Antisemitic sentiments are rising in Europe again. Since this show is an Austrian-Hungarian co-production, we definitely have a lot of baggage to account for. ‼️ But what is antisemitism today? 🤔 Already choosing a definition can be a political question. Does that mean that one mustn’t criticize Israel's government either? And how does one start to get informed on the topic? 📖💻 Let us try and open the door to this conversation, with a fantastic set of speakers: ✨ Professor Helga Embacher historian with a focus on National Socialism (University of Salzburg) ✨ Lidia Zessin-Jurek is an Assistant Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Stockton University) ✨ Johann Kneihs Journalist and curator of two prospective music festivals in Austria, Glatt&Verkehrt and Jewish Weekends.

00:00 Episode context 05:39 Guest introduction 06:35 What's new in the 21st century? 10:48 Harmful associations and stereotypes 15:46 Defining culture 19:30 Forms of hate and its impact on our societies 28:03 Wrong lessons learned

Related reads: https://www.eurozine.com/unmasking-hate/

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