Talking Point – Jewish TV Channel

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Talking Point – Jewish TV Channel

Laura Kessler and her guests explore a diverse array of topics engaging Jewish leadership and the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia, and Miseducation of our youth and culture. Her guests include prominent thought leaders, activists, academics, historians, politicians, among others that dominate headlines within the international Jewish world today. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

  1. MAY 22

    Medical Antisemitism Part 3: Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld - Is DEI the New Eugenics?

    Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld is the founder and executive director of the Center for Medicine after the Holocaust, or CMATH (medicineaftertheholocaust.org) and has led multiple trips for medical professionals to European medical sites relevant to the Holocaust. He is Clinical Professor of General Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine where he taught Jewish Medical Ethics for 20 years until he was cancelled in 2023. In a fascinating interview, he discusses the concerning parallels between medicine today under diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies and medicine in the Third Reich, advancing the case that DEI policies breed antisemitism in medicine. EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/dr-sheldon-rubenfeld-on-talking-point/?doing_wp_cron=1717178651.8630108833312988281250 TALKING POINT: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/ BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

    1h 4m

  2. APR 30

    Medical Antisemitism Part 2: Michelle Stravitz, AJMA Executive Director

    Inaugural Executive Director Michelle Stravitz explains the overall infrastructure for the first ever American Jewish Medical Association and how all Jewish health professionals from every background including students to retirees and non-clinical patient advocates may benefit and participate to help the cause. EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/american-jewish-medical-association-on-talking-point TALKING POINT: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/ BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

    52 min

  3. APR 30

    Medical Antisemitism Part 1: Dr. Yael Halaas, AJMA Founder & President

    AJMA Founder and President Dr. Yael Halaas discusses how she mobilized a group of doctors after the events of 10/7 to fight bias, and explains the current state of medical antisemitism, what doctors and medical students are experiencing on the front lines, along with the effects of DEI in medical schools. EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/american-jewish-medical-association-on-talking-point TALKING POINT: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/ BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

    43 min

  4. MAR 31

    Professor Ron Hassner: UC Berkeley Faculty Take A Stand Against Campus Antisemitism

    Professor Ron Hassner staged a faculty sit-in against antisemitism by living and sleeping in his Berkeley office until university administrators agreed to his requests to improve the campus environment for his Jewish students who are facing unprecedented antisemitism. Several other faculty eventually joined him, setting off a growing movement. Now home, he sits down with Laura Kessler to discuss antisemitism at Berkeley, bipartisan boundaries in faculty activism, improving resident life, IHRA, and some of his own nationally recognized research. EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/ron-hassner-on-talking-point/ TALKING POINT: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/ BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

    39 min

  5. MAR 18

    Becoming Janet: Holocaust Lessons for a Post 10/7 World - Janet Singer Applefield

    Janet Singer Applefield discusses her upcoming Holocaust Memoir with Laura Kessler. As a child survivor, she discusses her journey of resilience through several names and identities before being reunited with her father and beginning a new life. One of the lessons we can learn from Janet and other Holocaust survivors is how to be resilient after trauma and successfully transform our identities for a new chapter of Jewish survival and healing after the unimaginable loss of 10/7. EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/janet-singer-applefield-on-talking-point/ TALKING POINT: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/ BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/

    40 min

  6. FEB 29

    Jewish Trauma & Mental Health, Part 3: Jewish Students on Campus - Dr. Jeff Lichtman

    In Part III of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Dr. Jeff Lichtman discusses the mental health of Jewish students on campus, the relentless assault on their Jewish identity, and how we can prevent being overwhelmed from constant negativity by focusing on a few things we can control, instead of all the things we cannot.  We discuss the specific ways students have been affected by increased global antisemitism after 10/7 and how the community can work together to support them. Please share this with the students and young adults in your life, and the people who love them. TALKING POINT: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/ BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/ EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jewish-trauma-mental-health-series-part-3-supporting-our-students-after-10-7/?doing_wp_cron=1711005246.4457769393920898437500 Read Reports about how to protect Jewish students on campus at AMCHA Initiative  https://amchainitiative.org/reports

    1h 19m

  7. FEB 16

    Jewish Trauma & Mental Health, Part 2: How the Association of Jewish Psychologists is Working With the APA to Fight Antisemitism - Dr. Beth Rom-Rymer

    In Part II of our Jewish Trauma & Mental Health series, Laura sits down with Dr. Beth Rom-Rymer, president of the Association of Jewish Psychologists (AJP) to discuss antisemitism within the American Psychological Association (APA) and how AJP is working within APA to forge a stronger understanding of antisemitism and the needs of the Jewish community and its trauma victims. Following the attacks of 10/7, the APA issued a disappointing statement which did not acknowledge the full reality of Jewish trauma. Members of the AJP wrote a strong rebuttal to the APA, and have subsequently strengthened the dialogue within APA in many positive ways. This comprehensive discussion covers all bases from the past history of the APA during the Holocaust and eugenics, to the present manifestations of "new antisemitism" as Israel-phobia, with a hopeful outlook for the future and the contributions of AJP leaders within the APA. Numerous resources are linked explaining how you can get involved with AJP, free support groups, webinars and much more. The complete rebuttal from the AJP to the APA after 10/7 can also be found on the episode page. BIPACT NEWS: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/bipact/ EPISODE PAGE: https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jewish-trauma-mental-health-series-part-2-how-jewish-psychologists-are-working-within-the-apa-to-fight-antisemitism/ ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH PSYCHOLOGISTS: https://associationofjewishpsychologists.com/ AJP REBUTTAL TO APA STATEMENT: https://associationofjewishpsychologists.com/ajp-rebuttal-to-apa-statement/# Free resources and access to AJP support groups and webinars: https://associationofjewishpsychologists.com/resources/

    40 min

  8. JAN 28

    Dani Rakoff on BIPACT: South Africa, the ICJ, and the Complexity of Jewish/South African Relations

    As a former South African who made Aliya, Jerusalem Correspondent Dani Rakoff shares his unique insight on the past, present and future of Jewish / South African relations. He shares his personal perspective on the Israel apartheid myth, and his concerns for the future safety of Jews living in South Africa. He also discusses his upcoming Israel Solidarity Tours to promote dialogues with a delegation of South African politicians and tribal leaders. BIPACT / Talking Point crossover episode with Laura Kessler. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/jerusalem-correspondent-dani-rakoff-on-bipact-radio/

    21 min
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Laura Kessler and her guests explore a diverse array of topics engaging Jewish leadership and the AIM Syndrome: Antisemitism, Israel-phobia, and Miseducation of our youth and culture. Her guests include prominent thought leaders, activists, academics, historians, politicians, among others that dominate headlines within the international Jewish world today. https://www.jewishtvchannel.com/talkingpoint/

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