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Jason Stanley: Fascism, Memory and Jewish Belonging
Join the Rabbi Andy Kahn and philosopher Jason Stanley, one of the most widely read scholars of fascism and propaganda writing today.
Stanley’s books include How Fascism Works, How Propaganda Works, and Erasing History. His father fled Berlin in 1939, and his mother survived the war as an orphan in the Soviet Union after fleeing Poland. His grandmother, Ilse Stanley, secured the release of more than 400 prisoners from Nazi concentration camps. In 2025 he left his professorship at Yale for the University of Toronto, where he holds the Bissell-Heyd Chair in American Studies at the Munk School.
In conversation with ACJ Executive Director Rabbi Andy Kahn, Stanley will reflect on how his family’s history informs his understanding of fascism, how charges of antisemitism are being used to justify attacks on democratic institutions, and what Jewish commitment to equality and minority rights requires of us in this moment.
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Asunder! An Anthology of Jewish Anti-Zionist Fiction
Join ACJ board member Miriam Eisenstat and Author Aaron Kreuter for a conversation about Aaron’s new book Asunder. The first English-language anthology dedicated solely to Jewish anti-Zionist fiction, Asunder charts a new direction in Jewish literature as it takes a stand against the violent ethnic nationalisms that are currently destroying both Palestine and the world.
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Hosting with the Shabbat Haggadah
Want to host Shabbat but not sure where to start?
Join us for Hosting with the Shabbat Haggadah, a live class on using ACJ's monthly Shabbat guide to bring people together around your table.
We'll walk through the blessings, talk through the questions hosts run into (What about the Hebrew? What if my guests have very different backgrounds? What if I'm the least experienced person there?), and help you plan your own Shabbat meal.
No experience or Hebrew required. You'll leave with a worksheet, a marked-up guide, and a plan.
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Anti-Zionism: A Jewish Tradition Book Release Event
Join us for the book release event, in partnership with Jewish Currents, McNally-Jackson, and Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, of Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser, in conversation with activist and writer Jasper Nathaniel. The two will discuss the history of Jewish Anti-Zionism, its current iterations, and what it means to actively involve yourself in this tradition today.
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