Alyssa Rosenheck joins the J100 podcast to discuss her new book ‘White. Blonde. Jew.’, the experiences that shaped her Jewish identity, post–October 7 advocacy, antisemitism, Israel, misinformation, and why she believes courage begins locally.
This episode was recorded before a live audience in the Hamptons.
Chapters
00:00 — Finding Her Voice as a Young Jew
05:39 — Why She Called the Book White. Blonde. Jew.
08:16 — The Stories That Almost Didn’t Make the Book
12:20 — Why Jewish Advocacy Has to Start Locally
15:16 — October 7, Israel, and the Cost of Speaking Out
19:03 — Rabbi Sacks, Responsibility, and Jewish Resilience
21:23 — BDS, Identity Politics, and the Battle Over Narratives
30:02 — Fighting Misinformation: The P.A.C.E. Method
32:12 — Audience Q&A: Hope, Young Jews, Listening, and Fighting Back
You can find the condensed transcript & summary of this episode and more episodes at
https://thealgemeiner.substack.com/p/i-let-the-haters-title-the-book-alyssa?r=5m0oyd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
This episode of "The J100 Podcast" was produced by David Taragin.
