On our bar mitzvah episode we talked with Ilan Benattar about Mizrahi Washing and with Dave Zirin about Zionism and Palestine solidarity activism in the NBA. In addition to reminiscing about our 13th birthdays, we talked about the process of getting older as a podcast.
For the interviews, 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. And after some technical issues the first time around, Dave Zirin joined us for the interview, discussing Zionism and Palestine solidarity activism in the NBA. Finally, our recommendation went to the recent New York Times parody issue distributed by JVP/Jews Say No. We spoke to Beth Miller about the project.
If you like this episode, listen to Episode 11: Mizrahi Resistance to Anti Arab Racism, in which we interviewed Keren Soffer Sharon about her work at Jews for Racial & Economic Justice [JFREJ], and broader Mizrahi Resistance. You should also check out Episode 16: Mizrahi-Palestinian Solidarity with Sigal Samuel, which features an interview with Sigal Samuel, the Forward’s Opinion Editor about Mizrahi-Palestinian Solidarity, and the popularity of intersectionality in the North American Jewish press.
Episode 13: Mizrahi Washing & Dave Zirin Returns! Show Notes
News – Ilan Benattar and Tablet Magazine
Tablet Magazine – An Intersectional Failure
JIMENA – Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa
JFREJ- Jews for Racial and Economic Justice
Tikkun Daily – For many Jews, anti-Arab racism hits home
Shkoyakh
My Zaidy’s Pizza– Thornhill
Pizza Pita– Montreal
The CJN – Rekindling the Light of Jewish Social Justice
The Interview – Dave Zirin
Tablet Magazine – Identity Politics on the Court
The Nation – Two Roads: The Politics of David Blatt and the Passion of Steve Kerr’s Father
Recommendation
JVP Press release (includes archives of Twitter account, website, and the pdf of the paper itself)
