SEASON 3 PREMIERE [Part 1 of 3]

What does it take to speak out when the world wants you to stay silent? Dr. Sheila Nazarian didn’t set out to be a political voice, but when she saw the truth being twisted, she refused to stay quiet. In this powerful conversation, she shares her journey from immigrant to influencer, and the personal convictions that drive her to stand up when others back down.

In the first segment of this three part interview, we discuss Dr. Nazarian's early life and her family's dramatic escape from Iran as well as more recent events that have led her to become one of the leading Jewish influencers online. Hosted by Laura Kessler.

EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/dr-sheila-nazarian-on-talking-point-part-1/

Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld is the founder and executive director of the Center for Medicine after the Holocaust, or CMATH (medicineaftertheholocaust.org) and has led multiple trips for medical professionals to European medical sites relevant to the Holocaust. He is Clinical Professor of General Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine where he taught Jewish Medical Ethics for 20 years until he was cancelled in 2023. In a fascinating interview, he discusses the concerning parallels between medicine today under diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and medicine in the Third Reich, advancing the case that DEI policies breed antisemitism in medicine.

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/dr-sheldon-rubenfeld-on-talking-point/?doing_wp_cron=1717178651.8630108833312988281250

TALKING POINT:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

Inaugural Executive Director Michelle Stravitz explains the overall infrastructure for the first ever American Jewish Medical Association and how all Jewish health professionals from every background including students to retirees and non-clinical patient advocates may benefit and participate to help the cause.

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/american-jewish-medical-association-on-talking-point

TALKING POINT:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

AJMA Founder and President Dr. Yael Halaas discusses how she mobilized a group of doctors after the events of 10/7 to fight bias, and explains the current state of medical antisemitism, what doctors and medical students are experiencing on the front lines, along with the effects of DEI in medical schools.

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/american-jewish-medical-association-on-talking-point

TALKING POINT:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/



Professor Ron Hassner staged a faculty sit-in against antisemitism by living and sleeping in his Berkeley office until university administrators agreed to his requests to improve the campus environment for his Jewish students who are facing unprecedented antisemitism. Several other faculty eventually joined him, setting off a growing movement. Now home, he sits down with Laura Kessler to discuss antisemitism at Berkeley, bipartisan boundaries in faculty activism, improving resident life, IHRA, and some of his own nationally recognized research.

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/ron-hassner-on-talking-point/

TALKING POINT:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/



Janet Singer Applefield discusses her upcoming Holocaust Memoir with Laura Kessler. As a child survivor, she discusses her journey of resilience through several names and identities before being reunited with her father and beginning a new life. One of the lessons we can learn from Janet and other Holocaust survivors is how to be resilient after trauma and successfully transform our identities for a new chapter of Jewish survival and healing after the unimaginable loss of 10/7.

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/janet-singer-applefield-on-talking-point/

TALKING POINT:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/



In Part III of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Dr. Jeff Lichtman discusses the mental health of Jewish students on campus, the relentless assault on their Jewish identity, and how we can prevent being overwhelmed from constant negativity by focusing on a few things we can control, instead of all the things we cannot. 

We discuss the specific ways students have been affected by increased global antisemitism after 10/7 and how the community can work together to support them.

Please share this with the students and young adults in your life, and the people who love them.

TALKING POINT:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jewish-trauma-mental-health-series-part-3-supporting-our-students-after-10-7/?doing_wp_cron=1711005246.4457769393920898437500

Read Reports about how to protect Jewish students on campus at

AMCHA Initiative 

https://amchainitiative.org/reports

In Part II of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Laura sits down with Dr. Beth Rom-Rymer, president of the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) to discuss antisemitism within the American Psychological Association (APA) and how AJP is working within APA to forge a stronger understanding of antisemitism and the needs of the Jewish community and its trauma victims.

Following the attacks of 10/7, the APA issued a disappointing statement which did not acknowledge the full reality of Jewish trauma. Members of the AJP wrote a strong rebuttal to the APA, and have subsequently strengthened the dialogue within APA in many positive ways.

This comprehensive discussion covers all bases from the past history of the APA during the Holocaust and eugenics, to the present manifestations of "new antisemitism" as Israel-phobia, with a hopeful outlook for the future and the contributions of AJP leaders within the APA.

Numerous resources are linked explaining how you can get involved with AJP, free support groups, webinars and much more.

The complete rebuttal from the AJP to the APA after 10/7 can also be found on the episode page.

BIPACT NEWS:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jewish-trauma-mental-health-series-part-2-how-jewish-psychologists-are-working-within-the-apa-to-fight-antisemitism/

ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH PSYCHOLOGISTS:

https://associationofjewishpsychologists.com/

AJP REBUTTAL TO APA STATEMENT:

https://associationofjewishpsychologists.com/ajp-rebuttal-to-apa-statement/#

Free resources and access to AJP support groups and webinars:

https://associationofjewishpsychologists.com/resources/

As a former South African who made Aliya, Jerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff shares his unique insight on the past, present and future of Jewish / South African relations. He shares his personal perspective on the Israel apartheid myth, and his concerns for the future safety of Jews living in South Africa. He also discusses his upcoming Israel Solidarity Tours to promote dialogues with a delegation of South African politicians and tribal leaders. BIPACT / Talking Point crossover episode with Laura Kessler.

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jerusalem-correspondent-dani-rakoff-on-bipact-radio/

As Jewish TV Channel launches Part I of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Laura Kessler sits down with 9/11 veteran trauma expert and Kesher Shalom co-founder Malka Shaw, LCSW to discuss the ongoing global mental health crisis affecting the Jewish community in Israel and the diaspora.  

Kesher Shalom has trained thousands of professionals to manage the epic proportion of Jewish trauma since the Hamas massacre, and offers CEU credits to psychotherapists of all faiths who want to better understand the Jewish trauma experience, both historically and after 10/7 specifically.

DARVO, macro-gaslighting and collective scapegoating are discussed on a clinical and sociological level with a psychotherapist who is an expert among experts in the field of trauma, including Jewish trauma. Resources are provided with guided meditations for stress and worry.

EPISODE PAGE:

https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jewish-trauma-mental-health-series-part-1-macro-gaslighting/

KESHER SHALOM PROJECTS:

www.keshershalom.com

15 Easy Habits that Support Your Mental Health checklist, and free access to the audio guide: Guided Meditations for Stress and Worry:

https://www.keshershalom.com/newsletter