Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus are joined by John G. Turner and Lincoln A. Mullen, creators of the new podcast “Antisemitism U.S.A.,” to explore the history of antisemitism in the United States.

Please support this podcast by checking out our patreon:

www.patreon.com/primarysourcemedia

TRANSCRIPT: coming soon 

OUTLINE:

0:00 - Introductions

1:38 - How Did the Podcast Come to Be?

6:08 - Why Do You Think The History of Antisemitism Has Been Overlooked? 

11:52 - What Was It Like for Aaron Lopez?

17:22 - What is Antisemitism?

22:46 - What Is The Discrimination Based on?

28:37 - How Did Antisemitism Shift in the 20th Century?

30:52 - Did Jewish Immigration Play a Role In the Evolution of Antisemism?

35:44 - How Did Public Morality Influence Religious Toleration?

53:51 - What Led To The Changes That Brought Rights to the Jewish People?

58:57 - What Impact Do You Want Your Podcast to Have?

1:07:05 - Outro

EPISODE LINKS:

Antisemitism U.S.A. podcast – https://www.r2studios.org/show/Antisemitism-USA/

Dr. John Turner – https://religiousstudies.gmu.edu/people/jturne17

Dr. Lincoln Mullen – https://lincolnmullen.com

George Mason University – https://www.gmu.edu

R2 Studios – https://www.r2studios.org

1619 Project – https://pulitzercenter.org/sites/default/files/full_issue_of_the_1619_project.pdf

Virginia Declaration of Rights – https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/virginia-declaration-of-rights

Aaron Lopez – https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/jacob-rivera-aaron-lopez-and-isaac-hart-three-leading-jewish-merchants-in-colonial-america/2023/02/15/

David Sorkin, “Jewish Emancipation: A History across Five Centuries” – https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691164946/jewish-emancipation?srsltid=AfmBOopqCx_mdBC0C72N-z7KCR5hDnsWNDxoe3fMKkbLOqtlaCKoJFRt

Zionism – https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zionism

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance - https://holocaustremembrance.com

Mark Oppenheimer, “Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood” – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611023/squirrel-hill-by-mark-oppenheimer/

Henry Ford – https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/henryford-antisemitism/

Race Science – https://library.harvard.edu/confronting-anti-black-racism/scientific-racism

Prohibition – https://www.britannica.com/event/Prohibition-United-States-history-1920-1933

Dwight D. Eisenhower, “In other words, our form of government has no sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith, and I don't care what it is." – https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/eisenhowers/quotes

Bolshevism – https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095516209

Jacob Henry – https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/08/jacob-henry-ca-1775-1847-c-83

Britt Tevis – https://www.britttevis.com

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: 2c4hpod.com

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-complicated-4-history/id1664183536

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3svQpZfxhVQnYJMESpp842?si=514780ada34d4aab

Full episodes playlist:  

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2x56DEw1y7EYWxfufgfSR951RrdsXet&si=TuDcpAjaeQx-vjkH

SOCIAL:

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/2c4h_Podcast

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2c4hPodcast

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2c4h_podcast

To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices