Rediscovering Latinidad Season 7 Episode 4 Heridas Hereditarias: Latinidad, Israel, y Palestina dos años después del 7 de Octubre

Two years after the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel, grief, outrage, and displacement continue to ripple across the world and across identities. In this episode, we look at how Latino histories of colonization, diaspora, and resistance shape our understanding of this conflict and how Jewish Latinos, in particular, often find themselves torn between cultural memory and political conviction.This conversation brings together two voices with deeply personal ties to these layered histories:Joaquín, the late cousin of our co-host Briar Rose, grew up between El Salvador and the United States, shaped by the shadow of civil war, U.S. intervention, and migration. His reflections, recorded before his passing, speak to the inherited trauma and empathy of those who’ve lived through displacement and violence, and how that informs solidarity with Palestinians.David, cousin of cohost Edward, is Colombian Jewish and lived in Israel, where he witnessed the fear, mourning, and polarization that followed October 7. His perspective wrestles with faith, identity, and the pain of watching a homeland, both ancient and modern, consumed by cycles of vengeance and survival.Together, their dialogue explores what it means to hold multiple truths:How Latinos see echoes of their own histories in Israel and PalestineThe tension between justice and safety, faith and politics, colonization and survivalHow Jewish and non-Jewish Latinos navigate belonging in global conversations about oppressionThe episode is both a tribute and a reckoning, a space to honor Joaquín’s memory, to listen to David’s lived experience, and to ask how the past two years have reshaped what it means to stand for humanity, even when history keeps dividing us.For more on the genetic history of Jews, Palestinians, and the ancient Levant, read "More than kin, less than kind: Jews and Palestinians as Canaanite cousins" by Razib Khan:https://www.razibkhan.com/p/more-than-kin-less-than-kind-jewsFollow us on social media: Facebook: Rediscovering LatinidadInstagram: @RediscoveringLatinidadBluesky: @RediscLatinidad X: @RediscLatinidadReddit: r/RediscoveringLatindadPlease visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going: http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.comhttps://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.comKnow Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service AgenciesNational:● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/CA:● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spacesDC:● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DCTN:● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN        ● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/WI:● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WIRediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon. Visit our website at www.RediscoveringLatinidad.com. If you would like to reach out, please email us at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 646-470-9824.If you would like to become a member of our Patreon, please join at https://patreon.com/RediscoveringLatinidad.