S2 Ep5: "Call it what it is--it's the erasure of Jews."

Impolite Company

In this episode, we talk about the massacre of eleven Jews during Shabbat services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

We discuss the right-wing rhetoric--starting with the president--that currently encourages intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism. We talk about how to discuss anti-Semitism with children without also scaring them unnecessarily. And we talk about why the argument that "this was about anti-religiosity" isn't just foolish but also immoral in that it seeks to erase Jews from the narrative.

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Discussed This Week (including resources for discussing the Tree of Life massacre and anti-semitism generally with children):

• How to Talk to Children About Anti-Semitism (PJ Library)
• 4 Steps for Talking to Kids About the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting (Sivan Zakai, Kveller)
• Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate (Anti-Defamation League)
• What Jewish Schools are Telling Students About the Pittsburgh Shooting (Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic)
• How Trump and Republicans wield the politics of victimhood (Paul Waldman, Washington Post)
• The Bodyguard (Netflix)
• Hocus Pocus (Nish's house)
• Bang (Acorn TV)