The Jewish Diasporist

Nov 30 2024 48 ep. 54 mins 17
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Join us to explore the political, cultural and social implications of life in diaspora. We will explore a wide variety of topics which approach the world from a socialist diasporist perspective which raises the voices of the marginalised as we plot a path toward a better world.

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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

Imagining Utopia w/ Sophie Cardin

Aug 24 2024 51 mins  
Sophie Cardin (MPhil, Oxford) (Mazel Tov!) joins us to talk about her work on Yiddish Political Utopia, especially the work of Kalmen Zingman (1889-1929) author of "In the Future City of Edenia" (1918).We talk about Zingman and the other utopian writers of his time, what utopia is and the importance of utopian thinking in the present situation (fans of JD35 will love it in particul

Reclaiming Tradition without Nostalgia w/Pushcart Judaica

Aug 10 2024 63 mins  
In this episode we spoke to Ollie Schwartz, the cultural organizer, who founded Pushcart Judaica, an online and traveling market that specializes in ethical Judaica produced by local artists and makers.Ben met Ollie during the Center For Jewish Nonviolence’s May 2023 Delegation to Palestine (See Episode 7 for more). From 2018 to 2022 Ollie served as one of the co-directors of Lin

British Yiddish w/ Steve Ogin

Jul 27 2024 67 mins  
In this episode, Zach spoke to Steve Ogin, one of the lead organizers of the Yiddish cultural movement in the United Kingdom.We'd like to apolgize for the delays in our regular biweekly publishing schedule. We have been working hard, and have had difficulties editing at the rate we'd like. Nevertheless, we have several though provoking episodes recorded for the coming weeks so stay