Jonathan Greenblatt: Fighting Anti-Semitism

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🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this conversation, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, discusses the organization's significant impact on combating anti-Semitism, particularly on college campuses. He addresses the complexities of political support for Israel, the rise of anti-Semitism and BDS movements, and the launch of a new Jewish ETF aimed at countering anti-Israel activism. Greenblatt emphasizes the importance of civil rights for all and the need for a bipartisan approach to support Israel, while also highlighting the interconnectedness of anti-Semitism and anti-American sentiments. Takeaways Jonathan Greenblatt is recognized as one of Time's 100 most influential people. The ADL has briefed thousands of law enforcement officers on anti-Semitism. There has been a significant increase in anti-Semitic incidents on college campuses. Greenblatt advocates for a council culture rather than a cancel culture. The Trump administration has put pressure on universities to address anti-Semitism. Recent hate crimes against Jewish politicians highlight the pervasive nature of anti-Semitism. Support for Israel is becoming polarized in American politics. The ADL has launched a Jewish ETF to counter BDS movements. Activism is essential in the fight against anti-Semitism and for supporting Israel. Anti-Semitism is often linked to broader anti-American sentiments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm here with my good friend Jonathan Greenblatt.
0:11.0	He used to have a title that was pretty much exclusively summed up who he is, and it was CEO,
0:17.0	not his, CEO National Director of the Anti-Defamation League, but there's a new title he's
0:21.8	got, one of Time 100's most influential people in the world. A hundred people, Jonathan Greenblatt,
0:29.2	you are one of them. Congratulations, I must say, well deserved. Thanks a lot. I appreciate it.
0:35.1	It's nice. I mean, I think it's really a testament to the work the whole organization is doing
0:40.5	and to ADL really showing up at a moment where it's never matter of more.
0:45.2	Van Jones wrote the kind of introduction.
0:47.6	I'll just read a little bit.
0:49.6	Jonathan Grueblood transformed the Anti-Defamation League into an indispensable shield in 2024 alone.
0:54.7	This is incredible.
0:55.3	The ADL briefed 17,000 law enforcement officers analyzed 10 million extremist messages and processed 17,000
1:02.3	anti-Semitic incident reports.
1:05.0	It's incredible.
1:06.1	I don't think people really understand the granularity of the work that you guys do.
1:12.2	Yeah, I mean, we've talked about it before, Donnie, and I'm so appreciative of you giving
1:15.7	this attention. It's just true, the body work that ADL does. I mean, last year, we'll talk
1:21.3	about the new audit. Our team handled well over 30,000 incidents that were reported to us. And we spend time digging into each
1:30.2	and every one. So the level of effort that the 500 plus people in this organization do every day
1:38.0	is really, I don't think, well understood. I want to get right into the issue, some of the issue.
1:42.7	You've been, you just wrote about Harvard and obviously the Trump organization,
1:48.7	or the Trump or the Trump administration, pulling funding.
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