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 scholar Terrence Johnson discuss the stories we carry — about vulnerability, power, Israel, America, and identity — and why they often fail to translate across racial lines. Together, they explore how demythologizing each other and leaning into deeper, more intimate conversations might reshape the future of Black–Jewish relations.
We're grateful to the Charles H. Revson Foundation for supporting the Shalom Hartman Institute's digital work, including Identity/Crisis.
You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
--------
52:55
--------
52:55
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 NYC, Yehuda Kurtzer challenges the impulse to reach backwards for old frameworks to describe our current situation, and instead offers a vision for a new era in American-Jewish
politics – one shaped by a culture of compromise and defined by an embrace of kindness.
We're grateful to the Charles H. Revson Foundation for supporting the Shalom Hartman Institute's digital work, including Identity/Crisis.
You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
--------
49:08
--------
49:08
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, staff writer at The Atlantic, unpack how Tucker Carlson’s platforming of
Nick Fuentes reveals a broader ecosystem of digital extremism and populist politics that increasingly places Jews at the center of national discontent.
We are grateful to the Charles H. Revson Foundation for supporting the Shalom Hartman Institute's digital work, including Identity/Crisis.
You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
Here’s more from the Shalom Hartman Institute this week:
Register for Tomer Persico’s book talk in NYC on December 9.
Watch the recording of the Hevruta Gap-Year Program Open House.
--------
54:30
--------
54:30
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 Judaism and State Policy at
the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, about Israel’s rapidly changing
political landscape ahead of the 2026 elections. They discuss Benjamin
Netanyahu’s enduring power, the rise of a possible “Zionist alliance,” and the growing demand for political accountability and unity after October 7.
We're grateful to the Charles H. Revson Foundation for supporting the Shalom Hartman Institute's digital work, including Identity/Crisis.
You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more.
Subscribe to our new podcast Thoughts & Prayers here
Learn more about Hartman’s Winter Leadership Seminar here
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
--------
44:52
--------
44:52
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 revisit Rabin’s legacy, the
rise of extremism that followed, and ask: what will it take to revive the hope
of peace?
We're grateful to the Charles H. Revson Foundation for supporting the Shalom Hartman Institute's digital work, including Identity/Crisis.
You can now sponsor an episode of Identity/Crisis. Click HERE to learn more.
Learn more about Hartman’s Hevruta Gap-Year Program HERE
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
In a frenzied media cycle, Identity/Crisis creates better conversations about the issues facing contemporary Jewish life. Host Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, talks with leading thinkers to unpack current events affecting Jewish communities in North America, Israel, and around the world, revealing the core Jewish values underlying the issues that matter most to you.
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST FOR MORE HARTMAN IDEAS
UK