Another Education Is Possible

Members of the internationalist, anti-imperialist, and anti-Zionist organization Jews Against White Supremacy (JAWS) join the podcast to explore principled anti-Zionism, revolutionary struggle, and political education. While we spend a lot of time discussing educational experiences and the role of education in social movements, we also talk about how these experiences relate to engaging in direct action and mobilizing other Jewish ...

Sarah Ema Friedland's work as a filmmaker and educator shows the wild, radical potential of documentary. In this episode, Sarah takes listeners through unlearning liberal Zionism and college lessons that helped her avoid Birthright. She also describes how Cuban film school and Palestinian filmmakers influence her work. Sarah and Rami Younis' sci-fi documentary about the city of Lyd offers an opportunity to nerd out on third cinema ...

On a show that keeps mentioning mutual aid, we haven't yet explored its meaning or role within education. Luckily, abolitionist Rachel Joy joins us to talk all about this exact topic. We look at mutual aid as educational, part of Jewish tradition, and something urgent in this moment. We also discuss Rachel growing up queer in South Florida, discovering Judaism beyond Zionism in college through participating in SJP, and ongoing abol...

Researcher, activist, founding Director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism, and fellow podcaster Emmaia Gelman joins guest host Eli Meyerhoff to discuss the role of radical study in organizing for Palestinian liberation. From being a Jewish kid in New York City to queer and anti-racist organizing, Emmaia shares a complex story that reveals the many ways people encounter Zionism, how to uncover it, and how we might c...

Teacher Dan Cohen and organizer Julie Kosowki take us through their decades of work in the Palestine Solidarity Movement in Chicago. The episode includes stories from Dan's public school teaching and Julie applying lessons from her survivor father to her activism. Dan and Julie are also married and close collaborators. They tell listeners about date nights watching Noam Chomsky documentaries and going to marches together. This is a...

In this episode, we talk to writer and activist Dave Zirin about the political potential of sports. Dave takes us through his childhood in New York City Jewish communities, which included playing street ball with Kenny Anderson. He describes life lessons from anti-Zionist writer Mike Marqusee and former NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who refused to stand for the national anthem in the 1990s. It's a packed episode that touches on th...

In this episode, writer and organizer Anna Rajagopal shares experiences from a Jewish upbringing in Texas. They describe the failures and frustrations of the NGO-ified so-called Jewish left and the ways in which their own political education has been shaped by Palestinian comrades "calling them out and calling them in." With compassion and critique, Anna invites listeners toward the quiet work of unmaking Zionism. As the episode sh...

Writer and activist Alison Glick shares a story that moves from Jewish cooking in Cincinnati to experiential unlearning on a kibbutz (or, as Alison puts it "learning what Zionism actually is"). Alison discusses the First Intifada, the student encampments, and her novel, The Other End of the Sea. This is a moving and engrossing episode about family, writing, and so much else.

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In this episode, host Jordan Corson chats with two friends, Roy Danovitch (an associate head of school based in Oakland), and Dani Friedrich (an associate professor of Curriculum and Teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University) about the ways in which anti-Zionism has created new dynamics and stronger foundations for relationships with family and friends. The episode reveals how integral friendships can be in building educati...

As a number of recent articles suggest, the genocide in Gaza has thrown the field of Holocaust and genocide studies into crisis. Meanwhile, a new generation of students and scholars are actively naming the genocide and opposing Zionism. In this episode, Ren Bell, a graduate student in Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University joins guest host (and Another Education Is Possible producer) Samantha Hoehle to explore Ren's ...

From a Zionist upbringing in Cincinnati to radical political organizing in New York City, Rabbi Alissa Wise takes us on a vast educational journey. Across time and space, she remains devoted to tending to Jewish people and Jewish life. Our conversation touches on her years working for Jewish Voice for Peace and pushing the organization to support BDS and become explicitly anti-Zionist. Rabbi Wise also shares intimate stories of lea...

Listeners may have heard Maura on a special episode we aired last year about academic freedom and Palestine. In this episode, Maura returns for a more in depth conversation about her educational journey in the Palestine solidarity movement. We discuss her being fired from her tenured position and hear stories from her everyday classroom practice. She offers a glimpse of her time as a principled high school student encountering Edwa...

Anti-Zionist education doesn't just mean unlearning Zionism. Many Jews, including today's guests, have undertaken educational projects where anti-Zionism is a starting point. In our conversation, the Haiven family take us through community building and ostracization from the Jewish community in Canada, learning and practicing their own version of Jewish traditions, and the sustaining power of rage. The whole episode is like listeni...