Jewish State of Affairs with Dr. Dana Steiner

In our first episode, Margarita brings on Dr. Dana Steiner, Director of ACCESS Global at American Jewish Committee (AJC), to discuss Israel, antisemitism today and Dana's work in supporting women who work in Jewish advocacy spaces. Dana and Margarita go beyond the headlines to discuss the current reality of Jewish people worldwide. Learn more about AJC at ajc.org and @ajc.global on Instagram.Support our work: buymeacoffee.com/peoplejewwannaknowWhat We Discuss: 00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda03:15 On Chutzpanit Consulting14:45 On Women in the workplace, the wage gap, & women's self-advocacy20:30 Equity & Effectiveness framework in the workplace 23:23 Dana's feelings post Oct 7th & Intro to AJC's work 28:20 On the need for Jews to speak up for themselves 30:00 AJC's instrumental work in reducing antisemitism & promoting Israel and the 2-state solution31:10 Israel's short window of positive support & the role of social media in fueling the public opinion on Israel 39:50 AJC's State of Antisemitism Survey - is antisemitism as bad as we think it is? 42:20 On Gen Z's viewpoint on Israel & antisemitism 47:30 On the erasure of history re: founding of the state of Israel 51:00 Importance of Antisemitism curriculum & Holocaust education56:47 Where is the glass half full in light of current events? 59:30 Importance of young Jews taking on local government positions & promoting bipartisan support of Israel 1:03:46 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination