The Jews Are Tired

As coronavirus hits all aspects of life, how is Jewish media fairing? Recently retired journalist Alan Abbey talks about what's wrong with Jewish journalism, is it still necessary, and how media outlets can survive long-term.

As Jewish organizations have made a full transition to virtual space (for the time being), this week we talk to Allison Darcy, who wrote a JTA op-ed about online Jewish accessibility and staying connected, and what she thinks will happen on the other side. https://www.jta.org/2020/03/23/opinion/before-the-coronavirus-i-hadnt-gone-to-synagogue-in-years-now-im-more-jewishly-connected-than-ever

We're taking a break from COVID-19 with Olga Khazan, a staff writer for The Atlantic. Khazan goes in-depth on her new book "Weird: The Power Of Being An Outsider In An Insider World." Khazan talks about the growing up a Russian-Jewish immigrant in West Texas, and what are the times she feels least American, and how does she fit in as a Jew. https://olgakhazan.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Powe...

Adam Schwartz, the creator of Heritage Judaica-Twin Cities talks about trying to help people who never expected to host a Passover seder get the items they need.

How are we finding balance between working from home and taking care of ourselves (and possibly others) as we're shut-in? We talk with psychologist Anna Harwood-Gross, research director at Israel's Metiv on how her job has changed, how to stay sane, how parents should schedule days for their kids, and staying up on the news without anxiety. https://metiv.org/ https://metiv.org/peace-of-mind/

We’re setting aside the Jewish focus this week to give an overview on the general need-to-knows about the coronavirus: What it is, is it like the flu, are we all overreacting, what’s up with the tests, and more. This may not be the happiest listen of the pod, but it's important to have this explained in one place. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm https://www...

Israel is on lockdown and like most communities around the world, the Jewish community is not being spared. We're all in this together; but how is the coronavirus affecting Jewish communities around the country and how are schools and synagogues alike responding? https://www.jta.org/2020/03/06/united-states/how-one-new-york-school-switched-to-online-learning-during-its-coronavirus-closure https://...

What's the state of play in Israel Election 3.0 (and are we heading for 4.0)? And the AIPAC Policy Conference wrapped up, but the lead-up to it wasn't without several controversies; who's to blame for those? https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium-aipac-s-fall-i-worked-at-the-pro-israel-lobby-now-i-have-to-call-it-out-1.8535460 https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/bernies-aipac-snub-throws-libera...

This week, Sam Sokol joins the podcast to talk about his new book "Putin's Hybrid War and the Jews: Antisemitism, Propaganda, and the Displacement of Ukrainian Jewry," and how it parallels with past and future interference in U.S. elections. https://www.amazon.com/Putins-Hybrid-War-Jews-Antisemitism/dp/1097257509

Why has the Jewish vote has been reliably Democratic? Plus, why is having a Jewish frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in Sen. Bernie Sanders causing angst among many American Jews? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51273719 https://www.edisonresearch.com/u-s-election-exit-poll-analysis-the-jewish-vote/ https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/265898/american-jews-politics-isra...

Yad Vashem is forced to apologize for a film that offered a revisionist take on the Soviet role in the Holocaust, online anti-Semitism is running rampant amidst the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" has sold out of the first run of a Yiddish edition. https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/culture-news/298268/harry-potter-translated-yiddish https://w...

Can there be peace between Israelis and Palestinians? If there will be, it won't be because of the peace plan that Trump and Netanyahu rolled out last week. Hear the analysis of why, and what comes next. Some perspective from Israeli security officials: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-security-chiefs-and-arab-leaders-agree-trumps-plan-disaster Ariel Sharon's quote: https://www.latimes.c...

What could your vote mean? We explain what's happening in the ongoing World Zionist Congress elections (which go through March 11), and talk to Eric Leiderman about why he's running on the Mercaz slate and what's at stake. https://www.zionistelection.org/election/2a3b7a80-ba00-42ec-957e-c0375167a065 https://forward.com/news/israel/438404/world-zionist-congress-elections-israel-jewish/ https://tcje...

The U.S. nearly started a war with Iran three weeks, but we take a look at what's developed since then -- and what it may mean for Israelis and Jews around the world.

We're back from our break, and catching up on some of the issues around the No Hate. No Fear rallies that took place last week, including some of the issues of representation. https://tcjewfolk.com/theres-no-room-for-fear-no-room-for-hate/

The Jews Are Tired are done for 2019, and talk about why this podcast was started, the why Jewish Journalism is still relevant as we enter 2020, and why you should support it.

This week, we catch up on a couple smaller stories -- another Israeli election and a crushing defeat for Labour in Great Britain. Plus, we take a deep dive into President Trump's Executive Order and what it really means for Jews, and the anti-Semitism that led to three being killed in a Jersey City grocery store last week. https://jewishinsider.com/2019/12/exclusive-a-first-look-at-the-language-of...

Tomorrow is Election Day in Great Britain, so we take a deep-dive into the Labour Party, and how the anti-Semitism has swelled throughout the last several years. https://www.scribd.com/document/438367082/Redacted-JLM-Closing-Submission-to-the-EHRC https://medium.com/ @nicoletalampert/what-is-the-labour-antisemitism-row-about-f2c9022286e

Jews and anti-Semitism are having a moment, and much of it comes back to the White House's senior adviser on issues relating to immigration -- who's a Jewish white supremacist. Southern Poverty Law Center: https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/12/stephen-millers-affinity-white-nationalism-revealed-leaked-emails Letter signed by a bajillion Jewish orgs against the lowering of refugee numbers:...

Israel is getting ready to hold it's third election in under a year; how did we get here and what does it all mean?

A special LIVE edition of The Jews Are Tired as New York Jewish Week reporter Shira Hanau and Jewfolk, Inc. Executive Director Libby Parker talk Jewish Journalism, anti-Semitism, and reporting on Pittsburgh. (Sponsored by Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Minnesota Hillel, the Hubbard School of Mass Communications, and Jewfolk, Inc.

New York Jewish Week reporter Shira Hanau talks with us about the state of Jewish Journalism, and the rise of the "Jewish Left."

Does Bernie Sanders conflate anti-Semitism here with issues in Israel? Did his piece even address it? Plus, what set off the latest rocket attack from Gaza into Israel? https://jewishcurrents.org/how-to-fight-antisemitism/

We remember the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 24 years ago, the political storm that led to it, and how it all connects with today's politics.

850,000 Jews fled North Africa and the Middle East in the second half of the 20th century. Are the antiquities they left behind still theirs — or the countries’ they fled? Plus, a deeper dive into the AJC's "Survey of American Jewish Attitudes about Antisemitism." https://forward.com/culture/longform/405593/iraqi-jewish-archive-in-us-should-it-be-returned-to-iraq/ https://www.ajc.org/AntisemitismS...