In our first episode, Margarita brings on Dr. Dana Steiner, Director of ACCESS Global at American Jewish Committee (AJC), to discuss Israel, antisemitism today and Dana's work in supporting women who work in Jewish advocacy spaces. Dana and Margarita go beyond the headlines to discuss the current reality of Jewish people worldwide.
Learn more about AJC at ajc.org and @ajc.global on Instagram.
What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda
03:15 On Chutzpanit Consulting
14:45 On Women in the workplace, the wage gap, & women's self-advocacy
20:30 Equity & Effectiveness framework in the workplace
23:23 Dana's feelings post Oct 7th & Intro to AJC's work
28:20 On the need for Jews to speak up for themselves
30:00 AJC's instrumental work in reducing antisemitism & promoting Israel and the 2-state solution
31:10 Israel's short window of positive support & the role of social media in fueling the public opinion on Israel
39:50 AJC's State of Antisemitism Survey - is antisemitism as bad as we think it is?
42:20 On Gen Z's viewpoint on Israel & antisemitism
47:30 On the erasure of history re: founding of the state of Israel
51:00 Importance of Antisemitism curriculum & Holocaust education
56:47 Where is the glass half full in light of current events?
59:30 Importance of young Jews taking on local government positions & promoting bipartisan support of Israel
1:03:46 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination
