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What Future For American Jews?

02/25/2023
74 min
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December 2022 saw the first-ever White House Roundtable on Antisemitism, with second gentleman Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, describing ‘an epidemic of hate facing our country’. With Jewish students experiencing hostility and threats on campuses, spikes in antisemitic invective on social media platforms, antisemitic outbursts from some elected officials, public figures and entertainers and attacks on synagogues, does American Jewry have a future? Historian Simon Schama, editor of the Jewish Review of Books Abraham Socher and journalist Zoe Strimpel discuss, in conversation with Jewish Chronicle editor Jake Wallis Simons.

About the speakers

Abraham Socher

Abraham Socher is the editor of the Jewish Review of Books, which he founded in 2010, and professor emeritus of Jewish Studies and Religion at Oberlin College.
Zoe Strimpel

Zoe Strimpel is a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and a regular contributor to the Spectator, Times Radio and Radio 4. She has PhD in modern British history from Sussex. Image © Bill Knight
Simon Schama

Sir Simon Schama’s award-winning books include A History of Britain and The Story of the Jews. He has written and presented over 50 films for the BBC on subjects as diverse as Tolstoy and American politics, and he co-presented the landmark series on the history of world art, Civilisations. Image © Charlie Bibby
Jake Wallis Simons

Jake Wallis Simons is an award-winning British journalist and novelist. He was Editor of the Jewish Chronicle from 2021 – 2025, where he was known for publishing several world exclusives about the Mossad, including the inside story of the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and a major three-part sabotage operation in Iran. He continues to write […]

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What Future For American Jews?

02/25/2023
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74 min

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Abraham Socher

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Abraham Socher is the editor of the Jewish Review of Books, which he founded in 2010, and professor emeritus of Jewish Studies and Religion...

Zoe Strimpel

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Zoe Strimpel is a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph and a regular contributor to the Spectator, Times Radio and Radio 4. She has PhD...

Simon Schama

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Sir Simon Schama’s award-winning books include A History of Britain and The Story of the Jews. He has written and presented over 50 films...

Jake Wallis Simons

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Jake Wallis Simons is an award-winning British journalist and novelist. He was Editor of the Jewish Chronicle from 2021 – 2025, where he was...