image sourced from original article at Yehuda Kurtzer speaks with historian Flora Cassen about the contrasts between Jewish life in Europe and the United States, examining how history shapes present realities. Their discussion focuses on what it means to inherit the legacy of Europe’s Jewish past while confronting a renewed rise of antisemitism.
The conversation explores the promises and limitations of Holocaust memory, questioning how remembrance influences contemporary Jewish identity and political life. Moving between historical analysis and personal reflection, they consider how ideas of power, vulnerability, and belonging are being reevaluated at a time when long-held assumptions feel increasingly uncertain.
Through this dialogue, the episode highlights the complex ways antisemitism resurfaces across political and cultural contexts, and how Jewish communities navigate continuity and change in an unsettled moment.
