Over the course of the next couple of months we’ve got two exciting projects going on, in addition to our regular programming.
First we have launched our campaign for the Palestine Podcast Academy after successfully piloting 3 academies already. This is your chance to support journalism training, employment, female-leadership, and 100% independent, uncensored, and unfiltered media from Palestinians in Palestine!
Here's the link to our LaunchGood Campaign for the Palestine Podcast Academy. And we're offering some awesome perks for your contributions!
Second, as part of our collaboration with EREI, a nonprofit organization in the Basque Country of northern Spain, we will be re-releasing episodes from our very first Podcast Academy on the Greek Island of Lesvos from early 2021, but these episodes have been translated by EREI into Spanish and Euskara (the Basque language). You can find our original English-language episodes in our back catalogue from early 2021 here.
89: Rabbis Discuss Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
This episode marks the second of a two-part series featuring interviews with rabbis on the subjects of Antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and the problems that arise when the two topics are conflated, either through misunderstanding or to serve political interests.
Rabbi Brant Rosen founded the congregation of Tzedek Chicago. Like Rabbi Lynn, Rabbi Brant is also a member of Jewish Voice for Peace. You can find more information about his book “Wrestling in the Daylight”, and his other works and writings, below.
88: Rabbis Discuss Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism (1 of 2)
This episode marks the first of a two-part series featuring interviews with rabbis on the subjects of Antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and the problems that arise when the two topics are conflated, either through misunderstanding or to serve political interests.
Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb has the distinction of being one of the first female rabbis in the world, and her outspoken positions on Palestinian human rights have often placed her at odds with the political positions of the Israeli government and with its supporters. We’ll hear about her experiences as leader in a religious community overwhelmingly dominated by men, her first encounters with Israel as a very young woman (including her argument with David Ben-Gurion as a teenager), and how her Jewish identity informs her advocacy for human rights. She’s also a pretty amazing artist!
