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The Jews Are Tired

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A weekly digest of the big stories around the Jewish world, through a Jewish Journalist lens.

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5. Counting American Jews & Gantz Gets His Turn 22.10.2019 11:57

A new study by Brandeis University gives a surprising update on how many Jews live in America. Plus, Benny Gantz gets his turn to form a government in Israel after Netanyahu failed. And, news of an upcoming event with a Jewish Journalist in Minneapolis. https://ajpp.brandeis.edu/documents/2019/JewishPopulationDataBrief2019.pdf

4. Impeachment, Judaism & Patriotism 16.10.2019 11:25

This week, Jews are involved in many sides of the ongoing impeachment inquiry, but how does it tie to Judaism and Patriotism in Ukraine? Also, a hostage standoff between Russia and Israel, and feeling targetted on Yom Kippur in Halle, Germany.

3. NOW, The Weirdness Starts?! 08.10.2019 14:25

You thought Israeli election politics were strange before? Just wait. But first, how U.S. troops leaving Syria impacts Israel, and a prayer for Yom Kippur.

2. Bibi's Back? And Anti-Semitism On Campus 01.10.2019 11:37

Happy New Year! We enter into 5780 with Netanyahu taking the first crack at forming a government, Columbia and the University of Minnesota dealing with the crossroads of anti-Semitism and the First Amendment, and a New Year's greeting.

1. Israeli Election Explainer 24.09.2019 13:01

A coherent explainer of Israel's election and what happens next. Plus, are we heading to a reckoning with sexual abuse in the Jewish community? And not everything has to be bageled!

Coming Soon: The Jews Are Tired 20.09.2019 1:12

A teaser of Jewfolk's newest podcast, The Jews Are Tired, a weekly glance at news around the Jewish world through an analytical, Jewish Journalist lens.