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How to Fight Antisemitism

03/03/2020
57 min
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Speakers: Bari Weiss, Simon Schama, Julia Neuberger, Hugo Rifkind

Antisemitism, says Bari Weiss, is ‘an ever-morphing conspiracy theory in which Jews play the starring role in spreading evil’; it is centre stage once more. It has existed for more than 2,000 years, the malignant prejudice that never dies. After the Holocaust there was a respite but today it is back, from both the political Left and the Right. New York Times opinion editor Bari Weiss, whose childhood synagogue in Pittsburgh was the scene of a terrible massacre, progressive rabbi and cross-bench peer Julia Neuberger and historian Simon Schama join journalist Hugo Rifkind to discuss its resurgence and how to fight back.

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Bari Weiss

Bari Weiss is an established New York Times op-ed editor andwriter on culture and politics. In 2018, she won Reason Foundation’s 2018 Bastiat Prize. She has appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and The View. Bari lives and works in New York. Image © Sam Bloom
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
Julia Neuberger

Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger is Chair of UCH NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust. She was Senior Rabbi of the West London Synagogue from 2011 until March 2020 and is now Rabbi Emerita. She is a cross bench Peer, and an author. Image © Derek Tamea
Hugo Rifkind

Hugo Rifkind is an award-winning Edinburgh-born journalist who writes columns for The Times, The Spectator and GQ. He writes the satirical Times column My Week on Saturdays and is a frequent panellist on BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and presents his own show for Times Radio.

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How to Fight Antisemitism

03/03/2020
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57 min

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Bari Weiss

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Bari Weiss is an established New York Times op-ed editor andwriter on culture and politics. In 2018, she won Reason Foundation’s 2018 Bastiat Prize....

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...

Julia Neuberger

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Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger is Chair of UCH NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust. She was Senior Rabbi of...

Hugo Rifkind

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Hugo Rifkind is an award-winning Edinburgh-born journalist who writes columns for The Times, The Spectator and GQ. He writes the satirical Times column My...