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Antisemitism

No. 60: To Fight Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism, Look at the Data

Eitan Hersh discusses the pitfalls of analyzing communal problems with anecdotal evidence and the way individuals can actually effect political change.
Yehuda Kurtzer, Eitan Hersh

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,

Eitan Hersh

Eitan Hersh (Tufts University) recently published two sociological papers on antisemitism and sentiment about Israel in America’s young adults. He joins host Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss what the data says, the pitfalls of analyzing communal problems with anecdotal evidence, and the way individuals can actually effect political change.

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

A transcript of this episode is available here. 

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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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