Amy Albertson - The Asian Israeli Activist Jew Wanna Know

Amy Albertson joins us on People Jew Wanna Know podcast for a conversation on antisemitism, Israel, and being a Jewish activist in this historic time. Amy is a Chinese-American Jewish advocate and educator from California most known for her online platform @theamyalbertson where she shares educational content about Israel and the Jewish people. Follow Amy on Instagram @theamyalbertson and check out her site amyalbertson.com Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda 02:46 Who is Amy Albertson? 08:43 On Amy's Asian-Jewish identity & how Asian activists have spoken up for Jews 14:24 What is "punching up and down?" 17:33 On persuading "the other 80%" 26:22 What Amy has changed her mind on since Oct 7th30:32 What Amy hopes to see for the future of Israel 31:57 On hearing Hugo, a Kibbutz Be'Eri survivor, speak post Oct 7th37:14 Margarita's chalk incident outside of Hoboken Path Station43:10 The one state vs. two state solution 48:40 What is misunderstood about social media activists? 52:31 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination