In this episode, we sit down with Charlotte Korchak—founder and senior educator of the Jerusalem Education Institute—whose life between the US and Israel, experience at Auschwitz, and work in Jewish education shape a candid dialogue on antisemitism, activism, and resilience amid global crises.Learn more about JEI at https://www.jerusalemedu.org/

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What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

03:39 How Charlotte's life experiences shaped her into an Israel educator

08:20 Solutions to Israel & Jewish education

21:38 Trends on antisemitism

37:36 Charlie Kirk's assassination

34:14 Charlotte's incident at Auschwitz

53:00 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination

Dara Horn is the bestselling author of People Love Dead Jews and one of today’s sharpest voices on antisemitism. In this episode, she exposes the failures of Holocaust education, the tensions between diaspora and Israel, and the hard truths Jews need to confront now.

Connect with Dara and support her work at www.DaraHorn.com

What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

05:03 "Being a writer is less of a career choice and more of a chronic illness"

08:19 Dara, the antisemitism "Lorax"

09:41 How Holocaust education needs to change

18:00 What is the Tell Institute curriculum?

28:16 Role of the diaspora vs. Jews in Israel

33:37 Are Jews like everyone else or like no one else?

44:59 Dara's message to the Jewish people

48:13 Why are you in the defendant's dock against a racist?

48:50 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination

Author Benjamin Resnick joins Margarita to talk about his debut novel Next Stop, the heart of Jewish storytelling, and the big questions that keep us all up at night. Insightful, thoughtful, and full of stories that linger long after the episode ends.

Follow Benjamin on Instagram @Benjamin_Resnick and buy his book, Next Stop, anywhere where books are sold.

What We Discuss:

00:00 Intro & Episode Agenda

06:03 Novelist turned Rabbi

08:44 Rabbis are meant to be storytellers

11:29 On Next Stop - Ben's debut novel

21:15 Jewish vs. Non-Jewish storytelling

28:30 Post Oct 7th, what message does Ben want to leave for Jews?

36:35 Why must there be something bad with something good?

43:10 Closing Remarks & Guest Nomination