How do we build the mass movements needed to fight genocide and rising fascism? In this episode, we talk “basebuilding” with organizers on the front lines: JVP’s Jemma Pasch and Khalil Cole of Rising Majority break down the challenges and the necessity of collective action. Then, JVP New Orleans’ Cypress Atlas gives us a ground-level view of what this work looks like day to day. Featuring Ana Dammi Falastini by Hanoun Brass Band.
JVP Radio is produced by Fivel Rothberg, Noémie Hakim-Serfaty, and Rosa Schwartzburg. Hosted by Rosa Schwartzburg and Noémie Hakim-Serfaty. Theme music “Lo Galerian” by Eleanore Weill. Art by Liora Ostroff.
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As the genocide in Gaza continues, more Americans than ever stand in solidarity with Palestine. But action has been met with reaction: We discuss the repression facing the Palestinian solidarity movement as a whole, and explore the threats to Jewish pro-Palestine organizing. We’ll talk about how this repression harms our Palestinian comrades, and contextualize recent developments within both US history and the Trump administration’s escalating authoritarianism.
Guests: Sonya Meyerson-Knox, JVP Communications Director; Rabbi Lonnie Kleinman, JVP Rabbinical Council; Dottie Zellner, veteran JVP member and civil rights activist
CREDITS:
JVP Radio is produced by Fivel Rothberg, Noémie Hakim-Serfaty, and Rosa Schwartzburg. Hosted by Rosa Schwartzburg and Noémie Hakim-Serfaty. Theme music “Lo Galerian” by Eleanore Weill. Art by Liora Ostroff.
Sign up for the JVP Wire to keep up with news across the movement for a free Palestine and learn how to take action. Contact us at podcast@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.
Learn more about:
The Anti-Palestinian Origins Of American Islamophobia;
The Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Activism in the US;
The Origins and Growing Dangers of US Antiterrorism Law;
The Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content;
Welcome back to JVP Radio! In episode two we return to Jewish Voice for Peace’s National Member Meeting (NMM), held in Baltimore in May 2025. Direct from the plenary sessions, Palestinian legal scholar Noura Erakat speaks about collective power; historian Robin D.G. Kelley urges listeners to embrace radical traditions in order to fuel global solidarity; Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian member of the United States Congress, confronts our nation’s “addiction to war”; and Eran Efrati, JVP's Director of Campaigns and Partnerships, brings it home.
This is the second and final short “teaser” episode. They offer a glimpse into JVP Radio’s upcoming direction. Future shows will primarily be in a long interview format. Stay tuned!
CREDITS:
JVP Radio is produced by Fivel Rothberg, Noémie Hakim-Serfaty, and Rosa Schwartzburg. Hosted by Rosa Schwartzburg and Noémie Hakim-Serfaty. Theme music “Lo Galerian” by Eleanore Weill. Art by Liora Ostroff. This episode features “Rebel Song” by the NMM Song Team, led by Rabbi Koach Baruch Frazier and Rabbi Elya (Zissel) Piazza.
Tune in, get inspired, and join the movement. Sign up for the JVP Wire to keep up with news across the movement for a free Palestine and learn how to take action. Contact us at podcast@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.
EPISODE 1
Welcome to JVP Radio! Our first two episodes serve as teasers to give you a sense of the broader theme the show will address and simultaneously offer highlights from Jewish Voice for Peace’s National Member Meeting (NMM) in Baltimore this past May where over 2000 Jews, Palestinians, and allies gathered to grieve the ongoing Nakba, skill up, and organize for a Free Palestine.
We’ll hear from:
Additionally, friends and families at the NMM, including Linda Sarsour, share why they traveled across the country to join this historic gathering and why intergenerational organizing is key to liberation.
Tune in, get inspired, and join the movement. Sign up for the JVP Wire to keep up with news across the movement for a free Palestine and learn how to take action. Become a JVP member.Contact us at podcast@jewishvoiceforpeace.org.
CREDITS:
JVP Radio is produced by Fivel Rothberg, Noémie Hakim-Serfaty, and Rosa Schwartzburg. Hosted by Rosa Schwartzburg and Noémie Hakim-Serfaty. Theme music, “Lo Galerian,” by Eleanore Weill. Art by Liora Ostroff. This episode features the song “Tiny Garden” by Jamila Woods.