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Identity/Crisis

No. 55: The Scandals and the Journalist

Reporter Hannah Dreyfus and Yehuda Kurtzer discuss her role in reporting allegations of sexual misconduct in Jewish organizations.
Yehuda Kurtzer, Hannah Dreyfus

Yehuda Kurtzer

Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer is the President of the Shalom Hartman Institute and a leading thinker and author on the major challenges facing the Jewish people. He is the author of Shuva: The Future of the Jewish Past, the co-editor of The New Jewish Canon, and the host of the Identity/Crisis podcast. Under his leadership, the Shalom Hartman Institute has grown significantly as a leading think tank and educational center for the North American Jewish community,

Hannah Dreyfus

Hannah Dreyfus is a freelance reporter with an unusual but essential beat: reporting allegations of sexual misconduct in Jewish organizations. In this episode of the Identity/Crisis podcast, she chats with Yehuda Kurtzer about her recent story on a former Central Synagogue rabbi and the evolving process of reporting out allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior in Jewish communal settings.

Identity/Crisis: The Ideas Behind the News is a podcast of the Shalom Hartman Institute.

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Launched in early 2020, Identity/Crisis is a weekly roundtable podcast that explores the ideas behind the news hosted by Shalom Hartman Institute of North America President Yehuda Kurtzer. Episodes cover a wide range of topics and feature experts and content related to news and current events.

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