Take a Blue Square and call me in the morning
Or: How can we make antisemitism a little less cool?
BUT FIRST -
We are hosting our first ever AAJ, IRL meetup this coming Monday (5/8), 7pm!
This event of biblical proportions will take place at a bar called Three Sheets in the Village, 134 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012 to be exact. If you are in NYC or the surrounding area, please join us for a drink and to meet fellow listeners. Please. Otherwise it will just be me and a bunch of Chaya Leah’s relatives talking about the Torah or something.
Who knows? Perhaps a guest or two will show up as well.
Speaking of formers guests, have you ever wondered which one of your non-Jewish friends would hide you in the highly-unlikely-yet-always-lingering event of a Holocaust? Well, we do. A lot. So we discuss the trustworthiness + ample living space of our friends on this episode. Thank you to everyone who voted in the (now legally binding) poll we ran on our Instagram. Even though I voted for Nick Gillespie (strong convinctions + catholic guilt), it isn’t a surprise that
won. Her pies almost make us look forward to it. Good effort , we know you hate Nazis almost as much as you love Jews.
Now, we are not WW2 experts like the aformentioned Moynihan, but we do know one thing: If more Poles would have posted blue squares to Instagram in the 1940s, things would look different. We talk about the ongoing campaign to rebrand antisemitism as Jew hatred so that it does’t sound just so…appealing. Jew hatred just rolls off the tounge better too, Say it with us: Jew hatred. Brrrr.
Not to brag, but guess which religion is number one AGAIN in hate crimes? Aww, you guys. We discuss how we feel about being such winners and losers at the same time. Of course, we’d love to hear your thoughts too.
More:
Armenians are our homeboys.
Stop whining about everything, but also whine more! Whine smarter.
Being stupid is worse than being antisemitc.
Israeli Memorial Day vs. Tisha B'Av.
G-d wants you to pull your head out of your A_s.
This is the “eat your vegetables” portion of the podcast where Chaya Leah goes on and on about some talmudic thing while Yael checks her emails. Hope you all learn something.
Questions of the week - do you think it’s offensive to tell someone they don’t look Jewish? Comment below.
I’m struck with this image of you two chiming in unbidden from under the floorboards as Meghan Daum records her podcast.
This needs to be a sitcom.
I think "End Jew Hate" will not be uttered by anyone who isn't a Jew. We're still getting used to saying "Jew" without the "-ish." Is it weird that I prefer the term Antisemitism? Admittedly, it does seem unnecessarily fancy.