Meet the Disrupters of Antisemitism People of the Pod

Meet two young, innovative, and award-winning U.S. Jews who are confronting a climate of antisemitism and anti-Zionism: Jason Kessler, lead anchor for Jew or False, a satirical news show that fights antisemitism and calls out misinformation, and Eddie Chavez Calderon of Uri L’Tzedek, an Orthodox Jewish social justice organization that tackles antisemitism in progressive spaces. Guest host AJC Chief Advocacy Officer Belle Yoeli sat down with both to hear how antisemitism has impacted their lives and how they developed their antisemitism-fighting models. This week, AJC’s Disrupt Antisemitism Incubator awarded $50,000 to Kessler, Chavez Calderon, and three other young American Jews who have developed bold ideas to take on Jew-hatred.
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Episode Lineup:
(0:40) Jason Kessler, Eddie Chavez Calderon
(21:13) Manya Brachear Pashman, Belle Yoeli
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Show Notes:
Jew or False, a satirical news show that fights antisemitism and calls out misinformation: https://www.jeworfalse.com/
Uri L’Tzedek, a national Orthodox Jewish social justice organization that tackles antisemitism in progressive spaces : https://utzedek.org/