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Before the pandemic, I used to crisscross the country and speak to people interested in understanding and combating anti-Jewish prejudice. But it always felt like fighting a losing battle.
Before the pandemic, I used to crisscross the country and speak to people interested in understanding and combating anti-Jewish prejudice. But it always felt like fighting a losing battle.
I could only be in so many places at once, and couldn’t possibly address all the communities that sought guidance on this subject. So starting nine months ago, I embarked on an ambitious project to change that. I began scripting and designing a web series about antisemitism.
Today, I’m proud to share the result with you.
The series consists of six videos, each providing straightforward answers to difficult questions about antisemitism that many people have, but are afraid to ask.
The series consists of six videos, each providing straightforward answers to difficult questions about antisemitism that many people have, but are afraid to ask.
It’s both a crash course for a general audience, and a serious attempt to reground our broken antisemitism conversation in principle rather than partisanship. I hope it will serve as a resource for both Jews and non-Jews seeking to untangle and rebut this vexing bigotry. 
Here's the series:
1. Did antisemitism go away after the Holocaust? (Today)
2. Whose fault is antisemitism? (8/11)
3. Is criticizing Israel antisemitic? (8/18)
4. Do Jews cause antisemitism? (8/25)
5. Can Jews be antisemitic? (9/1)
6. Why should I care about antisemitism? (9/8)
1. Did antisemitism go away after the Holocaust? (Today)
2. Whose fault is antisemitism? (8/11)
3. Is criticizing Israel antisemitic? (8/18)
4. Do Jews cause antisemitism? (8/25)
5. Can Jews be antisemitic? (9/1)
6. Why should I care about antisemitism? (9/8)
Obviously, these are big questions, and they won’t be resolved in a YouTube clip. But my goal with these videos is not to end the conversation, but rather to provoke more productive conversations.
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1422938801740173318
If this series inspires folks to dig deeper into the subject of antisemitism, have better arguments about it, and come up with better approaches than I did, then it will have been a great success.
OK, now for the good stuff. The first video from the antisemitism explainer series is now live! You can watch and share it here:
Can't wait through September to see the rest of the videos? You can learn how to get advance access to the entire series here: yair.substack.com/p/watch-my-new…
Incidentally, now you can all understand this tweet from February:
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/1358561129392439311
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