In Episode 45 of The Enlightenment Podcast, Shamim and Hanan are joined by Dr. Raz Segal, an Israeli-American Holocaust and genocide scholar who made headlines for courageously stating that what is unfolding in Gaza is a “textbook case of genocide”—just days after October 7th.
Dr. Segal is an associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies and an endowed professor in the study of modern genocide at Stockton University, where he also directs the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program. With a background rooted in both Israeli and American academia, his work critically examines how systems of power and identity shape state violence, memory, and denial.
In this episode, Dr. Segal offers a rigorous scholarly analysis of genocide as a legal and historical concept, unpacks the structures of violence in Gaza, and reflects on the responsibility of scholars, especially those rooted in Jewish history, to speak truth to power.
Dr. Segal’s Work:
Genocide in the Carpathians → https://www.amazon.com/Genocide-Carpathians-Breakdown-Violence-1914-1945/dp/0804796661
Days of Ruin → https://www.amazon.com/Days-Ruin-Munkacs-During-Holocaust/dp/9653084283
Gaza is a Textbook Case of Genocide (Jewish Currents) → https://jewishcurrents.org/gaza-is-a-textbook-case-of-genocide
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