The Jewish Diasporist

Feb 12 2025 52 ep. 56 mins 18

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Join us as we explore the political, cultural and social implications of life in diaspora. We wander across a variety of topics, grounding a socialist diasporist perspective through conversations with social movement organizers and scholars from around the world. While primarily focused on the Jewish world, we dialogue with people from non-Jewish communities which share the experience of diaspora and exile and situate Jewish communities in their diverse national contexts.

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Exploring Afro-Igbo-Jewish roots w/ Kofi Robinson

Feb 12 2025 58 mins

This week Zach and Ben are joined by Kofi, who recently took part in the Black Jewish Liberation Collective’s (BJLC) “Teshuvah Across Waters,” the inaugural cohort of a sustained solidarity and education project in relationship to the Hebrew Ibo community in Nigeria. In our conversation we explored a variety of topics. Kofi's experiences as a Jew by choice, the Afro-Jewish re

WUJS Conference: A Diasporist Retrospective

Jan 12 2025 65 mins

The World Union of Jewish Students hosts its annual congress over the new year. Zach retells Ben his experiences from the 2023/24 conference in Prague. They chat about the participants, location, events, conference, and why and how Jewish student diasporists should engage with Jewish student unions at the local, national, regional and global level.Subscribe to our collaborative You

Grounding our Critique w/ Becca Explains the Occupation

Dec 28 2024 97 mins

Becca Strober joins Ben & Zach to speak about her educational organizing and activism as an American-Israeli, both online and on the ground. We speak about the Jerusalemite identity, diverse semantic labels, productive engagement with those who disagree with us, and a road forward for Israelis and the movement for Palestinian liberation.Check out Becca's work on Instagram and h

Building the Bund: The Provisional Steering Committee

Nov 30 2024 80 mins

Ben & Zach are joined by Hallie Appel and Maddan Eisenberg. Together, they discuss their organising efforts as the Provisional Steering Committee of the International Jewish Labor Bund.If you interested in getting involved, click HERESupport the Rayyan FamilySubscribe to our collaborative YouTubeFollow us on InstagramIf you like the work we're doing here, please consider suppor

Oy Vey! (Amsterdam): A New Jewish Manifesto

Nov 16 2024 65 mins

Although recent news has led some to portray Amsterdam (and Diaspora more broadly) as inhospitable for Jewish life, it is home to a thriving Jewish community that has been charting a path toward a diasporist Jewish Future.Ben and Zach are joined by Jelle and Tori, two organizers of Oy Vey, an outward-facing, radically inclusive and unapologetically Jewish hub in Amsterdam. Drawing

The Jewish Left in Mexico w/ Tamara Gleason Freidberg

Nov 02 2024 61 mins

Historian and yiddishist Tamara Gleason Freidberg joins Ben and Zach to talk about the history of the Jews in Mexico, the 1930s and 1940s, the role of the Jewish left in the country, and contemporary politics following the beginning of the presidency of Claudia Sheinbaum - the first female and first Jewish president of Mexico who is continuing the progressive "Fourth Transformation

In Pursuit of a Palestinian-Jewish Future w/ Hadar Cohen

Oct 19 2024 75 mins

So often, Jews and Palestinians are seen as separate, even diametrically opposed communities, yet what happens when we center those who hold both of these identities simultaneously?In this episode, Ben and Jordan are joined by Hadar Cohen, an Arab Jewish scholar, mystic artist and community organizer to discuss the complexities, tensions and possibilities of modern Arab-Jewish life

Westward to Zion: American Jewish Labor History

Oct 05 2024 69 mins

In this special crossover episode of The Jewish Diasporist and Labor Jawn, hosts Jordan and Gabe team up to interview Dr. Caroline Luce, a scholar of Jewish labor history in the United States. Together. They explore the rich and complex history of Jews in America, highlighting the intersections of immigration, labor unions, synagogues, mutual aid societies, and colonialism. Tracing

Summer Camp Conflict and Care

Sep 21 2024 73 mins

Summer Camp Conflict and Care w/ Dani and EzraIn this episode, Ben and Jordan discussed an institution near and dear to their hearts, URJ Camp Newman, with additional former campers and recent staff members, Dani and Ezra. Throughout the conversation, we explore the way camps serve as a microcosm of the diasporic Jewish world, offering a crucial space for young Jews to develop thei

Le Shul: A Diasporist Congregation in Paris

Sep 08 2024 56 mins

Okay, not EXACTLY Paris...We venture into France for the first time to speak to Mati, one of the organisers of a new diasporist congregation in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, just north of Montmartre.Follow Le Shul Saint-Ouen on InstagramSubscribe to our collaborative YouTubeFollow us on InstagramIf you like the work we're doing here, please consider supporting us on Patreon!Big thank you t