The Far Right Now Talks About Judaism The Way It Has Long Talked About Islam

The Far Right Now Talks About Judaism The Way It Has Long Talked About Islam

From The Beinart Notebook by Peter Beinart

May 4, 2026 · 8 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the history of Jewish socialism in Eastern Europe and its contemporary implications.

This week’s Zoom call will be at our regular time, Friday at 1 PM Eastern. Our guests will be Molly Crabapple, author of the newly released, New York Times bestseller, Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund , and Joshua D. Zimmerman, Professor of History and Chair in Holocaust Studies at Yeshiva University, and author of Poles, Jews, and the Politics of Nationality: The Bund and the Polish Socialist Party in Late Tsarist Russia, 1892–1914 . We’ll be discussing the history of Jewish socialism in Eastern Europe and its legacy for debates about Zionism, antisemitism, and socialism today. Please join us. Cited in Today’s Video My New York Times column arguing that despite Tucker Carlson’s criticisms of Israel and the war against Iran, progressives should not see him as an ally. Things to Read (Maybe this should be obvious, but I link to articles and videos I find provocative and significant, not necessarily ones I entirely agree with.) In Jewish Currents ( subscribe !), Josh Nathan-Kazis analyzes the decision by the Jewish Theological Seminary to invite Israeli President Isaac Herzog to deliver its commencement address. Basman Derawi and Michal Rubin, a…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Beinart

Guests: Molly Crabapple, Joshua D. Zimmerman

Topics covered

  • Jewish socialism
  • Zionism
  • antisemitism
  • Eastern Europe
  • history
  • politics

Keywords

  • Jewish Bund
  • socialism
  • antisemitism
  • Zionism
  • Eastern Europe
  • Tucker Carlson
  • Isaac Herzog

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yeshiva University, Jewish Theological Seminary

Books & works: Here Where We Live is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund, Poles, Jews, and the Politics of Nationality: The Bund and the Polish Socialist Party in Late Tsarist Russia, 1892–1914, Your Stories Look Me in the Eyes

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