Ep. 275: Asking the wrong questions about antisemitism

About this episode

The episode discusses the legitimization of bias against Israel in the arts and examines a play about Roald Dahl's antisemitism.

As the arts world legitimizes bias against Israel in the post-Oct. 7 world, a hit play about author Roald Dahl’s Jew-hatred explores the intersection of culture and prejudice.

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Tobin

Topics covered

• antisemitism
• culture
• prejudice
• Israel
• arts

Keywords

• antisemitism
• Israel
• Roald Dahl
• culture
• prejudice
• arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israel

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