This podcast is the first in a series of live discussions JILV had with new partners in fighting the onset of illiberal ideologies and growing antisemitism on both sides of the political spectrum.  This panel discussion was with Asian American Leaders George Lee, founding member of Chinese American Citizens Alliance Greater New York (CACAGNY), and Dr. Liang Chao, the Vice Mayor of Cupertino, CA.

Steven Nasatir, the legendary President of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago for 40 years, talks to our own David Bernstein about antisemitism on the far left and how the Jewish community should navigate the current moment. The underlying ideology is "not a good road for America, it's not a good road for Jews," he states.

Leon Wieseltier, the founding editor of Liberties - Journal of Culture and Politics, discusses what he learned from his experience as a pariah in the Jewish, literary and intellectual worlds. He returns from exile a wiser person. "You learn a lot from the margins."  To find out more about Liberties, go to https://libertiesjournal.com/

David Bernstein and Monica Osbourne interview Yaffa Tegegne, an Ethiopian Jewish communal advocate and member of the Canadian delegation to the IRHA.  Yaffa discusses how millennials feel pressured to speak with high moral authority in order to construct a positive narrative of who they are.

Aaron Sibarium, a journalist for the Washington Free Beacon, discusses the role of educational accreditation bodies in promulgating coercive curriculum on race and racism, and the controversial proposal of the American Bar Association insisting on diversity training at law schools.

Daphna Kaufman, a noted researcher on trends in progressive ideology, explains that "there's an exceptionality to the Jewish story that defies this kind of binary categorization."

David L. Bernstein, David E. Bernstein, and David S. Bernstein discuss the antisemitism inherent in the social justice lexicon.

Seth Forman, staff Member of the National Association of Scholars, managing editor of Academic Questions, and professor at Stonybrook University, discusses how Jews and Asians have become a target because they defy the foundational raison d'etre of Critical Race Theory.

How can I be part of a movement which condemns my identity? Philosopher, and professor at Connecticut College, Andrew Pessin, discusses being pro-Israel in progressive circles. His books can be found at: https://andrewpessin.com/

Russian-born Boston College professor and prolific author Maxim D. Shrayer joins David Bernstein and Monica Osborne to discuss the parallels between what American Jews are currently facing in the West and what Jews previously faced in the Soviet Union. The present-day assaults on liberal values originate from the right and the left -- when do we sound the alarm?