This is a valiant attempt on my part to look at Kanye's and Dave Chappelle's recent run-ins with claims that they are antisemitic. My conclusions may surprise you.

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Links to content cited in the video podcast:

  • Bookworm Room: Hollywood Jews and Antisemitism
  • The Hollywood Reporter: The 100 most powerful people in Hollywood in 2016
  • The Hollywood Reporter: The 100 most powerful people in Hollywood in 2017
  • The Hollywood Reporter: The 100 most powerful people in Hollywood in 2019
  • The Hollywood Reporter: Executives donate to Democrats
  • Pew Research: Size of the U.S. Jewish Population
  • Israelly Cool: Why I don't think Dave Chappelle's monologue about Kanye West was antisemitic
  • DW.com: The Hollywood pioneers

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