![]() ![]() He spares no one, not least British leaders like liberal MP Jenny Tonge, who, in a Facebook post, blamed the Pittsburgh shooting on Jews because of Israel and suggested that Jews are persecuted over and over again because they…ask for it. ![]() Baddiel, a British comedian, follows manifestations of current anti-Judaism down various Twitter and cultural rabbit holes without an ounce of fear or apology, tying the red string between stupid things people say on the internet and historic anti-Semitic tropes. As soon as I put down her book, I picked up David Baddiel’s Jews Don’t Count. ![]() The book has been getting great reviews, and I think it speaks to a new moment we’re in, one where we’re realizing that cultural acceptance has come at the cost of not always being welcome to tell our own story. One of the books I read was Dara Horn’s new book, People Love Dead Jews, and I was psyched when her publicist got me an interview for this latest podcast edition of The Cholent. ![]()
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