Simon Sebag Montefiore

Well, this brings us back to what you were saying about Jews in America, because everything's about America. America's the center of the world and the center of world culture. I think the experience of the Jews of America is unique. I think that American Jews started off as an immigrant population like others and then became one of the ruling establishments in the American Republic.

Well, this brings us back to what you were saying about Jews in America, because everything's about America. America's the center of the world and the center of world culture. I think the experience of the Jews of America is unique. I think that American Jews started off as an immigrant population like others and then became one of the ruling establishments in the American Republic.

And I think that Jews found this extremely uncomfortable. I think they found it uncomfortable because Jews are liberal leaning. And I think that becoming a ruling class in a republic with its background in slavery and racism

And I think that Jews found this extremely uncomfortable. I think they found it uncomfortable because Jews are liberal leaning. And I think that becoming a ruling class in a republic with its background in slavery and racism

And I think that Jews found this extremely uncomfortable. I think they found it uncomfortable because Jews are liberal leaning. And I think that becoming a ruling class in a republic with its background in slavery and racism

led many jews first of all to feel that they didn't have to fight for their position anymore because they were in this amazing powerful position and secondly and this is an absolutely credible and wonderful thing about jewish people to start to think about other people But the problem is they thought too much. That has led to many Jews lowering their guard.

led many jews first of all to feel that they didn't have to fight for their position anymore because they were in this amazing powerful position and secondly and this is an absolutely credible and wonderful thing about jewish people to start to think about other people But the problem is they thought too much. That has led to many Jews lowering their guard.

led many jews first of all to feel that they didn't have to fight for their position anymore because they were in this amazing powerful position and secondly and this is an absolutely credible and wonderful thing about jewish people to start to think about other people But the problem is they thought too much. That has led to many Jews lowering their guard.

And I think that has been a tragedy, and that leads us back in full circle to what happened in academia, that we lost control of... values in academia, and we surrendered academia to an ideology that we felt was virtuous, we hoped was virtuous, we hoped it corrected the mistakes in American history and world history that Jews in America had so benefited from.

And I think that has been a tragedy, and that leads us back in full circle to what happened in academia, that we lost control of... values in academia, and we surrendered academia to an ideology that we felt was virtuous, we hoped was virtuous, we hoped it corrected the mistakes in American history and world history that Jews in America had so benefited from.

And I think that has been a tragedy, and that leads us back in full circle to what happened in academia, that we lost control of... values in academia, and we surrendered academia to an ideology that we felt was virtuous, we hoped was virtuous, we hoped it corrected the mistakes in American history and world history that Jews in America had so benefited from.

And I also think this isn't just about Jews. This is also about politicians in America and public service workers in America and charity workers and people who cared about democracy in America literally took their eye off the ball and thought, okay, this sounds kind of good. This sounds kind of virtuous. It's anti-racist. It's against anti-Semitism.

And I also think this isn't just about Jews. This is also about politicians in America and public service workers in America and charity workers and people who cared about democracy in America literally took their eye off the ball and thought, okay, this sounds kind of good. This sounds kind of virtuous. It's anti-racist. It's against anti-Semitism.

And I also think this isn't just about Jews. This is also about politicians in America and public service workers in America and charity workers and people who cared about democracy in America literally took their eye off the ball and thought, okay, this sounds kind of good. This sounds kind of virtuous. It's anti-racist. It's against anti-Semitism.

And there are dark things in all of our histories. And by the way, as a historian, there's no problem with writing about the dark things in American history, in British history, in imperial history, in Israeli history. There's nothing wrong with writing about this stuff. This stuff happens.

And there are dark things in all of our histories. And by the way, as a historian, there's no problem with writing about the dark things in American history, in British history, in imperial history, in Israeli history. There's nothing wrong with writing about this stuff. This stuff happens.

And there are dark things in all of our histories. And by the way, as a historian, there's no problem with writing about the dark things in American history, in British history, in imperial history, in Israeli history. There's nothing wrong with writing about this stuff. This stuff happens.

it doesn't mean that we have to turn our society around into a sort of witch hunt and to simplify everyday life into a battle of goodies and baddies.

it doesn't mean that we have to turn our society around into a sort of witch hunt and to simplify everyday life into a battle of goodies and baddies.

it doesn't mean that we have to turn our society around into a sort of witch hunt and to simplify everyday life into a battle of goodies and baddies.