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Esteemed Professor Avi Shlaim joins Zach to speak about the study of history and Arab-Jewish identity! Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew simonandschuster.com/books/Three-Worlds/Avi-Shlaim/9780861544639 Recent interviews by Prof. Shlaim: youtube.com/watch?v=lfDhaWlqXf8&pp=ygUUYXZpIHNobGFpbSBhcmFiIGpld3M%3D youtube.com/watch?v=gvhL2Sy5FEQ&pp=ygUUYXZpIHNobGFpbSBhcmFiIGpld3M%3D youtube.com/watch?v=krOE1QOWziA&pp=ygUUYXZpIHNobGFpbSBhcmFiIGpld3M%3D youtube.com/watch?v=nUjdDYoTZG0&pp=ygUUYXZpIHNobGFpbSBhcmFiIGpld3M%3D youtube.com/watch?v=OdWOpHMKelM Hadar Cohen's cited article: 972mag.com/arab-jew-mizrahim-zionism-israel/ Patreon: patreon.com/TheJewishDiasporist YouTube: youtube.com/@HamotziNetwork Instagram: instagram.com/thejewishdiasporistpod/ Endless Gratitude to Aly Halpert for the intro music: open.spotify.com/artist/5ilJZ0nHG41CYddwNuP3f6?si=EH0Uy2JATLK0w-x-IAIIRA
Zach and Jordan (a first time combo!) speak to Zandi and Julia, two activists from South African Jews for a Free Palestine, about what their group can offer to our present moment, locally and globally. We also touch on the connections between Jewishness in a particular context between racism and settler-colonialism, providing context and frameworks for wider perspectives from Jews of colour. Some of the Articles cited from in this episode: newint.org/2024/africas-pandoras-box kh-uia.org.il/about-us/governors/martin-moshal/ sajr.co.za/moshal-puts-money-on-better-sa-leadership/ dailyinvestor.com/south-africa/32930/anc-da-and-effs-biggest-funders-revealed/ Ben White, Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide Patreon: patreon.com/TheJewishDiasporist YouTube: youtube.com/@JewishDiasporistMakingMensches Instagram: instagram.com/thejewishdiasporistpod/ Endless Gratitude to Aly Halpert for the intro music: open.spotify.com/artist/5ilJZ0nHG41CYddwNuP3f6?si=EH0Uy2JATLK0w-x-IAIIRA
The video of this episode: youtube.com/watch?v=xS25N1ymTS4 As of April 1st; the Jewish Diasporist has officially turned 1 year old! In this brief episode, Ben and Zach discuss how their understanding of Diasporism has evolved over the past year, as well as the podcast’s growth. They also hint at the future of the Jewish Diasporist, and the conversations which will happen in this new year. Patreon: patreon.com/TheJewishDiasporist YouTube Channel: youtube.com/@JDxMMxLJ Instagram: instagram.com/thejewishdiasporistpod/
In this episode, we are joined by Zevi Slavin, the creater of the YouTube project Seekers of Unity. We talk about the etymology of Chasidism, with its roots in Chesed — loving kindness — and how Zevi’s own journey has brought him to a diasporist understanding of the unity at the heart of both Jewish and non-Jewish mysticism. Zevi joins Ben and Jordan Yanowitz as they together paint a picture of the role that love, community, and dialogue together play in shaping Jewish life. Chesed and Chasidism are diasporically interfused in this discussion with Seekers of Unity. Check out Zevi's work with Seekers of Unity on Youtube Patreon: patreon.com/TheJewishDiasporist YouTube: youtube.com/@JewishDiasporistMakingMensches Instagram: instagram.com/thejewishdiasporistpod/ Endless Gratitude to Aly Halpert for allowing us to use her song I'm Not Alone
(Recorded 1/30/2024) In this episode, we are joined by Rivka, Andrey, Roman and Meir from Kompass Media, a critical Russian-language media and activist collective based in Israel-Palestine! We talk about the trials of two diasporas, parallels between Palestine and Ukraine, the connection to Eastern European homelands, as well as future of leftist organising - in their local communal context and the general fight against imperialism, nationalism and militarism. Follow Kompass Media on their Instagram and join their Telegram channels here! instagram.com/kompass.media t.me/kompass_media Patreon: patreon.com/TheJewishDiasporist YouTube: youtube.com/@JewishDiasporistMakingMensches Instagram: instagram.com/thejewishdiasporistpod/ Endless Gratitude to Aly Halpert for the intro music: open.spotify.com/artist/5ilJZ0nHG41CYddwNuP3f6?si=EH0Uy2JATLK0w-x-IAIIRA Thank you to our editor Jacob!