Laura E. Adkins and Benyamin Cohen of the Forward discuss Roseanne Barr’s bizarre rant in which she seemed to deny the Holocaust. They were then joined by Toby Tabachnick, editor of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, to discuss the trial of the Tree of Life synagogue shooter, who killed 11 Jews in the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history.
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News of the Week:
“Roseanne Barr, in strange tirade, says ‘nobody died in the Holocaust’ but ‘they should have'” by Rebecca Salzhauer in the Forward
“Boteach to his friend Roseanne: ‘This is a time for earnestness, not sarcasm’” by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in the Jewish Journal
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“That Jewish News Show” is a thoughtful look at the week in Jewish news from journalists at the Forward, which has been driving the American Jewish conversation since 1897. In each episode, hosts Laura E. Adkins, the opinion editor, and Benyamin Cohen, the news director, bring you beyond the headlines and interview the newsmakers behind those stories.