The history of antisemitism, its resurgence on the right and left of our politics, "existential threats", and what can Labour do to address the problem in its midst. Writer David Schneider, journalist Rachel Shabi, human rights lawyer Adam Wagner, director of Yachad Hannah Weisfeld, and chief executive of the Jewish Museum in London Abigail Morris in a live episode recorded at the Jewish Museum's exhibition "Jews, Money, Myth". 

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Tropes, "existential threats" and what now?

So, the Labour Party NEC has passed the IHRA definition of antisemitism, with clarifications ensuring freedom of speech on Israel/Palestine... But what does that actually mean? In the first episode of Jews Schmooze, join this episode’s guests: writer and director David Schneider, journalists Rachel Shabi and Michael Segalov, barrister Adam Wagner and director of Yachad Hannah Weisfeld as they unpick Labour anti-semitism, modern British-Jewish identity, and what you can and can’t say in the Labour Party about Israel.

1. Labour and the IHRA Definition

You know what they say: two Jews, three opinions? Well, right now it often feels the Jewish community’s nuances are being drowned out. Emotions are running high, and the Jewish world can feel both monolithic and polarised. It can make having open, honest conversations about antisemitism and Israel/Palestine tough for Jews and non-Jews alike. Jews Schmooze brings together progressive Jews with a range of outlooks who press pause on the rhetoric, to talk all things Jewish in the news(ish).

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