Shakespeare's Secret Jews - Merchant of Venice Lecture

Artistic Director Ben Donenberg presents a new, exciting perspective on a question that has haunted Shakespeare and The Merchant of Venice scholars: How could English literature’s greatest Renaissance humanist have written such an anti-Semitic play and created, in Shylock, perhaps the most infamous Jewish literary character? Ben Donenberg presented at the 35th Annual Conference for the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies on August 12, 2025.Mystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 10 seasons we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Dominic Crossan) and Holistic Healers (Rosemary Gladstar). We have taken deep dives on the topics of human trafficking, ancient civilizations, demonology and the occult, social movements, controversial topics and many of the current affairs affecting our society. Join us as as we explore the mystic-skeptic mind space…