In this episode, award-winning journalist, novelist and political commentator, Jonathan Freedland, and Miri Rubin, Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London and President of the Jewish Historical Society of England discuss some of the characteristics of Antisemitism and their historical formation. They explore how histories of Antisemitism can be used as a way of thinking about Antisemitism in Britain in 2020 and also discuss the relationship between Antisemitism and populism.
The discussion is facilitated by Dr Robert Saunders, Reader in Modern British History at Queen Mary University of London and Co-Director of the Mile End Institute.