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People of the Pod

People of the Pod is a weekly podcast analyzing global affairs through a Jewish lens, brought to you by American Jewish Committee. Host Manya Brachear Pashman examines current events, the people drivi... Read more

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An Impeachment Conspiracy Theory, Jersey City Shooting, International Criminal Court

An Impeachment Conspiracy Theory, Jersey City Shooting, International Criminal Court

On this week’s episode of People of the Pod, Eric Cortellessa, Washington correspondent for The Times of Israel, explain... Read more

20 Dec 2019

43mins

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Behind the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, “Goy Friendly”

Behind the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, “Goy Friendly”

On this week’s episode of People of the Pod, Israeli filmmaker Yaron Zilberman joins us to talk about his movie,Inciteme... Read more

7 Feb 2020

35mins

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AJC Passport: American Jews and the Democratic Party; President Truman and Israel’s Founding

AJC Passport: American Jews and the Democratic Party; President Truman and Israel’s Founding

This week on AJC Passport, Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL), the Democratic co-sponsor of the anti-BDS bill recently pa... Read more

23 Aug 2019

40mins

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Netanyahu’s Indictment; Live from Atlanta

Netanyahu’s Indictment; Live from Atlanta

On Thursday, Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be forma... Read more

22 Nov 2019

1hr

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AJC Passport: Exploring Israel and the Media with Matti Friedman

AJC Passport: Exploring Israel and the Media with Matti Friedman

With AJC Global Forum 2019 rapidly approaching, we’re throwing it back to last year’s Global Forum in Jerusalem. There, ... Read more

25 Apr 2019

52mins

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The Sources of Antisemitism; Lebanon Protests; Israeli Politics Update

The Sources of Antisemitism; Lebanon Protests; Israeli Politics Update

This week, we sit down with Deborah Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory Un... Read more

31 Oct 2019

47mins

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Welcome to People of the Pod!

Welcome to People of the Pod!

In today's inaugural episode, Times of Israel Jewish World Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan joins us from the publication's Je... Read more

29 Aug 2019

36mins

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AJC Passport: Israel-Gaza Flare-up and a Conversation with Congressman Eliot Engel

AJC Passport: Israel-Gaza Flare-up and a Conversation with Congressman Eliot Engel

The recent flare-up between Palestinian terrorist groups in Gaza and Israel over saw more than 650 rockets slam into Isr... Read more

10 May 2019

37mins

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AJC CEO David Harris and Times of Israel Founding Editor David Horovitz in Conversation

AJC CEO David Harris and Times of Israel Founding Editor David Horovitz in Conversation

Launching People of the Pod, AJC CEO David Harris and Times of Israel Founding Editor David Horovitz join us to discuss ... Read more

6 Sep 2019

29mins

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AJC Passport: Muslim-Jewish Relations and the NYTimes’s Anti-Semitic Cartoon

AJC Passport: Muslim-Jewish Relations and the NYTimes’s Anti-Semitic Cartoon

Imam Mohamed Magid is the spiritual leader and executive director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society Center, which se... Read more

3 May 2019

47mins

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AJC Passport: The Results Are In

AJC Passport: The Results Are In

Israelis went to the polls earlier this week to elect the members of the 21st Knesset and choose a prime minister. Days ... Read more

12 Apr 2019

42mins

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One Year After Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack, Survey on Antisemitism in America

One Year After Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack, Survey on Antisemitism in America

Sunday, October 27, will mark exactly one year since the deadly shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue building... Read more

25 Oct 2019

32mins

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AJC Passport: The War of Words Between President Trump and Congresswoman Omar

AJC Passport: The War of Words Between President Trump and Congresswoman Omar

September 11 was a traumatic and defining moment for Americans, so it comes as little surprise that questionable comment... Read more

19 Apr 2019

27mins

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AJC Passport: Israel-Diaspora Relations, Return of the Battle for Balfour

AJC Passport: Israel-Diaspora Relations, Return of the Battle for Balfour

Dr. Steven Bayme, AJC’s Director of Contemporary Jewish Life, recently returned from a fact-finding mission in Israel. H... Read more

9 Aug 2019

38mins

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AJC Passport: Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Democratic Presidential Debates

AJC Passport: Cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Democratic Presidential Debates

This week on AJC Passport, Endy Zemenides, Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins us to d... Read more

1 Aug 2019

45mins

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Defining Antisemitism in France; Refugees Around the World

Defining Antisemitism in France; Refugees Around the World

On this episode of People of the Pod, we speak to Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Director of AJC Europe, about this week’s deci... Read more

6 Dec 2019

49mins

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AJC Passport: A New Path Forward for Gaza, and the Freshman Class in Congress

AJC Passport: A New Path Forward for Gaza, and the Freshman Class in Congress

Is it possible to bring stability and reconstruction to Gaza? Ilan Goldenberg and his team from the Center for a New Ame... Read more

6 Dec 2018

49mins

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Black-Jewish Congressional Caucus, Israeli Election Update, Education in Israel

Black-Jewish Congressional Caucus, Israeli Election Update, Education in Israel

On this week's episode of People of the Pod, we talk to three founders of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relat... Read more

21 Feb 2020

56mins

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Israeli Election Results, Sarah Hurwitz on Her New Book, Antisemitism in NY

Israeli Election Results, Sarah Hurwitz on Her New Book, Antisemitism in NY

Earlier this week, Israel held its second national election in five months after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was u... Read more

20 Sep 2019

40mins

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AJC Passport: Israel Blocks Members of Congress; California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum

AJC Passport: Israel Blocks Members of Congress; California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum

On Thursday morning, Israel decided to bar two U.S. congresswomen, Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, from entering the... Read more

16 Aug 2019

30mins

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