The Bund, the Zionists and the Socialism of Fools with Molly Crabapple

About this episode

Molly Crabapple discusses her book on the Jewish Labour Bund and its historical significance in the context of antisemitism and socialism.

In the dying days of the Russian Empire, tens of thousands of working-class Yiddish-speaking Jews, radicalized by the triple oppression of capitalism, Tsarism and antisemitism, formed an anti-Zionist socialist party called the Jewish Labour Bund. Hugely influential on the worldwide socialist movement and at its height the largest socialist organization in Russia, the Bund remains for many anti-Zionist Jews (and other socialists) an inspiring example of bravery and committed internationalism in the face of impossible odds. In Episode 90, author and artist Molly Crabapple joins Jay to talk about her new book on the Bund, Here Where We Live is Our Country . In the process of researching this fantastic book, Molly taught herself Yiddish and pored through original sources originally belonging to her great-grandfather, himself a Bundist in his youth. We also discuss the state of antisemitism, real and imagined, in the wake of the Gaza genocide. Show Notes Here Where We Live is Our Country Molly’s website Molly’s Instagram Defiance by Loubna Mrie Theodor Herzl on Wikipedia The Pale of Settlement on Wikipedia Yiddish on Wikipedia History of Liberia on Wikipedia Links Instagram Merch…

People in this episode

Host: Jay

Guest: Molly Crabapple

Topics covered

• anti-Zionism
• socialism
• Yiddish culture
• antisemitism
• historical movements
• Russian Empire

Keywords

• Bund
• Yiddish
• socialist party
• antisemitism
• Gaza genocide
• Molly Crabapple
• Russian Empire
• internationalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jewish Labour Bund, Fucking Cancelled

Books & works: Here Where We Live is Our Country

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