Barry Weiss

cheering, or I'll be more generous, you know, standing up for Hamas, sorry, that's what they were doing, they would say that the reason that they're doing it is because, again, to put it very crudely, they see the conflict as sort of whites versus blacks. Palestinians are American blacks before the civil rights movement or maybe even further before that.

cheering, or I'll be more generous, you know, standing up for Hamas, sorry, that's what they were doing, they would say that the reason that they're doing it is because, again, to put it very crudely, they see the conflict as sort of whites versus blacks. Palestinians are American blacks before the civil rights movement or maybe even further before that.

And Jews, Israelis, are sort of like the white oppressor class. And this is a meme. It's really, really sticky and very powerful and something that you see absolutely everywhere. Obviously, it bears no relation to reality. But talk a little bit about, like, how do you dispel that kind of thing? It is such a profoundly... compelling idea.

And Jews, Israelis, are sort of like the white oppressor class. And this is a meme. It's really, really sticky and very powerful and something that you see absolutely everywhere. Obviously, it bears no relation to reality. But talk a little bit about, like, how do you dispel that kind of thing? It is such a profoundly... compelling idea.

And Jews, Israelis, are sort of like the white oppressor class. And this is a meme. It's really, really sticky and very powerful and something that you see absolutely everywhere. Obviously, it bears no relation to reality. But talk a little bit about, like, how do you dispel that kind of thing? It is such a profoundly... compelling idea.

It's captured in a more erudite way in Ta-Nehisi Coates' recent book, The Message. And it's something that people, young people, are being educated to in our most elite schools. What do we do about that? How do you, like, you can't go up to that person and be like, read this book, when they're seeing every Twitter and Instagram, you know, slideshow that's giving them an opposite message.

It's captured in a more erudite way in Ta-Nehisi Coates' recent book, The Message. And it's something that people, young people, are being educated to in our most elite schools. What do we do about that? How do you, like, you can't go up to that person and be like, read this book, when they're seeing every Twitter and Instagram, you know, slideshow that's giving them an opposite message.

It's captured in a more erudite way in Ta-Nehisi Coates' recent book, The Message. And it's something that people, young people, are being educated to in our most elite schools. What do we do about that? How do you, like, you can't go up to that person and be like, read this book, when they're seeing every Twitter and Instagram, you know, slideshow that's giving them an opposite message.

You gave an interview recently where you talked about being unable to sleep. You were asked a question about whether or not you're ever able to take off your historian hat. You said no, and you said, that's the reason I'm having trouble sleeping lately. What is keeping you up? Is it the West? Is it Israel?

You gave an interview recently where you talked about being unable to sleep. You were asked a question about whether or not you're ever able to take off your historian hat. You said no, and you said, that's the reason I'm having trouble sleeping lately. What is keeping you up? Is it the West? Is it Israel?

You gave an interview recently where you talked about being unable to sleep. You were asked a question about whether or not you're ever able to take off your historian hat. You said no, and you said, that's the reason I'm having trouble sleeping lately. What is keeping you up? Is it the West? Is it Israel?

But let's choose maybe a dichotomy that's a little more uncomfortable. Jews in Hungary report being safer than Jews in England. And that is a reality. What are we meant to take from that?

But let's choose maybe a dichotomy that's a little more uncomfortable. Jews in Hungary report being safer than Jews in England. And that is a reality. What are we meant to take from that?

But let's choose maybe a dichotomy that's a little more uncomfortable. Jews in Hungary report being safer than Jews in England. And that is a reality. What are we meant to take from that?

I guess the question I've been thinking about a lot personally is just, how do we learn to be Jews inside history? I feel that my generation wasn't necessarily given the tools, and we're now having to feel our way toward them. And when you're being a historian, you have the privilege of sort of remove an observation and skepticism, and you're looking back.

I guess the question I've been thinking about a lot personally is just, how do we learn to be Jews inside history? I feel that my generation wasn't necessarily given the tools, and we're now having to feel our way toward them. And when you're being a historian, you have the privilege of sort of remove an observation and skepticism, and you're looking back.

I guess the question I've been thinking about a lot personally is just, how do we learn to be Jews inside history? I feel that my generation wasn't necessarily given the tools, and we're now having to feel our way toward them. And when you're being a historian, you have the privilege of sort of remove an observation and skepticism, and you're looking back.

Yeah, that would be a word for it. But you're also a Jew living in 2025. experiencing all the things that we WhatsApp each other about. How do we be Jews in this historical moment?

Yeah, that would be a word for it. But you're also a Jew living in 2025. experiencing all the things that we WhatsApp each other about. How do we be Jews in this historical moment?

Yeah, that would be a word for it. But you're also a Jew living in 2025. experiencing all the things that we WhatsApp each other about. How do we be Jews in this historical moment?