The Post October 7 Jew
Summary
In this live episode, Yossi Klein-Halevi and Sarah Hurwitz discuss the post-October 7th Jewish experience, arguing that the post-Holocaust narrative of Jewish recovery is under attack. They analyze the rise of anti-Zionism, the weaponization of Holocaust memory, and internal divisions within the Jewish people. The conversation emphasizes reclaiming Jewish peoplehood through solidarity, faith, and an embrace of power to counter delegitimization efforts.
Topics discussed
Introduction: Live recording from Jerusalem Community Leadership Program
The Jewish story of the last 80 years: Survival and faith in DP camps
Unconditional solidarity and the limits of Jewish peoplehood and secular Zionism
The assault on Jewish power and the delegitimization of post-Holocaust recovery
Roots of anti-Semitism: Clannishness, power fears, and symbolic hatred
Failures in Holocaust education and the weaponization of genocide rhetoric
Rise of left-wing anti-Zionism and the 'woke' ideological shift
The choice of power over victimhood after October 7th
Return of conditional acceptance and the Jewish engagement with material reality
Historical category errors: Jews as a religion vs. a people
Reclaiming Zionism as the ideology of Jewish peoplehood
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