Latest Interreligious Podcast Episodes
A White House Meeting with Antisemitism Envoys from Around the World
People of the Pod - March 16, 2023 23:43 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsTwo weeks ago at the White House, a group of antisemitism envoys from around the world attended an AJC-convened gathering as part of the efforts of an interagency group created by President Biden to build a national strategy to combat antisemitism. This week, two of those envoys, senior Europe...
Women's History Month: Meet Felice Gaer, Human Rights Champion
People of the Pod - March 08, 2023 21:11 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsShe’s one of the world’s most effective champions of women’s rights, human rights, and democratic values. For Women’s History Month, we speak with Felice Gaer, director of American Jewish Committee’s Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights. Gaer, who fights for religious fr...
How to Support Jews of Color
People of the Pod - February 28, 2023 19:03 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsRabbi Sandra Lawson, Reconstructing Judaism’s first director of racial diversity, equity and inclusion, joins us to talk about how you can support Jews of color. The social media influencer uses her platform both online and off as a queer Jew of color to drive hard conversations around racism, h...
The Jewish Experience in Ukraine Amidst Russia’s Invasion
People of the Pod - February 23, 2023 00:04 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsOne year after Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, Vladislav Davidzon, European culture correspondent for Tablet Magazine, shares what he’s witnessed as a war correspondent on the frontlines, and predicts the future for his beloved country and the Jewish community he's proud to call home. W...
How Rising Antisemitism Impacts Jews on College Campuses
People of the Pod - February 13, 2023 12:32 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsUnpack the findings from AJC's State of Antisemitism in America 2022 report on young U.S. Jews, including those on college campuses, with the Senior Director of AJC’s Alexander Young Leadership Department, Meggie Wyschogrod Fredman. We also hear from Northwestern University student Lily Cohen, w...
The New Ways France is Combating Antisemitism
People of the Pod - February 08, 2023 21:22 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsFrance just released its latest national plan for combating antisemitism. AJC Paris Director Anne-Sophie Sebban-Bécache joins us to break down this new initiative, share how French Jews are impacted by rising antisemitism, and give us a behind-the-scenes look at the role AJC played in helping cr...
Breaking Down the Headlines from Israel: From Secretary Blinken’s Visit, to Terror Attacks, Protests, and More
People of the Pod - February 02, 2023 21:50 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThe Jerusalem Post’s Lahav Harkov joins us this week to help us understand all of the big news from Israel, from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit, to rocket attacks from Gaza, terror attacks in Jerusalem, ultimatums from Russia, massive protests, and proposed changes to Israel’s La...
Surviving the Unimaginable: A Child's Story of the Holocaust
People of the Pod - January 26, 2023 21:43 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsIn this powerful episode, we sit down with Sam Harris, who is one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust. As a young child, Sam watched in horror as his family was taken to Treblinka and murdered, but he and his two older sisters were able to beat the odds. Listen as Sam recounts the unimagi...
‘Leopoldstadt’ Actor David Krumholtz Sees Tom Stoppard’s Holocaust Play as the Role of a Lifetime
People of the Pod - January 19, 2023 20:39 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsSince its Broadway opening last fall, Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt,” a play about a multigenerational Jewish family in Vienna, based on Stoppard’s own family history, has been met with critical acclaim. Hear from celebrated actor David Krumholtz, who plays the patriarch of the family, on how his...
Shabbat Shalom No More? One Year Later, Colleyville Synagogue Wrestles with Impact of Hostage Crisis
People of the Pod - January 12, 2023 17:29 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsOne year ago, Jeff Cohen was taken hostage during Shabbat services by an antisemitic attacker. Hear from Cohen, who is now the president of Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, about all that has transpired since that traumatic day and how the attack has impacted him and the Colley...
How Hanukkah’s Americanization Became a Show of Jewish Pride
People of the Pod - December 22, 2022 20:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThis Hanukkah, we hear from Rabbi Yael Buechler, a writer, educator, entrepreneur, and Hanukkah merch maven. She’s also a Hanukkah historian who has tracked how the festival of lights helped reinvent Jewish culture in America and how it became a gift-giving occasion alongside Christmas. Rabbi Be...
What Does NYC's Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes Do?; An Elton John Hanukkah Celebration
People of the Pod - December 15, 2022 22:56 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsEarlier this week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams insisted on the end of plea bargains for the perpetrators of antisemitic attacks and called out all forms of hate. To discuss New York City’s efforts to combat the alarming rise in Jew hatred, Hassan Naveed, executive director of New York City’s ...
How Young Jews and Muslims are Advancing Israeli-Moroccan Peace
People of the Pod - December 08, 2022 19:51 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThis week marks the second anniversary of the normalization of relations between Israel and Morocco as part of the Abraham Accords. Building on this peace, three young adults hailing from Israel, Morocco, and the U.S. join us to discuss their visit earlier this year to Israel and Morocco. The fi...
What Lessons Can We Learn From the Past to Fight Antisemitism Today?
People of the Pod - December 01, 2022 21:26 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsBefore, during, and after the Holocaust, antisemitism spread throughout American society. AJC’s innovative multimedia campaign to counter this rising hatred is the subject of “Confronting Hate: 1937-1952,” an exhibit at the New York Historical Society. With posters, comic books, newspaper advert...
Celebrating Mizrahi Heritage Month with The Forgotten Exodus: Iran
People of the Pod - November 30, 2022 19:54 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsToo few people know that parts of the Arab world and Iran were once home to large Jewish communities. This Mizrahi Heritage Month, let’s change the story, with the final episode of the first season of The Forgotten Exodus, the first-ever narrative podcast series devoted exclusively to the rich, ...
From “Chopped” to the White House: TikTok Chef Eitan Bernath on Being a Loud and Proud Jew
People of the Pod - November 17, 2022 22:33 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsJewish chef and content creator Eitan Bernath joins us this week to explain why he wears a Star of David necklace in public and how he uses his platform of seven million followers to fight anti-Israel bias and antisemitism. Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and the author of the cookbook "Eitan Eats ...
Gen Z - Four Muslim Women and Reality
Interfaith Encounters - November 15, 2022 06:00 - 23 minutesSarah Suleman, Afia Ansari, Mediha Siddique and Aisha Ahmend came into the Interfaith Encounters studio for a frank discussion of the issue most on their minds as young Muslim women. Their discussion ranges from the meaning of hijab, to religious identity, exclusion and inclusion, and how being ...
U.S. and Israeli Election Results: What American Jews Need to Know
People of the Pod - November 10, 2022 17:45 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsThis week’s episode focuses on the Israeli and U.S. elections, their implications, and what impact they could have on U.S.-Israel ties, the spread of antisemitism, and advancing democratic values. We start in the U.S., where razor-thin margins left control of Congress still up in the air at t...
Gen Z - Chaplain Lisa Garvin
Interfaith Encounters - November 08, 2022 06:00 - 25 minutesThe Rev. Lisa Garvin joined SMU on Oct. 19, 2020 as chaplain and minister to the University, the first woman to serve in the role. SMU’s chaplain and minister to the University serves the entire SMU community, working with diverse campus religious organizations that support and nurture student...
Why Auburn Basketball’s Trip to Israel Was Personal for Coach Bruce Pearl
People of the Pod - November 03, 2022 17:27 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsBasketball coach Bruce Pearl is on a mission both on and off the court. This summer, Coach Pearl, who is Jewish, took his Auburn University men’s basketball team to Israel on a first-of-its-kind “Birthright for College Basketball” trip to play against Israeli national teams, and visit sites ac...
Gen Z - Nathan Pupko Ginsberg
Interfaith Encounters - November 01, 2022 05:00 - 20 minutesNathan Pupko Ginsberg is a Junior at Southern Methodist University double Majoring in Finance and Political Science. Being born in San Diego, California, but having lived in Mexico, Canada, Israel, and the United States of America have given him the opportunity to be fully embraced in many diffe...
Pittsburgh's Response to the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting: An Oral History
People of the Pod - October 27, 2022 19:44 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsToday marks four years since America’s deadliest antisemitic attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, which left 11 dead and wounded six others. Over the last few weeks, the appalling antisemitic conspiracy theories and threats from rapper Kanye West serve as a reminder of the normali...
Gen Z - Azeez Akande on Gen Z Reaching Gen Z
Interfaith Encounters - October 25, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutesAzeez Akande is a student at Perkins School of Theology of Southern Methodist University. He is also an active pastor.
Campus Antisemitism – What’s Happening at UC Berkeley?
People of the Pod - October 21, 2022 12:26 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsControversy erupted at the UC Berkeley Law school this fall over the decision by a handful of student groups to adopt bylaws that would ban Zionist speakers. In response, American Jewish Committee (AJC) united with 35 other Jewish organizations to condemn the ban as a “vicious attempt to margin...
Gen Z Navigates Uncertainty
Interfaith Encounters - October 18, 2022 17:00 - 19 minutesMost young people don't even know about religious institutions. Yet: 61% of young people agree "The adults in my life don't truly know how much I am struggling with my mental health." 47% of young people say they are moderately or extremely depressed. 73% of religious young people agree that ...
Unpacking the Origins of Kanye’s Antisemitism
People of the Pod - October 14, 2022 13:49 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsRapper Kanye West’s recent antisemitic outbursts during a primetime Fox News interview and on social media to his over 31 million followers have provided another example of the normalization of Jew-hatred in the American public sphere. While his comments elevating antisemitic conspiracy theories...
Gen Z - Hannah Siegel and Being Jewish and Gen Z
Interfaith Encounters - October 11, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutesin this episode Hannah Siegel tells us how she became more religious in college, and how she has found community among Jews even though she is far from home.
AJC CEO Ted Deutch on Building a Brighter Jewish Future
People of the Pod - October 06, 2022 16:06 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsAfter more than 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Ted Deutch recently stepped down to become the CEO of American Jewish Committee (AJC), the leading global Jewish advocacy organization. In this special episode, learn about the Jewish values instilled in Ted by his parents, growing...
Gen Z - Josh Packard on Post Covid Trauma
Interfaith Encounters - October 04, 2022 05:00 - 29 minutesDr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of Springtide Research Institute, is an accomplished researcher with an expertise in the sociology of religion and new forms of religious expression. A talented speaker and writer,with over 10 years of teaching experience,Josh has been a guest on numerous rad...
Synagogue Security Expert on the Importance of Volunteer-Led Protection
People of the Pod - September 29, 2022 20:05 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsDid you know that Jewish communities outside the U.S. have long viewed security as a communal responsibility and do not solely rely on law enforcement? Is a shift toward this viewpoint emerging in America? This week, amid the High Holiday season, we spoke to Evan Bernstein, CEO and national dire...
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