NEVER AGAIN IS NOW Podcast

Rabbi Shimon Kutnovsky-Liak was born and raised in Israel in a traditional Zionist family from the Soviet Union. He has a college degree in international relations and Judaism, and since 2006 he has worked with Jewish communities in the U.S. and Russia. In 2018 he moved to Latvia to rebuild the Jewish community in Jurmala. He is the chairman of this community and a board member of the Council of Jewish Communities of Latvia.

Sergio Zigelbaum js an attorney and associate professor of law at the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE), University of Buenos Aires, and the Palermo University, Argentina. He is a board member at Argentina’s biggest Jewish organization, Sociedad Hebraica Argentina, that promotes the continuity of Judaism and the love for Israel through social, sports and cultural activities. Sergio developed his life-long love for Israel as a student at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, where he got his BA degree in International Relations and Sociology.

Manya Brachear Pashman hosts PEOPLE OF THE POD -- an AJC podcast about global affairs through a Jewish lens. As a longtime religion reporter for the Chicago Tribune, she helped chronicle two papal transitions from Rome, progress and pitfalls of interfaith dialogue, and the emerging role of religion in American politics. She also served as president of the Religion News Association. Manya earned a bachelor's degree from Appalachian State University and masters' degrees in journalism and religious studies from Columbia University. in addition to occasionally contributing to the Chicago Tribune, she also now writes about antisemitism and being Jewish for Religion News Service, The Times of Israel, and Moment Magazine. Check out PEOPLE OF THE POD at www.ajc.org/peopleofthepod  

NOTE: The one edit in the recording is due to the internet connection temporarily going out.

Lela Casey is a mother of three children living in Bucks County, PA. Being raised by a fiery Israeli mother and a gentle farmer in the middle of nowhere lent her a unique perspective on Judaism. Besides contributing to Kveller, she is the editor of WisdomDaily.com -- a division of Clal.org (founded by Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel.) She holds degrees from both Penn State University and Rhode Island College.

Attorney Kenneth Marcus is the founder and chairman of the LOUIS D. BRANDEIS CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS UNDER LAW, a national organization begun in 2011 to fight antisemitism on college campuses in America utilizing law and public policy. He has served as staff director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and as the head of the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. He is also the author of the two books THE DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM and JEWISH IDENTITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA.

David Hirsh is a senior lecturer in sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the author of the book CONTEMPORARY LEFT ANTISEMITISM, published in 2017, in which he provides a sociological understanding of contemporary antisemitism.

Hungarian-born Rabbi Zsolt Balla was appointed in June 2021 as the first Jewish chaplain to the German armed forces since World War I, when nearly 100,000 Jews fought for Germany in the conflict between 1914 and 1918. He is also a community rabbi of Leipzig and a state rabbi of Saxony.

Rich Brownstein is a lecturer on Holocaust film at Yad Vashem’s International School for Education in Jerusalem and the author of the new book HOLOCAUST CINEMA COMPLETE: A HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF 400 FILMS, WITH A TEACHING GUIDE. His website is at www.holocaustfilms.com/

Katharina von Schnurbein was appointed as the first European Commission Coordinator on Combatting Antisemitism in December 2015. The European Commission is the highest executive body of the European Union. As coordinator, Katharina Von Schnurbein acts as the contact point for Jewish communities and relevant organizations while contributing to the development of the European Commission's strategy to prevent antisemitism in Europe. She liaises with the EU member states, the European Parliament, civil society organizations and academia with a view to strengthening policies against antisemitism.

Lenny Giteck has more than 30 years’ experience as a writer and editor for magazines and newspapers. He is the founder of Project Star of David -- a Jewish communications organization -- and the publisher and editor of its three websites: AntisemitismExposed.org, AmazingJews.org, AmazingIsraelis.org