Jacob Woolf's guest appearances

Jacob Woolf

The Echo Chamber Podcast - Tortoise Shack Media

Our Man In Stockholm

Ewan MacKenna

Paul Murphy

Paul O’Brien

Joe Haslam

Lenny Abrahamson

Michael Taft

Sarah Maria Griffin

Whitney Phillips

John Harris

Dawn Foster

Alan Moore

Brendan Walsh

Ben Phillips

David Butler

Matt Green

OwlTail

The recent violence in Gaza and the resulting hot takes landing like Scud missiles all over the discourse prompted me to contact Jacob Woolf, an Irish-Jewish man who is someone I always feel I can learn from. We talked about Zionism, antisemitism, the moderate view, competing rights and what a fair solution in Palestine might look like.

The recent violence in Gaza and the resulting hot takes landing like Scud missiles all over the discourse prompted me to contact Jacob Woolf, an Irish-Jewish man who is someone I always feel I can learn from. We talked about Zionism, antisemitism, the moderate view, competing rights and what a fair solution in Palestine might look like.

Zionism, Israel and Palestine - Jacob Woolf

From 1930s cartoons depicting the Jews as sly, hooked-nosed figures to conspiracy theories about Mossad interfering in modern elections and the "Great Replacement", antisemitism may have morphed and changed over the years, but it has seemingly always been with us - and the media still struggles to deal with it.  There is a new, coded language in use, but the message remains the same - the Jews wield enormous power, but are not to be trusted.  With that in mind, I spoke to Jacob Woolf on his return from the World Jewish Congress in New York to find out exactly what modern antisemitism looks like and how it manifests itself in the modern media and political spheres.  In the interview he mentions the work of an organisation called Jews For Economic And Racial Justice - you can read their document "Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering To Our Movement" here.  

From 1930s cartoons depicting the Jews as sly, hooked-nosed figures to conspiracy theories about Mossad interfering in modern elections and the "Great Replacement", antisemitism may have morphed and changed over the years, but it has seemingly always been with us - and the media still struggles to deal with it.  There is a new, coded language in use, but the message remains the same - the Jews wield enormous power, but are not to be trusted.  With that in mind, I spoke to Jacob Woolf on his return from the World Jewish Congress in New York to find out exactly what modern antisemitism looks like and how it manifests itself in the modern media and political spheres.  In the interview he mentions the work of an organisation called Jews For Economic And Racial Justice - you can read their document <a href="https://jfrej.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JFREJ-Understanding-Antisemitism-November-2017-v1-3-2.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering To Our Movement" here.</a>

Media, Myths And Modern Antisemitism - Jacob Woolf

We are delighted to be joined in the tortoise shack by student Jacob Woolf for a broad conversation on antisemitism, recognising it, the conspiracy theories surrounding it and knowing when cynical players are using it as a weapon rather than caring about what it really means. This is a deep dive into the subject and we cover the recent tweet controversy, the George Soros conspiracy and the tropes and smears many of us don't understand even as we use them. We also go into why Antisemitism is the intellectual core of white nationalism. Jacob has kindly put together a list of interesting resources should you want to learn more. This is one of our favourite pods.Understanding Antisemitism by Jews for Racial and Economic JusticeOrigins of the Soros ConspiracyThe George Soros’s of the PastIntroduction to a three part series I’m writing on the connections between antisemitism and the conspiracies about Replacement Theory or ‘white genocide’ and the Frankfurt SchoolSource of the quote: “Antisemitism is the intellectual core of white nationalism”Currently the best available history of how the Frankfurt School conspiracy became popularised, although it misses the Kevin McDonald book published the same year as the documentary. It also discussed how these conspiracies can affect both the left and the right.If you want to know more about that book and Kevin McDonald, I highly recommend this podcast episode.Join us: patreon.com/tortoiseshack

We are delighted to be joined in the tortoise shack by student Jacob Woolf for a broad conversation on antisemitism, recognising it, the conspiracy theories surrounding it and knowing when cynical players are using it as a weapon rather than caring about what it really means. This is a deep dive into the subject and we cover the recent tweet controversy, the George Soros conspiracy and the tropes and smears many of us don't understand even as we use them. We also go into why Antisemitism is the intellectual core of white nationalism. Jacob has kindly put together a list of interesting resources should you want to learn more. This is one of our favourite pods. Understanding Antisemitism by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice Origins of the Soros Conspiracy The George Soros’s of the Past Introduction to a three part series I’m writing on the connections between antisemitism and the conspiracies about Replacement Theory or ‘white genocide’ and the Frankfurt School Source of the quote: “Antisemitism is the intellectual core of white nationalism” Currently the best available history of how the Frankfurt School conspiracy became popularised, although it misses the Kevin McDonald book published the same year as the documentary. It also discussed how these conspiracies can affect both the left and the right. If you want to know more about that book and Kevin McDonald, I highly recommend this podcast episode. Join us: <a href="http://patreon.com/tortoiseshack" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">patreon.com/tortoiseshack</a>