Identity/Crisis Podcast
1) 1. Reporting on Antisemitism When No One Wants to Listen — with Jesse Brown
Who pays the price for identifying antisemitism? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with journalist and Canadaland host Jesse Brown about his recent series What Is Happening He...Show More
2) Live at Vilna Shul: Harvard, Leadership, and Free Speech – with Alan Garber
Why have universities become flashpoints for broader cultural and political battles and what can higher education do to repair a fractured public sphere? In a conversation recorded live at the Vilna ...Show More
Live at Vilna Shul: Harvard, Leadership, and Free Speech – with Alan Garber
46:03 | Dec 30th, 2025
3) How Americans Reshaped Israeli Judaism — with Adam Ferziger
How do ideas travel—and what happens when they cross borders? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with author and historian Adam Ferziger to explore how liberal and moderate f...Show More
4) Christmastime for the Jews (Re-Release)
This episode was originally released on December 24, 2024 The relegation of Hanukkah merchandise to a tiny corner of the grocery aisle can cause Jews to feel excluded or marginalized by the Christ...Show More
5) Can the Jewish Big Tent Hold After October 7? with Yehuda Kurtzer and Claire Sufrin
What does it take to rebuild Jewish community after two years of trauma and division? On this special episode of Identity/Crisis, Senior Editor Claire Sufrin turns the tables and interviews Yehuda Kur...Show More
6) What Broke the Black–Jewish Alliance? with Terrence Johnson
What does it take for Black–Jewish partnerships to flourish in a moment of rising fear, political polarization, and mutual misunderstanding? On this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer and scho...Show More
7) Covenant, Compromise, Sacrifice, and Kindness (Re-Release)
This episode was originally released on Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 This political moment may cause American Jews to ask: “Where have we seen this before?” In this episode recorded live in N...Show More
8) Carlson, Fuentes, and the New/Old Antisemitism – with Yair Rosenberg
Why are conspiracy theories about Jews surging in the American mainstream — and why are so many young Americans embracing them? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer and Yair Rosenberg, s...Show More
9) Israel 2026: The Next Elections and What’s at Stake – with Tani Frank
What’s next for Israel’s democracy after years of polarization, war, and political stagnation? In this episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer talks with Tani Frank, Director of the Center for Juda...Show More
10) Rabin, Oslo, and the Road Not Taken — with Yossi Beilin
Thirty years after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with Yossi Beilin, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, about the night that changed Israel forever. Together they re...Show More