center.