For the uninitiated, Yael’s Holocaust joke’s punchline, “guess you had to be there” is a reference that God wasn’t in the camps. I heard it explained once so returning the favor.
When is this Kanye stuff going stop? It’s really been a lot. The Nick Fuentes thing needed to be reported on but I’ve started to feel like the media is just having fun with the spectacle. Kanye saying “I like Hitler” is not breaking news worthy of top-of-the-page reporting.
I really disliked how Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL handled the kyrie situation. Did they need to do the 500k donation thing? That was embarrassing. In general, I dislike pressure campaigns when it comes to antisemitism. Maybe it’s awareness of the catch-22 (Jews called all-powerful, we object, cancelation happens thereby proving us to be all-powerful). Sapir journal has a whole issue on Jews and cancel culture. Great contributors https://sapirjournal.org/journal/cancellation/
I loved your interview with David. I listened twice. He’s an insightful guy. ChayaLeah, I am 100% on board with you writing more.
Continuing with the theme of the writing arts, I just finished The Netanyahu’s by joshua Cohen (on ChayaLeah’s rec). Such a good read. Just started People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn.
And! If you can stand more from me! Fun links I found since the last episode!
For the uninitiated, Yael’s Holocaust joke’s punchline, “guess you had to be there” is a reference that God wasn’t in the camps. I heard it explained once so returning the favor.
When is this Kanye stuff going stop? It’s really been a lot. The Nick Fuentes thing needed to be reported on but I’ve started to feel like the media is just having fun with the spectacle. Kanye saying “I like Hitler” is not breaking news worthy of top-of-the-page reporting.
I really disliked how Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL handled the kyrie situation. Did they need to do the 500k donation thing? That was embarrassing. In general, I dislike pressure campaigns when it comes to antisemitism. Maybe it’s awareness of the catch-22 (Jews called all-powerful, we object, cancelation happens thereby proving us to be all-powerful). Sapir journal has a whole issue on Jews and cancel culture. Great contributors https://sapirjournal.org/journal/cancellation/
I loved your interview with David. I listened twice. He’s an insightful guy. ChayaLeah, I am 100% on board with you writing more.
Continuing with the theme of the writing arts, I just finished The Netanyahu’s by joshua Cohen (on ChayaLeah’s rec). Such a good read. Just started People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn.
And! If you can stand more from me! Fun links I found since the last episode!
The Shabbat sirens of Williamsburg! https://gothamist.com/news/why-do-air-raid-sirens-blare-in-williamsburg-every-friday
Lucky Jew Dolls of Poland! https://www.timesofisrael.com/why-lucky-jew-dolls-are-more-popular-than-actual-jews-in-poland/amp/
And the excellent Shalom Hartman podcast Identity/Crisis on the state of Jewish media (shhhh. Don’t tell Kanye) https://www.hartman.org.il/jewish-media-from-right-to-left/
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Thanks for answering my question! I couldn't stop laughing. Turns out we both have British mother in laws- are we distantly related by marriage???