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How Was Your Week? with Julie KlausnerGay, Jewish, or Treyf (with Raye Schiller and Antonia Lassar)Julie is joined by the hosts of Yenta! podcast, Raye Schiller and Antonia Lassar, for a game of Gay, Jewish, or Treyf?Follow Yenta Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/yentapodSUPPORT HOW WAS YOUR WEEK ON PATREON And get access to the complete back catalog (200+ classic episodes), video episodes, bonus shows, and more!https://www.patreon.com/c/HowWasYourWeekEMAIL US AThowwasyourweek2@gmail.comFOLLOW HOW WAS YOUR WEEKhttps...
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Treyf Podcast50 Irena KlepfiszOn this episode, we spoke with Irena Klepfisz. Irena is a writer, a poet, an activist, a lesbian feminist, a teacher, a researcher, and a movement elder. We talked with Irena about her experience being born in the Warsaw Ghetto to Bundist parents, her role in founding the Jewish Women’s Committee to End the Occupation, her years of work in the lesbian feminist movement in NYC, and her thoughts on the ways Jewish history is taught today.
Show notes & full transcript: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2021/02/23/50-irena-klepfisz
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Treyf Podcast49 The General Jewish Labour Bund Pt 3The final episode in our series on the Jewish Labour Bund! We first spoke with David Slucki about the ways the organization was reimagined after the Holocaust, with Bund chapters scattered around the world. We then spoke with Molly Crabapple about the Bund’s different legacies & what the symbol of the Bund can mean for different people today. Special thanks to JB Brager for the art we’re using for the series!
Show notes & full transcript here: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/12/13/49-the-general-jewish-labour-bund-pt-3
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Treyf PodcastIn the Streets: 1492 Land Back LaneFor this instalment of In the Streets, we spoke with Skyler Williams, spokesperson for 1492 Land Back Lane, an ongoing land reclamation effort on Six Nations territory. We talked about the recent solidarity day of action, the settler backlash that’s emerged, and the relationship between this struggle and the 2006 reclamation of Kanonhstaton.
Show Notes & Full Transcript: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/10/17/1492-land-back-lane
2020-10-1728 min
Treyf PodcastThe General Jewish Labour Bund Pt 2The second episode of our series on the Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist movement founded in the late 1890s! We spoke with Jack Jacobs about the Jewish Labour Bund during the interwar period in Poland. We talked about the Polish Bund's widespread support during this period, its approach to Secularism, Zionism, Doykeit, and its many different auxiliary organizations. Special thanks to JB Brager for the art we're using for the series!
Show notes & full transcript here: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/09/08/48-the-general-jewish-labour-bund-pt-2
2020-09-0800 min
Treyf Podcast47 Ashanti AlstonAshanti Alston is an anarchist, a prison abolitionist, and a former member of the Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army. He was a political prisoner for over a decade and continues to work with the Jericho Movement for the freedom of all political prisoners. We talked with Ashanti about his life, his political work, state repression, prison abolition, and his thoughts on the current political moment.
Show Notes & Transcript: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/07/28/47-ashanti-alston
2020-07-2800 minTreyf Podcast46 The General Jewish Labour Bund Pt 1The first episode of our series on the Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist movement founded in the late 1890s! We spoke to Elissa Bemporad and Josh Meyers about the founding of the Bund, its underground revolutionary activities, and it's complicated relationship with the Bolsheviks. Special thanks to JB Brager for the art we're using for the series and to Brivele for calling in a rendition of 'FTP in der Gasn.'
Show notes & full transcript here: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/05/31/46-labour-bund-pt-1
[This episode was recorded prior to the inspiring Black-led resistance following the white supremacist police killings...
2020-05-3100 minTreyf PodcastIn The Streets: #FreeThemAllCaravanOn April 19th, car caravans visited prisons & migrant detention centres in cities across so-called Canada. The caravans made noise and held signs in solidarity with those locked up, demanding their immediate release in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This recording is an edited version of a special live broadcast by CKUT's Prison Radio Show that aired during the mobilization.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/04/20/in-the-streets-freethemallcaravan
2020-04-2100 minTreyf PodcastIn the Streets: Shut Down CanadaFor this instalment of In the Streets, we spoke with Jennifer Wickham, media coordinator for the Gidimt'en Camp on Wet’suwet’en territory. We spoke about the Wet’suwet’en struggle for their territory, the recent raids by Canadian police, and the Indigenous-led Shut Down Canada uprising that's emerged in solidarity. [Note: This episode was recorded on Feb 27th 2020]
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2020/03/02/in-the-streets-shut-down-canada/
2020-03-0200 minTreyf PodcastShort: Diaspora PodcastWe spoke with Tallie Ben Daniel and Nava EtShalom about their new show, Diaspora Podcast from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). We discussed the origins of the podcast, the goals and intentions of putting it out, and what folks can expect in the first season of the show.
2020-01-2900 minTreyf PodcastThe War On ChristmasTo celebrate the yearly #WaronChristmas, we are rebroadcasting our special episode from a few years ago.
“Inspired by the confluence of panic and satire that is the War On Christmas, we endeavoured to discover its true meaning. Relying on the guidance of longtime activist Moishe Volf Dolman, we moved through Christmas past and present in Montréal, trying to understand what the War On Christmas is actually about.“
Merry Kratsmaych to all! #NishtGeshotygenNishtGefloygen #Didn’tRiseupDidn’tFlyUp!
2019-12-2300 minTreyf Podcast45 Fascism and the Far-Right Pt 3For this episode, we explored the relationship between fascism and colonialism. We talked with Christian Davis about Germany's colonial genocide in Namibia and the ways that this tragedy acted as a precursor to the Holocaust. We then spoke with Rowland Keshena Robinson about how to understand fascism in a settler colony like the US, as well as what the threat of fascism means for Indigenous people today.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2019/11/30/episode-45-fascism-and-colonialism
2019-12-0100 minTreyf Podcast44 Fascism and the Far-Right Pt 2We're back from our summer break! For part two of our series on fascism and the far-right, we spoke with Diana Garvin about her research into Italian fascism's attacks on women's autonomy & the inspiring ways that women resisted the fascist regime. We then spoke with Matthew Lyons about his work documenting far-right groups in the US & the ways misogyny has grown within that milieu.
Editor's note(s): This episode was recorded just after the Jewish new year. And the reason it felt like more than 2 years since we talked with Matthew Lyons is because it was actually 3!
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2019-11-0100 minTreyf PodcastRimonim Liturgy ProjectWe spoke with Aurora Levins Morales about the Rimonim Liturgy Project, you can learn more & support at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rimonim-liturgy-project
2019-08-1200 minTreyf PodcastIn the Streets: Free the Hamilton Pride Defenders!For the first instalment of In the Streets, we talked with an anonymous queer anarchist who's affiliated with The Tower, an anarchist social space in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. Queer and trans folks in Hamilton have been experiencing heightened police repression following this year's Pride events, and called a multi-city Day of Action in response.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2019/06/30/in-the-streets-free-the-hamilton-pride-defenders/
2019-06-2900 minTreyf Podcast43 David GilbertWe went on a trip to Buffalo, NY last month to speak with anti-imperialist political prisoner David Gilbert. We talked about his Jewish upbringing, what he learned from the Weather Underground, and how his thinking has changed over time. We highly recommend the show notes for this one!
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2019/04/29/43-david-gilbert/
2019-04-2800 minTreyf PodcastFrom the Archives: Anarchist Purim Party (Jewish Digest, 1991)Happy Purim! We wanted to share this excerpt from a 1991 episode of Jewish Digest, set at an anarchist Purim party in occupied Tio'tia:ke (Montréal). Thanks to the Canadian Jewish Archives for their help digitizing the original cassette.
2019-03-2100 minTreyf Podcast42 Fascism and the Far-Right Pt 1On this episode, we had two conversations about the history of Fascism. We first spoke with Gord Hill about the history of Anti-Fascist movements and the connections between Fascism and Colonialism. We then spoke with Shira Klein about how to understand the widespread Jewish support for Fascism that existed in interwar Italy.
Show notes & transcript here: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2019/02/19/42-fascism-and-the-far-right-1/
2019-02-1800 minTreyf Podcast41 Immigration, Exclusion, and False ApologiesOn this episode, we focused on the anti-Jewish immigration laws of the 1920s and 1930s & how they relate to the present.
We spoke with Syed Hussan (a migrant justice organizer in Toronto) about the Canadian government's upcoming apology for turning away Jews fleeing the Nazis, and how this fits into Canada's immigration history.
Show notes: http://www.treyfpodcast.koumbit.org/2018/11/02/41-immigration-exclusion-and-false-apologies/
We also spoke with Libby Garland (author of 'After They Closed the Gates: Jewish Illegal Immigration to the United States, 1921-1965') about how the history of unauthorized Jewish migration can help us better understand the current moment.
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2018-10-3100 minTreyf Podcast40 Resisting Colonialism In PalestineOn this episode, we spoke with Aya Alghazzawi - a Palestinian student and activist in Gaza, as well as Ali Abunimah - co-founder and Director of the Electronic Intifada. We talked about life in Gaza, the Great March of Return, and how to understand the current wave of Israeli repression.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/09/30/40-resisting-colonialism-in-palestine/
2018-09-2900 minTreyf Podcast39 Beyond The PaleOn this episode, we spoke with Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark, the former hosts of Beyond the Pale, a leftist Jewish radio show that broadcast on WBAI between 1995 and 2014.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/09/07/39-beyond-the-pale/
2018-09-0600 minTreyf Podcast38 A Resurgence of Leftist Jewish MediaOn this episode, we took a look at a new generation of leftist Jewish media projects. We spoke with Ben Ratskoff (editor of Protocols) and Jacob Plitman (editor of Jewish Currents) about what’s led to this upsurge in the Jewish left, generational divides, the role of secularism, and what’s different about this moment.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/07/24/38-resurgence-leftist-jewish-media/
2018-07-2300 minTreyf PodcastElectronic Intifada Podcast: The Nakba at 70Our upcoming episode on The Great March of Return has taken longer than expected so we're sharing a behind-the-scenes update along with a condensed version of the Electronic Intifada Podcast's episode on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba.
2018-06-1100 minTreyf Podcast37 Letters From ListenersOn this episode, we marked three years since starting the show & read letters from listeners!
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/05/10/37-letters-from-listeners/
2018-05-0900 minTreyf Podcast36 Understanding AntisemitismOn this episode, we spoke with Leo Ferguson and Aurora Levins Morales about the new resource, ‘Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to our Movement,’ released in November by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. We talked about the several-year process behind the resource, the monopoly the Jewish Right has had on this conversation, and why it's taken the Jewish left so long to offer this analysis.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/04/04/36-understanding-antisemitism/
2018-04-0300 minTreyf Podcast35 The First Intifada, 30 Years LaterOn this episode, we took a look back at the First Intifada following its 30th anniversary. We spoke with Mezna Qato (Palestinian activist & academic) about the history of the First Intifada, it’s legacy, and how it can help us better understand our present moment.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/02/23/first_intifada/
2018-02-2200 minTreyf PodcastUpdateWhy there's no episode this week & an update on some developments over at Treyf HQ.
2018-01-2500 minTreyf PodcastShort: Tom PessahWe spoke with Tom Pessah, an activist & academic based in Tel Aviv. We talked about his work with Amram, a group working to expose the truth about Israel’s mass kidnapping of Yemenite, Mizrahi and Balkan children in the 1950s. We spoke about the racism that led to these kidnappings and his investigation into JIMENA, the largest group representing Mizrahi Jews in the US.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/12/31/tom-pessah/
2017-12-2900 minTreyf PodcastShort: Métis in SpaceAs we enter sci-fi blockbuster season, we reached out to Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel, hosts of the Métis in Space podcast. We talked about the colonial politics of mainstream science fiction, how they're pushing back against it, and the importance of envisioning decolonial futures.
[This episode was recorded on November 27th]
2017-12-1400 minTreyf PodcastShort: Bernie FarberWe spoke with Bernie Farber (former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress) about his recent role in helping uncover the truth about Ayman Elkasrawy, a Toronto Imam fired from his job due to false accusations of Anti-Semitism. We talked about the uneven relationship between Jewish and Muslim communities in Canada, the rise of the far-right, and how mainstream Jewish groups no longer understand what Anti-Semitism really means.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/11/19/short-bernie-farber/
2017-11-1800 minTreyf Podcast34 What the Hell is Going On in Québec?On this episode, we take a step back and give some context to the continuing rise of Islamophobia in Québec.
We first spoke with Alex, a longtime activist & organizer who’s participated in movements against the far-right in Québec since the 1980s. We talked about the recent surge in far-right organizing, the relationship between these groups & the state, and how our current moment differs from the 1990s.
We then spoke with Houda Asal, historian, sociologist, activist, and author of the recent book ‘Se Dire Arabe au Canada.' We talked about the history of Anti-Arab racism in Qué...
2017-11-0100 minTreyf PodcastShort: Eli ValleyWe spoke with Eli Valley about his new book, Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel. We talked about why he left the Forward, what happens when you publicly criticize institutional Jewish leaders, and the fraught relationship between satire and activism.
2017-10-2700 minTreyf PodcastShort: Laura WhitehornWe spoke with Laura Whitehorn, former political prisoner & tireless revolutionary activist and organizer, about her decades of participation in movements for justice. We spoke about organizing against white supremacists during the 1970s, how she relates to the newly radicalized Jewish left, how her work has changed over time, and what solidarity ought to look like in our current context.
We packed a lot into the Show Notes this week! Check them out here: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/10/12/laura_whitehorn/
2017-10-1100 minTreyf PodcastShort: Radiant OthersWe spoke with musician Dan Blacksberg about his new podcast, Radiant Others, an extended interview show with Klezmer musicians. We spoke with Dan about his politicization via Jewish Voice for Peace, what it means to be a white Ashkenazi cultural worker, and what Klezmer has to offer young Ashkenazi Jews.
2017-09-2300 minTreyf Podcast33 Treyf MailbagOn this episode we introduce a new rolling segment, the Treyf Mailbag! We check in about how we're feeling about the show and then read several letter from listeners. We end the episode with a Shkoyach awarded to a cookbook and anti-Shkoyach awarded to the province of Quebec.
*content warning: this episode contains a discussion about circumcision. if you don't want to hear this, just skip minutes 13-19.
2017-09-0800 minTreyf PodcastFrom The Archives: The Christie Pits Riot (Radio 613, 2008)We were in Toronto last week for the 84th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot, a piece of Jewish anti-fascist history that felt more significant this year. We decided to share this series of short interviews, originally conducted by Radio 613, which includes a conversation with Lionel Mernick, a Jewish man who was at the riot in 1933.
2017-08-2200 minTreyf PodcastShort: Years of Radical Dreaming CalendarWe were on the road this week so we recorded this short in Toronto! We caught up with Ariana Katz and Jessica Rosenberg about the Years of Radical Dreaming Jewish calendar project and what it means to mark Jewish time while prioritizing radical leftist politics.
2017-08-1900 minTreyf PodcastFrom the Archives: Ella Shohat (Jewish Digest, 2004)In this 2004 recording, Leslie Lutsky interviews Ella Shohat, internationally renowned Mizrahi academic, and Professor of Cultural Studies at NYU. They speak about what led Iraqi Jews to leave for Palestine, how asserting Arab-Jewish identity has become politicized, and what it was like growing up as a Mizrahi Jew in Israel.
2017-08-1100 minTreyf Podcast32 The Jewish Federations' Racism ProblemOn this episode, we spoke with Lesley Williams (member of JVP's Network Against Islamophobia) about the campaign to stop Chicago's Jewish United Fund from continuing to support anti-Muslim organizations. We then spoke with Sarah Tuttle (member of Kadima) about the effort to stop the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle from honouring Seattle's Police Chief after the police murder of Charleena Lyles.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/07/28/32-the-jewish-federations-racism-problem/
2017-08-0200 minTreyf PodcastShort: Rebecca PierceOn this short, we spoke with Rebecca Pierce - writer, filmmaker, editor of the Unruly blog, and core member of the Jews of Color, Sephardi, and Mizrahi (JOCSM) Caucus that organizes in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace. We spoke about her recent article in the Forward, Unruly's plans for growth over the next year, and her recent film about a founding member of the Israeli Black Panthers.
EDIT: At the end of the show, David mentioned that Rebecca conducted interviews for a documentary about the Bakr family, produced for the Nation magazine. While Rebecca wrote the film and helped...
2017-07-1900 minTreyf Podcast31 Dean SpadeWe spoke with Dean Spade (trans activist, professor and author) about growing up Jewish in the rural south, resisting the cooptation of our identities, and how the US left seems to have moved away from talking about capitalism and poverty.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/06/29/31-dean-spade/
2017-06-2800 minTreyf Podcast30 On Anti-SemitismWe spoke with Mark Tseng-Putterman and Tallie Ben Daniel about Jewish Voice for Peace’s new book, ‘On Anti-Semitism: Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice.’ We talked about the Jewish right’s understanding of Anti-Semitism, the Jewish left’s struggle to present a coherent alternative, and whose voices get centred in these conversations.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/06/15/on_anti_semitism/
2017-06-1400 minTreyf PodcastShort: Mira SucharovWe spoke with Mira Sucharov (Carleton University Professor and Forward/Haaretz Columnist) about her recent decision to resign her column at the Canadian Jewish News. We talked about her political journey away from Liberal Zionism and the rightward shift of Canada's Institutional Jewish Community.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/06/07/mira_sucharov/
2017-06-0500 minTreyf PodcastShort: Letters From EarthWe spoke with acclaimed author, activist, artist, and movement elder Aurora Levins Morales about her new podcast, Letters From Earth. We talked about her ongoing love affair with radio - from the feminist radio shows she produced in the 1970s, her time with the Third World News Bureau, and her contributions to Flashpoints on Pacifica. We ended with a preview of the show, a piece entitled Mothers. As of June 1, you can listen to Letters From Earth at https://soundcloud.com/auroralevinsmorales
2017-06-0100 minTreyf Podcast29 The Destruction Of The Canadian Jewish CongressOn this episode, we focused on the final days of the Canadian Jewish Congress. We spoke with Bernie Farber (former CEO of the CJC) & Dan Freeman-Maloy (Jewish academic, writer, and activist) about the CJC's history, how the Jewish Federations replaced it with CIJA (an Israel advocacy group), and what this means for our present moment.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/05/25/29-the-destruction-of-the-canadian-jewish-congress/
2017-05-2400 minTreyf PodcastShort: Palestinian Prisoner StrikeWe spoke with Sahar Francis, the director of Addameer, about the hunger strike being undertaken by over a thousand Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. To learn more about the strike and support Addameer's work, visit http://addameer.org
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/05/17/short-palestinian-hunger-strike/
2017-05-1500 minTreyf PodcastShort: BirthWrongWe spoke with Kezia Berelson and Tamara Micner, members of Jewdas and organizers of the most recent BirthWrong trip to Marseilles, France. We talked about the origins of BirthWrong and what it means to organize anti-Zionist trips to Jewish communities around the world.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/05/17/short-birthwrong/
2017-05-1100 minTreyf PodcastBig Treyf AnnouncementWe're launching a fundraising campaign to cover the costs of the show! If you have $5 to spend, please give it to one the groups we've included in the show notes. But if you have another $5 to spend, consider sending it to us at Patreon.com/treyfpodcast. Show Notes: http://wp.me/p6SqlI-7U
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2017-05-1000 minTreyf Podcast28 JVP's National Members MeetingWe went to Chicago last month for the Jewish Voice for Peace National Members Meeting! We brought a recorder with us and put together an audio collage of our experience.
*The music you hear before and after our trip to the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is 'Un Du Akerst', as sung by Isa Kremer.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/05/03/28-jvps-national-members-meeting/
2017-05-0200 minTreyf PodcastFrom the Archives: Jewish Feminist Anti-Fascist League (Jewish Digest, 1993)In this 1993 interview, Leslie Lutsky talks with Les Tager, a founding member of the Toronto-based Jewish Feminist Anti-Fascist League (JFAFL). To skip the part of the show where Sam and David talk about unrelated things, jump straight to 8:03!
2017-04-2000 minTreyf PodcastShort: Jewish Digest Goes Off the AirWe spoke with Leslie Lutsky about his recent decision to end Jewish Digest, a Montreal-based radio show that's been on the air for over 25 years. We'll be releasing archives from the show over the next few months.
2017-04-0900 minTreyf PodcastShort: Treyf on CanadalandWe were on this week's episode of Canadaland, talking about the politics of Jewish media with the editor of the Canadian Jewish News. Enjoy!
2017-03-3100 minTreyf Podcast27 Anti-Muslim Violence In QuebecFor our first episode back from the break, we spoke with Rana Salah & Dania, two Muslim activists based in Montreal. We talked about the political context that’s led to an increase in attacks against Muslims in Quebec, culminating in the recent murder of six Muslims by a white supremacist at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec.
The names of the men were: Azzeddine Soufiane (57), Khaled Belkacemi (60), Aboubaker Thabti (44), Abdelkrim Hassane (41), Ibrahima Barry (39), and Mamadou Tanou Barry (42).
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/03/24/27-anti-muslim-violence-in-quebec/
2017-03-2200 minTreyf PodcastShort: Dispatch from NYCWe took a trip to New York City! We got to attend the amazing annual Purim Party organized by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice & the Aftselakhis Spectacle Committee.
2017-03-1700 minTreyf PodcastShort: The Iraqi Jewish Left with Orit BashkinWe're back from our month off! We spoke with Orit Bashkin, author of 'The New Babylonians: A History of Jews in Modern Iraq,' about the history of Iraq's Jewish left and why certain Jewish histories remain untold.
2017-03-1000 minTreyf Podcast26 Jewish Voice For PeaceOn this episode we spoke with Rebecca Vilkomerson, executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace. Over the past 20 years, JVP has grown to become the largest Jewish leftist organization in the US, with over 200,000 supporters and 60 chapters. We talked with Rebecca about the history of the group, how it’s changed, and what today's political climate means for their work.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/01/26/26-jewish-voice-for-peace/
2017-01-2500 minTreyf PodcastShort: Jews & Whiteness with Mark Tseng PuttermanFollowing up on our last episode, we spoke with Mark Tseng Putterman about his twitter essay on the recent media conversation about Jews and whiteness.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/01/18/short_mtp_on_whiteness/
2017-01-1700 minTreyf Podcast25 White Jews, Whiteness, & Anti-SemitismOn this episode we spoke with Karen Brodkin, author of ‘How Jews Became White Folks,’ about the stories white Jews tell about Jewish history and the differences between structural racism & bigotry. We then spoke with Benjamin Balthaser, professor of multiethnic US literature at Indiana University-South Bend, about rural anti-Semitism and the institutions behind it. We ended the show with our usual Shkoyach! segment, highlighting a menorah feud, a pirate radio station, and an essay from 1967.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2017/01/05/25-white-jews-whiteness-and-anti-semitism/
2017-01-0400 minTreyf PodcastWar On Christmas 2016To celebrate the yearly War on Christmas, we re-edited our special episode from last year. Merry Kratzmaych!
2016-12-2500 minTreyf PodcastShort: Daniel BoyarinWe spoke with Daniel Boyarin, author of Unheroic Conduct: the Rise of Heterosexuality and the Invention of the Jewish Man, about his work, the tension of being both a radical leftist and orthodox Jew, and what it was like to go to high school with Bruce Springsteen.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/12/22/daniel-boyarin/
2016-12-2000 minTreyf Podcast24 Aurora Levins MoralesOn this episode, we took some time to reflect on changes in the Jewish political landscape following the US election. We spoke with Aurora Levins Morales about her recent article in the Nation, mentoring younger Jewish activists, and putting a Trump victory into historical context. We ended the show with our usual Shkoyach segment - David giving theirs to an anti-poverty group and Sam giving his to a Montreal neighbourhood.
*EDIT: at the beginning of the show, David mentioned that 70% of Jews voted for Trump. They meant to say that this 70% voted AGAINST Trump.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/12/02/24...
2016-11-2900 minTreyf Podcast23 Non-Zionist SynagoguesOn this episode (recorded before the US election) we spoke with Brant Rosen, co-founder of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council, Midwest Regional Director for the American Friends Service Committee, and the Rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, a new 'non-Zionist' synagogue he helped found last summer. We spoke about his journey from liberal Zionism to Palestine solidarity and what it means to practice a "Judaism beyond nationalism." Finally, our Shkoyachs for this week went to Indigenous land defenders across the continent.
Shownotes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/11/10/23-non-zionist-synagogues/
2016-11-0900 minTreyf Podcast22 Yiddish Feminism & The Yom Kippur BallsOn this week’s episode, we talked about CKUT’s funding drive (please donate if you can!), a journalist who doesn’t understand our tagline, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s visit to a synagogue, and that giant cross of secularism. We were joined by Annie Cohen to discuss Jewdas’ recent Yom Kippur Ball, as well as the collective’s organizing against the institutional Jewish community in the UK. Finally, we spoke with Sandy Fox of the recently-launched podcast Vaybertaytsh, to talk about Yiddish, Feminism, and podcasting.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/10/26/yiddish_feminism/
2016-10-2500 minTreyf Podcast21 The Alt-RightOn this episode, we focused on the new white supremacist movement calling itself the 'Alt-Right'. We called Daniel Sieradski, founder of Jewschool.com & creator of the Nazi Detector App, to talk about (((echoes))), internet Nazis, and the failures of Jewish media. We then spoke with Matthew Lyons, author of a soon-to-be-released book about the US far right, about the origins of this new movement and who it's targets are. We ended the show with our usual Shkoyach segment, Sam giving his to a meme and David awarding theirs to an unusual choice of attire.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast...
2016-10-1200 minTreyf PodcastShort: CJN Editor Yoni GoldsteinAs part of our one-year anniversary special last month, we spoke with Yoni Goldstein - editor of the Canadian Jewish News. Unfortunately the episode went long and we weren't able to fit it, so here it is! For the special occasion, we made efforts to find areas of common ground before diving into our usual disagreements. Our conversation covered the important topics of: secret caverns underneath David and Yoni's high school, Sam and Yoni's similar starts in journalism, white Jewish men trying to style their curly hair, and the reason 'leftist' voices in the CJN are only ever Zionist.
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2016-09-2600 minTreyf PodcastShort: Anti-Semitism on the Left with Spencer SunshineSam returns to the studio and we reflect on some recent incidents of anti-Semitism on the left in Canada. We then speak with Spencer Sunshine, an anti-fascist activist and researcher, about Christopher Bollyn, an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist and holocaust denier who recently gave a talk at a leftist space in New York City. Spencer was part of a protest held outside the event, and explains the context surrounding it.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/09/21/short-anti-semitism-on-the-left-with-spencer-sunshine/
2016-09-2000 minTreyf Podcast20 One Year Anniversary Extravaganza!On this one-year anniversary extravaganza episode, we look back and reflect on the first year of the podcast. Over the hour, we check in with some of the people who help make the show possible: Aaron Lakoff and Tamara Filyavich (CKUT 90.3 FM), Kira Page (Treyf Social Media Consultant), Claire Hurtig (Treyf Minister of Design), and David's Mom (Sarah)! It's a long episode, but we couldn't cut out the wide range of discussions that include Roseanne Barr’s trolling of our Twitter account, the "hammy jokester" vs “straight man” personas, the growth and rising popularity of our Shkoyach segment, and ho...
2016-09-0600 minTreyf PodcastShort: Yiddish Anarchism in America with Kenyon ZimmerWe spoke with Kenyon Zimmer, author of the new book 'Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America.' We talked about the history of Yiddish Anarchism in America, how many people were involved, how it influenced US immigration policy, and what led to the decline of the movement.
Show notes:https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/09/01/short-yiddish-anarchism-in-america-with-kenyon-zimmer/
2016-08-3000 minTreyf PodcastShort: Jews for Black Lives with Shoshana BrownWhile the Institutional Jewish Community condemned the Movement for Black Lives this month, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice held weekly 'Jews for Black Lives' actions across New York City. David spoke with Shoshana Brown, an organizer with JFREJ's Jews of Color Caucus, about these actions as well as the fraught media discourse surrounding the Movement for Black Lives platform.
We then played a segment produced by WBAI reporter Mitchel Cohen, documenting the August 11th Jews for Black Lives march that culminated in the arrest of seven Jews of Color.
Show Notes:
Movement for Black Lives Platform
https://policy.m4...
2016-08-2100 minTreyf PodcastShort: Kaddish Podcast with Ariana KatzFor this week's short we spoke with Ariana Katz, creator of the Kaddish podcast - a new show about death, mourning, and the people who do it.
(You can listen to Kaddish here: https://soundcloud.com/user-544994582 )
2016-07-2100 minTreyf PodcastShort: Jews For Racial And Economic JusticeWe spoke with M. Dove Kent, outgoing director of JFREJ, about the group's work, the direction they're headed, and how the organization has changed since it's founding 25 years ago.
2016-07-1400 minTreyf Podcast19 The End of Leftist Jewish Publishing in CanadaOn this episode, we try to crowdsource a new tagline for the podcast, kicking off the #treyftagline twitter campaign - send us your ideas! We're then joined by Hani Ghazi, organizer with Adalah NY, for a new instalment of BDS Watch Watch about NY Governor Cuomo's recent executive order to criminalize BDS. Sam introduces our first listener-submitted Shkoyach and David tries to understand a confrontation between far-right activists and Israeli tourists in the Ukraine. For the interview we're joined by Carl Rosenberg, editor of Outlook Magazine, to talk about closing the doors on Canada's last remaining leftist Jewish publication. We...
2016-06-2700 minTreyf PodcastShort: Radio Free BabyloniaWe spoke with Mo Martin and Michal Richardson of the Radio Free Babylonia podcast!
( http://radiofreebabylonia.org )
You can find our recent article here: https://jewschool.com/2016/06/76886/anti-semitism-canada/
2016-06-2100 minTreyf PodcastShort: #bdswatchwatch With Naomi DannWe spoke to Naomi Dann, an organizer with Jewish Voice for Peace, who attended the recent anti-BDS conference held in New York City.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/06/08/bds-watch-watch/
2016-06-0700 minTreyf PodcastShort: The Limits Of Diversity With Mark Tseng PuttermanWe spoke with writer and activist Mark Tseng Putterman about his recent article for Jewschool.com, "Diversity Won't Challenge Jewry's Role in White Supremacy."
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/06/02/limits-of-diversity/
2016-06-0100 minTreyf Podcast18 Jews of Color Convening w/ Leo Ferguson & Hirut EyobIt’s our ‘Chai’ episode! We started it off talking about Italian Eurocommunism and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). We were then joined by Josh Nathan Kazis, a staff writer at the Jewish Daily Forward, to talk about a growing scandal in New York City politics, reaching from the Mayor’s office to the orthodox communities of Borough Park and Williamsburg. This episode contained a description-free Shkoyach, featuring discussions of kosher labelling, kosher restaurant month, and the contentious subject of raisin challah. For the interview, we talked about the Jews of Color National Convening with conference organizer Leo Ferg...
2016-05-2400 minTreyf PodcastShort: UK Anti-Semitism With Joseph FinlayWe spoke with Joseph Finlay, former deputy editor of the Jewish Quarterly and founding member of Jewdas, to try to understand the anti-semitism scandal going on right now in the UK's Labour Party.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/05/18/uk-antisemitism/
2016-05-1700 minTreyf Podcast17 Chassidic Gangs, Liberation Seders, And Bernie SandersWe're back after a one month hiatus! On this week’s episode, we talked with activist and journalist Jesse Myerson about his recent exchange with the Forward’s JJ Goldberg, and the Jewish media’s coverage of Bernie Sanders.
We took a new approach to describing the Shkoyach segment, Sam talked about a Chassidic gang in Borough Park, and David awarded his Shkoyach to a Montreal synagogue distancing themselves from an illegal kosher wine ring.
For the interview, we were joined by Michelle Weiser from the new group If Not Now to talk about their origins, their Liberation Seder actions, and th...
2016-05-1000 minTreyf PodcastShort: Is it Anti-Semitic?Continuing our month off, we thought we'd share another recording we found during Pesach cleaning over at Treyf HQ. We hope you enjoy this previously-unaired attempt at reviving our favourite failed segment.
2016-04-1800 min2016-04-0400 minTreyf Podcast16 Mizrahi-Palestinian Solidarity With Sigal SamuelOn this week’s episode: we cleared the air on statements made about Jewish hockey players, condemned the Canadian Jewish News’ questionable news coverage, and talked about grogger’s (yet again). We spoke with +972 journalist Mairav Zonszein about what got lost in the conversations about Trump’s speech at the AIPAC conference. Shkoyakhs were given to BDS activists in Oshawa, Ontario, and to a robot who infiltrated an Open Hillel event. Sigal Samuel, the Forward’s Opinion Editor, joined us for the Interview. We talked about Mizrahi-Palestinian Solidarity, and the popularity of intersectionality in the North American Jewish press. Our recommenda...
2016-03-2700 minTreyf Podcast15 Canada Park With Ismail ZayidOn this episode we try to explain the story of Purim, discuss our love for graggers, and successfully meet the show's JewCon requirements. We talked with Tyler Levitan from Independent Jewish Voices about the Canadian Jewish News' refusal to publish anti-Zionist perspectives, Sam tries to explain sports to David, and we issue a Shkoyach to anti-fascist activists in Montreal who shut down a Jewish Defence League event honouring a British fascist. For the interview, we're joined by retired professor and longtime activist Ismail Zayid to talk about the JNF's Canada Park and his over 40 years of work advocating for the...
2016-03-1100 minTreyf Podcast14 Resisting Pinkwashing With Dean SpadeThis episode includes references to hair gel, 1990s hair flips, and the difference between Adar I and Adar II. We brought back the BDS Watch Watch segment to discuss reverse BDS in the US and Canada, the campaign for BDS at McGill, and recent fear mongering at York University. We return to Illinois to address yet another instance of menorah vandalism, and gave a Shkoyach to sweet potatoes. For the Interview, we spoke with activist and academic Dean Spade about backlash that he received after the Creating Change conference, and what it means to talk about anti-semitism from an anti-zionist...
2016-02-2800 minTreyf Podcast13 Mizrahi-Washing, & Dave Zirin Returns!It's Treyf’s bar mitzvah episode! On this special occasion, we reminisced about our 13th birthdays and the process of getting older as a podcast. We called Ilan Benattar from Jews for Racial and Economic Justice’s Mizrahi caucus to talk about a Tablet Magazine article and the concept of Mizrahi-washing. After some technical issues the first time around, Dave Zirin joined us for the interview, discussing Zionism and Palestine solidarity activism in the NBA. And finally, our recommendation went to the recent New York Times parody issue distributed by JVP/Jews Say No, and we spoke to Beth Miller abou...
2016-02-1100 minTreyf Podcast12 #CancelPinkwashing And The Intersectionality BoogiemanOn this episode: we addressed the deluge of intersectionality related articles in the Jewish press, and spoke with Liza Behrendt of Jewish Voice for Peace about the Cancel Pinkwashing mobilization that took place at the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Creating Change Conference in Chicago. Our newly-appointed New York media correspondent Jonathan Katz discussed the place of Tablet Magazine in the Jewish mediascape, and (for those keeping track), we re-introduced the anti-shkoyach.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/02/03/episode-12-cancelpinkwashing-and-the/
2016-02-0100 minTreyf Podcast11 Mizrahi Resistance To Anti-Arab RacismOn this episode: we spoke with Keren Soffer Sharon about her work at Jews for Racial & Economic Justice [JFREJ], where she has been building the organization’s first Mizrahi Caucus. In our newest BDS Watch Watch segment, we talked about the Institutional Jewish community’s awkward attempts to talk “intersectionality” as a means of countering the growing BDS movement in North America. Lastly, Shkoyachs were given to Jewish Voice for Peace’s anti-islamophobia Chanukah actions, and the two activists/academics who took the Toronto Star to task for questionable historical fluff pieces.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2016/01/20/11-mizrahi-resistance-to-anti-arab-racism-on/
2016-01-1600 minTreyf Podcast#WarOnChristmasInspired by the confluence of panic and satire that is the #waronchristmas, we endeavoured to discover it’s true meaning. Relying on the guidance of longtime activist and teacher Moishe Volf Dolman, we moved through Christmas past and present in Montréal, trying to understand what the #waronchristmas is actually about. Merry Kratsmaych to all!
2015-12-2400 minTreyf PodcastShort: We're Taking a Break + OuttakesSo we're taking a break from the podcast this month.
But! Treyf's first live broadcast will be happening this Friday on CKUT 90.3fm (Dec 4th at 11am) and! we'll be releasing a special War on Christmas episode closer to the end of the month.
We felt bad leaving you hanging though so we included some outtakes from previous episodes. Enjoy!
2015-12-0100 minTreyf Podcast10 Ain't Gonna Work On SaturdayOn this episode: We announce our new monthly live broadcast on CKUT, share another instalment of BDS Watch Watch, and announce our upcoming #WarOnChristmas special. We highlight some awkward pivots made by institutional Jewish groups after Harper's defeat, talk about the Arbeter Ring shaking off its dust in New York City, and share some updates on the struggle against the City of Montreal's sewage dump. Finally, we're joined by Cadence O'Neal to talk about Demilitarize McGill's #rememberthis week of events challenging militarism and colonialism at McGill University.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/11/18/10-aint-gonna-work-on-saturday-on-this-episode/
2015-11-1400 minTreyf Podcast09 Half Chai And The Fight For Fifteen(To avoid confusion, please pronounce the title with a guttural “kh”)
On this episode: we condemn JK Rowling, the Papacy, and David’s cold. We discuss the dangerous appropriation of #blacklivesmatter by Zionist activists, and contemplate the Jewish media’s treatment of a JDL attack on a Buzzfeed reporter.
David gives his Shkoyach to an ex-NDP candidate who recently visited Auschwitz, and Sam applauds the German government for their strong stance against holocaust denialism (by the Prime Minister of Israel).
Finally, we’re joined by Manuel Salamanca Cardona of the Immigrant Workers Center (IWC) to talk about the Fight For 15 campaign t...
2015-11-0100 minTreyf Podcast08 The Last Time We'll Mention #elexn42On this episode: we talk about colonial holidays, anti-muslim campaigning, and follow up on our two critically acclaimed segments, BDS Watch Watch and Who’s Invoking the Holocaust Now? [ #WITHN ] . We discuss recent claims of anti-semitism at the McGill Daily, try to understand Ben Carson’s holocaust theories, and share our mixed feelings about the Canadian Jewish News. We end the show with Amanda Lickers, highlighting the ongoing struggle led by indigenous women against the city of Montreal’s plan to dump massive amounts of sewage into the St. Lawrence River.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/10/21/episode-08-the-last-time-well-mention-elexn42/
2015-10-1700 minTreyf Podcast07 None Is Too ManyOn this episode: we discuss the institutional Jewish community's response to the ongoing migration crisis, talk about the fight against BDS on Canadian campuses, and try to be more clear about when we're being sarcastic. We reflect on the Jewish left's response to recent repression of BDS Quebec, and debate the ethics of not feeding pets on Yom Kippur. We're then joined by Sozan Savehilaghi to talk about No One Is Illegal's new multimedia project Never Home, as well as Canada's role in the global crisis of migration.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/10/07/on-this-episode-we-discuss-the-institutional/
2015-10-0700 minTreyf Podcast06 Jewish Media And Partisan PoliticsOn this episode: David theorizes about Harry Potter's anti-Semitism, and Sam asks if there’s any difference between politicians' Rosh Hashanah greetings. We discuss the Federation CJA’s failed attempt at online advertorials, and the Quebec government’s new legislation that targets Muslims. We're then joined by Yoni Goldstein, editor of the Canadian Jewish News, to talk about partisan politics and the discourse of Jewish media, as well as his role in changes at Canada’s largest Jewish newspaper.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/09/24/episode-6-jewish-media-and-partisan-politics-on/
2015-09-2400 minTreyf Podcast05 Fighting Racism In The Jewish CommunityOn this episode: we talk about the Montreal businessman being called the 'Jewish Schindler' and break our promise to stop talking about the Canadian election. We reflect on the legacy of Montreal's Yom Kippur Ball and try to get to the bottom of an instance of vandalism at a Chabbad Centre in Illinois. We're then joined by Erika Davis, who runs the blog Black Gay and Jewish, to talk about the work she's doing to combat racism within the Jewish community with the Jewish Multiracial Network.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/09/12/on-this-episode-we-talk-about-the-montreal/
2015-09-0800 minTreyf Podcast04 Anti-Blackness In QuebecOn this episode: We reflect on the 7th anniversary of Fredy Villanueva's murder by Montreal police and talk about the continuing reality of systemic anti-black racism in Quebec. We do a survey of the bi-partisan support for Israel in the federal election campaign and problematize the way we talk about histories of anti-Jewish lynching. We're then joined by Rachel Zellars to talk about her petition urging the Quebec government to remove the n-word from natural site place names.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/08/26/episode-4-anti-black-racism-quebec/
2015-08-2200 minTreyf PodcastShort: Who's Invoking The Holocaust Now?This segment didn’t make it into the last episode but we still wanted to share it with you! In this short, we discuss Mike Huckabee’s recent holocaust-invoking fame, Steven Blaney’s special permission, and comparisons between Iran and Nazi Germany.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/08/14/short-whos-invoking-the-holocaust-now/
2015-08-1000 minTreyf Podcast03 Oka Everywhere: 25 Years Since The CrisisOn this episode: we talk about the new Amazon Prime show ‘The Man in the High Castle,’ provide some updates on the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, and try to parse through the ways North American Jewish communities are talking about the nuclear deal signed by Iran. We reflect on CIJA’s attempt at a national conversation on Jewish safety and examine legal controversies surrounding the state of ‘J’ dating. We’re then joined by Clifton Nicholas, a Mohawk filmmaker and activist, to talk about his fundraising campaign to produce a new film looking back at the uprising in Kanesatake 25 years later.
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2015-08-0800 minTreyf PodcastShort: Griffin Epstein On Ashkenazi Jews And WhitenessThis is the first of our Shorts format, where we release things we've recorded outside the confines of a usual show. This week we're putting up an interview with Griffin Epstein, responding to discussions in the Jewish press about Jewishness and whiteness.
Griffin is an Ashkenazi Jew from New York City who works as a front-line social service provider and college teacher in Toronto. Griffin is currently in the final stages of a PhD in social justice education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
Show notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/08/06/this-is-the-first-of-our-shorts-format-where-we/
2015-08-0300 minTreyf Podcast02 Conservatives Nix Jewish Heritage MonthOn this episode: we talk about the JDL in Montreal and an expansion of the Canada-Israel Free Trade agreement. We give a nod to the St.Louis Jewish Voice for Peace in their response to the Anti-Defamation League’s collaboration with city police, and question the royal family’s “heil-gate”. Lastly, we’re joined in studio by Claire Hurtig (Treyf’s director of design) to talk about pinkwashing and a recent Quebec delegation of LGBT Francophone Quebecois(es) to Israel.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/07/29/on-this-episode-we-talk-about-the-jdl-in/
2015-07-2900 minTreyf Podcast01 Ten Years Of BDSOn this episode: we break down new anti-semitism numbers, discuss increasing repression against Muslim communities, and introduce the Jewish National Fund’s mysterious new Israel Advocacy HQ. We bid farewell to the Jewish Tribune, talk about Bill Marantz’s racist column in the Jewish Post and News, and try to wrap our heads around why Mexican workers were paid to dress up as Chassids in NY. Lastly, we’re joined in studio by Amy Darwish (an organizer with Tadamon!) to talk about ten years of the BDS movement.
Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2015/07/24/on-this-episode-we-break-down-new-anti-semitism/
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