Treyf Podcast

On this episode, we took a look at a new generation of leftist Jewish media projects. We spoke with Ben Ratskoff (editor of Protocols) and Jacob Plitman (editor of Jewish Currents) about what’s led to this upsurge in the Jewish left, generational divides, the role of secularism, and what’s different about this moment.

Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/07/24/38-resurgence-leftist-jewish-media/

Our upcoming episode on The Great March of Return has taken longer than expected so we're sharing a behind-the-scenes update along with a condensed version of the Electronic Intifada Podcast's episode on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba.

On this episode, we marked three years since starting the show & read letters from listeners!

Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/05/10/37-letters-from-listeners/

On this episode, we spoke with Leo Ferguson and Aurora Levins Morales about the new resource, ‘Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to our Movement,’ released in November by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. We talked about the several-year process behind the resource, the monopoly the Jewish Right has had on this conversation, and why it's taken the Jewish left so long to offer this analysis.

Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/04/04/36-understanding-antisemitism/

On this episode, we took a look back at the First Intifada following its 30th anniversary. We spoke with Mezna Qato (Palestinian activist & academic) about the history of the First Intifada, it’s legacy, and how it can help us better understand our present moment.

Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/02/23/first_intifada/

Why there's no episode this week & an update on some developments over at Treyf HQ.

We spoke with Tom Pessah, an activist & academic based in Tel Aviv. We talked about his work with Amram, a group working to expose the truth about Israel’s mass kidnapping of Yemenite, Mizrahi and Balkan children in the 1950s. We spoke about the racism that led to these kidnappings and his investigation into JIMENA, the largest group representing Mizrahi Jews in the US.

Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/12/31/tom-pessah/

As we enter sci-fi blockbuster season, we reached out to Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel, hosts of the Métis in Space podcast. We talked about the colonial politics of mainstream science fiction, how they're pushing back against it, and the importance of envisioning decolonial futures.

[This episode was recorded on November 27th]

We spoke with Bernie Farber (former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress) about his recent role in helping uncover the truth about Ayman Elkasrawy, a Toronto Imam fired from his job due to false accusations of Anti-Semitism. We talked about the uneven relationship between Jewish and Muslim communities in Canada, the rise of the far-right, and how mainstream Jewish groups no longer understand what Anti-Semitism really means.

Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/11/19/short-bernie-farber/

On this episode, we take a step back and give some context to the continuing rise of Islamophobia in Québec.

We first spoke with Alex, a longtime activist & organizer who’s participated in movements against the far-right in Québec since the 1980s. We talked about the recent surge in far-right organizing, the relationship between these groups & the state, and how our current moment differs from the 1990s.

We then spoke with Houda Asal, historian, sociologist, activist, and author of the recent book ‘Se Dire Arabe au Canada.' We talked about the history of Anti-Arab racism in Québec, how it relates to Islamophobia, and what we can learn from past migrant struggles against racism.

For more on the recent history of Islamophobia in Québec, you can listen to the episode we did following the mass shooting at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Québec City: https://soundcloud.com/treyfpodcast/27-anti-muslim-violence-in-quebec

Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/11/02/34_quebec/