Howard Jacobson: Shattered Illusions and Anti-Semitism post-October 7th
About this episode
Howard Jacobson discusses his new novel about the impact of the October 7th Hamas massacre on diaspora Jews and the rise of anti-Semitism.
Man Booker-prize winning novelist Howard Jacobson 's new novel is about how the Hamas massacre on October 7th, 2023 shattered illusions for diaspora Jews and enabled anti-Semitism to come out of the shadows. And because it is by Jacobson there are some dark laughs along the way. In this frank podcast discussion with host Michael Goldfarb, Jacobson talks about the book, shares reminiscences with him about the anti-Semitism he encountered growing up and talks about the lies that underlie so much discourse on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
People in this episode
Host: Michael Goldfarb
Guest: Howard Jacobson
Topics covered
- anti-Semitism
- Hamas massacre
- diaspora Jews
- Israel-Palestine conflict
- novel discussion
- dark humor
Keywords
- Howard Jacobson
- anti-Semitism
- Hamas
- October 7th
- Israel-Palestine
- novel
- dark humor
- Michael Goldfarb
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: new novel
Places: Israel, Palestine
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