Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism—Episode 1: What is Antisemitism and its Weaponization? A Conversation for Movement Organizers with Shoshana Brown and Ben Lorber

About this episode

This episode introduces a new podcast series exploring antisemitism and its weaponization against progressive movements.

Inform Your Resistance is coming to you this week in between regularly scheduled episodes to introduce you to a new podcast series, Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism . This collaboration between Political Research Associates and Diaspora Alliance explores how to understand antisemitism and its weaponization and to fight for collective liberation . Amidst rising authoritarianism and Israel’s genocide in Gaza, this series offers a rigorous analysis of how authoritarians uses antisemitism and its weaponization as a tool to repress progressive movements and to dismantle democracy itself. You can find all six episodes of Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism on the PRA Presents feed wherever you get your podcasts or on politicalresearch.org .

People in this episode

Guests: Shoshana Brown, Ben Lorber

Topics covered

• antisemitism
• weaponization
• collective liberation
• authoritarianism
• progressive movements
• democracy

Keywords

• antisemitism
• weaponization
• authoritarianism
• Gaza
• collective liberation
• democracy
• progressive movements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Political Research Associates, Diaspora Alliance

Places: Gaza

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