Combating Antisemitism and Hatred featuring Bob Shrum, Bret Stephens, and Zev Yaroslavsky

Let's Find Common Ground

USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future

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🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

CPF's inaugural discussion of our Combating Antisemitism and Hatred Series features CPF Director Bob Shrum, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bret Stephens, and former Los Angeles elected official Zev Yaroslavksy. The series explores the struggle against antisemitism in the context of countering hate, reducing violence, promoting empathy, and nurturing civil dialogue.

Featuring:

William Deverell: Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences, USC Dornsife
Bret Stephens: Opinion Columnist for The New York Times; Editor-in-Chief of Sapir
Zev Yaroslavsky: Former Los Angeles County Supervisor, District 3
Bob Shrum: Director, Center for the Political Future; Warschaw Chair in Practical Politics, USC Dornsife

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0:00.0	Welcome to the bully pulpit from the University of Southern California's Center for the Political Future.
0:11.7	Our podcast brings together America's top politicians, journalists, academics, and strategists from across the political spectrum for discussions on hot-button issues where we respect
0:22.0	each other and respect the truth. We hope you enjoy these conversations. We live in a broken world,
0:30.9	and our eyes and hearts are not only drawn to far off places where tragedy strikes again and
0:35.4	again, over and over, but here in Los Angeles,
0:39.1	across California and the nation, it's all too obvious and painful to witness the scourge of
0:44.3	anti-Semitism and other hatreds once again on the rise. As an historian, I can confidently and sadly
0:52.1	say that it has never gone away.
1:05.6	Pernicious and ugly, dangerous and frightening, demanding action, and the faith that out of our collective and steadfast grappling can come tolerance and understanding.
1:12.5	I represent Dornside College here and our dean, Amber Miller, in opening this evening's event. Despite the solemnness of these times and these themes, I'm delighted to see my friend, Councilman Yaroslavsky,
1:18.5	here, a public servant whose knowledge of the ins and outs of governance and mutuality knows few,
1:25.5	if any, bounds. I look forward to the discussion with Mr. Stevens and our own
1:29.8	Bob Schrum very much, as we're all sure to learn a great deal and equally certain leave the
1:36.4	evening inspired to push for meaningful change amidst environments that all too often capitulate
1:42.4	to hate and violence.
1:45.5	It's a stated goal of USC that we constitute an institution that embraces and exemplifies mutual respect,
1:53.2	but even more important, sets a standard for others to follow.
1:57.9	We instill these values and goals in our students, and they inspire us.
2:03.7	And tonight's event and the center which sponsors it are emblematic of this.
2:08.6	Values and goals come with commitments, and those we hold dear must always include our students
2:14.2	and make obvious that the fight against prejudice, hatred, and intolerance
2:18.4	is and has to be their fight too. Without our students and the better future they can make,
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