Remember what the Tories took from you!
On War is Stupid: An Anti-War Podcast About War, I sat down with British Jewish historian, writer, and musician Joseph Finlay, who passionately argues against my claim from the Amsterdam episode that “London is like NYC for goyim.” We explore the rich Jewish history of London, which was one of socialism and anarchism up until Thatcherism. We discuss the anti-fascist resistance of the 1936 Battle of Cable Street, which was recently co-opted by the Zionist Right in response to a protest against West Bank settlement sales. We also talk about British Jewish heroes like Oliver!’s Lionel Bart and British Jewish villains like Lord Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks—and the contradictions of being a “Rabbi Lord.” Joseph breaks down philo-semitism, a phenomenon that endangers Jews while mainstream institutions cheer it on.
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