Treyf Podcast
by Treyf Podcast
Treyf is an anarchist Jewish podcast recorded in occupied Tio'tia:ke (Montreal), Kanien’kehá:ka territory. The show features discussions about radical leftist politics and history, highlighting perspectives often excluded from mainstream Jewish spaces.
Episodes
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50 Irena Klepfisz
On this episode, we spoke with Irena Klepfisz. Irena is a writer, a poet, an activist, a lesbian feminist, a teacher, a researcher, and a movement elder. We talked with Irena about her experience being born in the Warsaw Ghetto to Bundist parents, her role in founding the Jewish Women’s Committee...
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49 The General Jewish Labour Bund Pt 3
The final episode in our series on the Jewish Labour Bund! We first spoke with David Slucki about the ways the organization was reimagined after the Holocaust, with Bund chapters scattered around the world. We then spoke with Molly Crabapple about the Bund’s different legacies & what the symbol…
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In the Streets: 1492 Land Back Lane
For this instalment of In the Streets, we spoke with Skyler Williams, spokesperson for 1492 Land Back Lane, an ongoing land reclamation effort on Six Nations territory. We talked about the repression that people there are facing, the recent solidarity day of action, and the relationship between...
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48 The General Jewish Labour Bund Pt 2
The second episode of our series on the Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist movement founded in the late 1890s. On this episode, we spoke with Jack Jacobs about the Jewish Labour Bund during the interwar period in Poland. We talked about the Bund's widespread support during this…
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47 Ashanti Alston
Ashanti Alston is an anarchist, a prison abolitionist, and a former member of the Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army. He was a political prisoner for over a decade and continues to work with the Jericho Movement for the freedom of all political prisoners. We talked with Ashanti about his...
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46 The General Jewish Labour Bund Pt 1
The first episode of our series on the Jewish Labour Bund, a secular Jewish socialist movement founded in the late 1890s! We spoke to Elissa Bemporad and Josh Meyers about the founding of the Bund, its underground revolutionary activities, and it's complicated relationship with the Bolsheviks....
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In the Streets: #FreeThemAllCaravan
On April 19th, car caravans visited prisons & migrant detention centres in cities across so-called Canada. The caravans made noise and held signs in solidarity with those locked up, demanding their immediate release in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This recording is an edited version of a...
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In the Streets: Shut Down Canada
For this instalment of In the Streets, we spoke with Jennifer Wickham, media coordinator for the Gidimt'en Camp on Wet’suwet’en territory. We spoke about the Wet’suwet’en struggle for their territory, the recent raids by Canadian police, and the Indigenous-led Shut Down Canada uprising that's...
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Short: Diaspora Podcast
We spoke with Tallie Ben Daniel and Nava EtShalom about their new show, Diaspora Podcast from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). We discussed the origins of the podcast, the goals and intentions of putting it out, and what folks can expect in the first season of the show.
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The War On Christmas
To celebrate the yearly #WaronChristmas, we are rebroadcasting our special episode from a few years ago. “Inspired by the confluence of panic and satire that is the War On Christmas, we endeavoured to discover its true meaning. Relying on the guidance of longtime activist Moishe Volf Dolman, we...
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45 Fascism and the Far-Right Pt 3
For this episode, we explored the relationship between fascism and colonialism. We talked with Christian Davis about Germany's colonial genocide in Namibia and the ways that this tragedy acted as a precursor to the Holocaust. We then spoke with Rowland Keshena Robinson about how to understand...
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44 Fascism and the Far-Right Pt 2
We're back from our summer break! For part two of our series on fascism and the far-right, we spoke with Diana Garvin about her research into Italian fascism's attacks on women's autonomy & the inspiring ways that women resisted the fascist regime. We then spoke with Matthew Lyons about his work...
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Rimonim Liturgy Project
We spoke with Aurora Levins Morales about the Rimonim Liturgy Project, you can learn more & support at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rimonim-liturgy-project
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In the Streets: Free the Hamilton Pride Defenders!
For the first instalment of In the Streets, we talked with an anonymous queer anarchist who's affiliated with The Tower, an anarchist social space in so-called Hamilton, Ontario. Queer and trans folks in Hamilton have been experiencing heightened police repression following this year's Pride...
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43 David Gilbert
We went on a trip to Buffalo, NY last month to speak with anti-imperialist political prisoner David Gilbert. We talked about his Jewish upbringing, what he learned from the Weather Underground, and how his thinking has changed over time. We highly recommend the show notes for this one! Show…
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From the Archives: Anarchist Purim Party (Jewish Digest, 1991)
Happy Purim! We wanted to share this excerpt from a 1991 episode of Jewish Digest, set at an anarchist Purim party in occupied Tio'tia:ke (Montréal). Thanks to the Canadian Jewish Archives for their help digitizing the original cassette.
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42 Fascism and the Far-Right Pt 1
On this episode, we had two conversations about the history of Fascism. We first spoke with Gord Hill about the history of Anti-Fascist movements and the connections between Fascism and Colonialism. We then spoke with Shira Klein about how to understand the widespread Jewish support for Fascism...
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41 Immigration, Exclusion, and False Apologies
On this episode, we focused on the anti-Jewish immigration laws of the 1920s and 1930s & how they relate to the present. We spoke with Syed Hussan (a migrant justice organizer in Toronto) about the Canadian government's upcoming apology for turning away Jews fleeing the Nazis, and how this fits...
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40 Resisting Colonialism In Palestine
On this episode, we spoke with Aya Alghazzawi - a Palestinian student and activist in Gaza, as well as Ali Abunimah - co-founder and Director of the Electronic Intifada. We talked about life in Gaza, the Great March of Return, and how to understand the current wave of Israeli repression. Show...
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39 Beyond The Pale
On this episode, we spoke with Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark, the former hosts of Beyond the Pale, a leftist Jewish radio show that broadcast on WBAI between 1995 and 2014. Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/09/07/39-beyond-the-pale/
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38 A Resurgence of Leftist Jewish Media
On this episode, we took a look at a new generation of leftist Jewish media projects. We spoke with Ben Ratskoff (editor of Protocols) and Jacob Plitman (editor of Jewish Currents) about what’s led to this upsurge in the Jewish left, generational divides, the role of secularism, and what’s...
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Electronic Intifada Podcast: The Nakba at 70
Our upcoming episode on The Great March of Return has taken longer than expected so we're sharing a behind-the-scenes update along with a condensed version of the Electronic Intifada Podcast's episode on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba.
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37 Letters From Listeners
On this episode, we marked three years since starting the show & read letters from listeners! Show Notes: https://www.treyfpodcast.com/2018/05/10/37-letters-from-listeners/
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36 Understanding Antisemitism
On this episode, we spoke with Leo Ferguson and Aurora Levins Morales about the new resource, ‘Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to our Movement,’ released in November by Jews for Racial and Economic Justice. We talked about the several-year process behind the resource, the monopoly the...
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35 The First Intifada, 30 Years Later
On this episode, we took a look back at the First Intifada following its 30th anniversary. We spoke with Mezna Qato (Palestinian activist & academic) about the history of the First Intifada, it’s legacy, and how it can help us better understand our present moment. Show Notes:...
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Update
Why there's no episode this week & an update on some developments over at Treyf HQ.
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Short: Tom Pessah
We spoke with Tom Pessah, an activist & academic based in Tel Aviv. We talked about his work with Amram, a group working to expose the truth about Israel’s mass kidnapping of Yemenite, Mizrahi and Balkan children in the 1950s. We spoke about the racism that led to these kidnappings and his...
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Short: Métis in Space
As we enter sci-fi blockbuster season, we reached out to Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel, hosts of the Métis in Space podcast. We talked about the colonial politics of mainstream science fiction, how they're pushing back against it, and the importance of envisioning decolonial futures. [This…
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Short: Bernie Farber
We spoke with Bernie Farber (former CEO of the Canadian Jewish Congress) about his recent role in helping uncover the truth about Ayman Elkasrawy, a Toronto Imam fired from his job due to false accusations of Anti-Semitism. We talked about the uneven relationship between Jewish and Muslim...
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34 What the Hell is Going On in Québec?
On this episode, we take a step back and give some context to the continuing rise of Islamophobia in Québec. We first spoke with Alex, a longtime activist & organizer who’s participated in movements against the far-right in Québec since the 1980s. We talked about the recent surge in far-right...
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Short: Eli Valley
We spoke with Eli Valley about his new book, Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel. We talked about why he left the Forward, what happens when you publicly criticize institutional Jewish leaders, and the fraught relationship between satire and activism.
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Short: Laura Whitehorn
We spoke with Laura Whitehorn, former political prisoner & tireless revolutionary activist and organizer, about her decades of participation in movements for justice. We spoke about organizing against white supremacists during the 1970s, how she relates to the newly radicalized Jewish left, how…
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Short: Radiant Others
We spoke with musician Dan Blacksberg about his new podcast, Radiant Others, an extended interview show with Klezmer musicians. We spoke with Dan about his politicization via Jewish Voice for Peace, what it means to be a white Ashkenazi cultural worker, and what Klezmer has to offer young…
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33 Treyf Mailbag
On this episode we introduce a new rolling segment, the Treyf Mailbag! We check in about how we're feeling about the show and then read several letter from listeners. We end the episode with a Shkoyach awarded to a cookbook and anti-Shkoyach awarded to the province of Quebec. *content warning…
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From The Archives: The Christie Pits Riot (Radio 613, 2008)
We were in Toronto last week for the 84th anniversary of the Christie Pits Riot, a piece of Jewish anti-fascist history that felt more significant this year. We decided to share this series of short interviews, originally conducted by Radio 613, which includes a conversation with Lionel Mernick…
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Short: Years of Radical Dreaming Calendar
We were on the road this week so we recorded this short in Toronto! We caught up with Ariana Katz and Jessica Rosenberg about the Years of Radical Dreaming Jewish calendar project and what it means to mark Jewish time while prioritizing radical leftist politics.
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From the Archives: Ella Shohat (Jewish Digest, 2004)
In this 2004 recording, Leslie Lutsky interviews Ella Shohat, internationally renowned Mizrahi academic, and Professor of Cultural Studies at NYU. They speak about what led Iraqi Jews to leave for Palestine, how asserting Arab-Jewish identity has become politicized, and what it was like growing…
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32 The Jewish Federations' Racism Problem
On this episode, we spoke with Lesley Williams (member of JVP's Network Against Islamophobia) about the campaign to stop Chicago's Jewish United Fund from continuing to support anti-Muslim organizations. We then spoke with Sarah Tuttle (member of Kadima) about the effort to stop the Jewish...
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Short: Rebecca Pierce
On this short, we spoke with Rebecca Pierce - writer, filmmaker, editor of the Unruly blog, and core member of the Jews of Color, Sephardi, and Mizrahi (JOCSM) Caucus that organizes in partnership with Jewish Voice for Peace. We spoke about her recent article in the Forward, Unruly's plans for...
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31 Dean Spade
We spoke with Dean Spade (trans activist, professor and author) about growing up Jewish in the rural south, resisting the cooptation of our identities, and how the US left seems to have moved away from talking about capitalism and poverty. Show Notes:...
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30 On Anti-Semitism
We spoke with Mark Tseng-Putterman and Tallie Ben Daniel about Jewish Voice for Peace’s new book, ‘On Anti-Semitism: Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice.’ We talked about the Jewish right’s understanding of Anti-Semitism, the Jewish left’s struggle to present a coherent alternative, and whose...
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Short: Mira Sucharov
We spoke with Mira Sucharov (Carleton University Professor and Forward/Haaretz Columnist) about her recent decision to resign her column at the Canadian Jewish News. We talked about her political journey away from Liberal Zionism and the rightward shift of Canada's Institutional Jewish Community....
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Short: Letters From Earth
We spoke with acclaimed author, activist, artist, and movement elder Aurora Levins Morales about her new podcast, Letters From Earth. We talked about her ongoing love affair with radio - from the feminist radio shows she produced in the 1970s, her time with the Third World News Bureau, and her...
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29 The Destruction Of The Canadian Jewish Congress
On this episode, we focused on the final days of the Canadian Jewish Congress. We spoke with Bernie Farber (former CEO of the CJC) & Dan Freeman-Maloy (Jewish academic, writer, and activist) about the CJC's history, how the Jewish Federations replaced it with CIJA (an Israel advocacy group), and...
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Short: Palestinian Prisoner Strike
We spoke with Sahar Francis, the director of Addameer, about the hunger strike being undertaken by over a thousand Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. To learn more about the strike and support Addameer's work, visit http://addameer.org Show notes:...
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Short: BirthWrong
We spoke with Kezia Berelson and Tamara Micner, members of Jewdas and organizers of the most recent BirthWrong trip to Marseilles, France. We talked about the origins of BirthWrong and what it means to organize anti-Zionist trips to Jewish communities around the world. Show notes:...
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Big Treyf Announcement
We're launching a fundraising campaign to cover the costs of the show! If you have $5 to spend, please give it to one the groups we've included in the show notes. But if you have another $5 to spend, consider sending it to us at Patreon.com/treyfpodcast. Show Notes: http://wp.me/p6SqlI-7U...
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28 JVP's National Members Meeting
We went to Chicago last month for the Jewish Voice for Peace National Members Meeting! We brought a recorder with us and put together an audio collage of our experience. *The music you hear before and after our trip to the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument is 'Un Du Akerst', as sung by Isa Kremer. Show...
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From the Archives: Jewish Feminist Anti-Fascist League (Jewish Digest, 1993)
In this 1993 interview, Leslie Lutsky talks with Les Tager, a founding member of the Toronto-based Jewish Feminist Anti-Fascist League (JFAFL). To skip the part of the show where Sam and David talk about unrelated things, jump straight to 8:03!
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Short: Jewish Digest Goes Off the Air
We spoke with Leslie Lutsky about his recent decision to end Jewish Digest, a Montreal-based radio show that's been on the air for over 25 years. We'll be releasing archives from the show over the next few months.
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Treyf is an anarchist Jewish podcast recorded in occupied Tio'tia:ke (Montreal), Kanien’kehá:ka territory. The show features discussions about radical leftist politics and history, highlighting perspectives often excluded from mainstream Jewish spaces.
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