Ep 605: Influential Origins with Alan Mindel and guest Jake Blumencranz P2 on hmTv

Send us Fan MailInfluential Origins with Alan MindelGuest: Jake Blumencranz — Part 2hmTv at HMTCIn Part 2 of Influential Origins, host Alan Mindel continues his conversation with Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, focusing on the growing challenges facing New York, the future of families and businesses in the state, and the alarming rise of antisemitism in public life, education, and civic spaces.Alan and Jake discuss whether the next generation will be able to build a future in New York, as families confront rising costs, population stagnation, political dysfunction, and questions about safety and belonging. Jake reflects on his belief that New York remains one of the greatest places to live, but warns that poor policy decisions are weakening the state’s promise.The conversation turns deeply toward the Jewish community’s experience in New York today, including hate crimes, campus antisemitism, the Columbia University protests, and the failure of institutions and prosecutors to enforce laws equally. Jake explains the difference between “the streets” and “the dinner table” — the need to address public intimidation and violence through law enforcement while also confronting the deeper narratives being shaped in schools, online spaces, and community conversations.Alan and Jake also explore Holocaust education, the misuse of language such as “genocide,” the blurring of moral clarity, and the growing attempts to distort Jewish history by recasting Jews as oppressors rather than as a historically targeted minority. They discuss why accurate Holocaust education remains essential, especially as younger generations are increasingly exposed to misinformation and dangerous ideological framing.This episode is a frank and urgent conversation about antisemitism, public safety, education, leadership, and the responsibility of elected officials and community leaders to protect truth, law, and the future of New York.Support the show