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Barry Shrage: ‘Anti-Racism, CRT Don’t Represent Jewish Vision of a Better World’ | ‘Top Story’

Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the banning of the Holocaust graphic novel “Maus” and the importance of not confusing censoring books with the need to fight critical race theory indoctrination.

He is joined by veteran Jewish communal leader Barry Shrage to discuss the backlash against woke politics and the future of American Jewry.

The two talk about the changing demographics of the community; what measures help promote Jewish peoplehood and support for Israel; and whether Jewish Americans should be more optimistic or pessimistic about the future.

Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem News Syndicate, a senior contributor for The Federalist, a columnist for Newsweek and a contributor to many other publications. He covers the American political scene, foreign policy, the U.S.-Israel relationship, Middle East diplomacy, the Jewish world and the arts. He hosts the JNS “Think Twice” podcast, both the weekly video program and the “Jonathan Tobin Daily” program, which are available on all major audio platforms and YouTube. Previously, he was executive editor, then senior online editor and chief political blogger, for Commentary magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia and editor of the Connecticut Jewish Ledger. He has won more than 60 awards for commentary, art criticism and other writing. He appears regularly on television, commenting on politics and foreign policy. Born in New York City, he studied history at Columbia University.
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