The Canary in the Coal Mine with Halie Soifer

The Lincoln Project

News, Government, Politics, News Commentary

4.6 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Host Reed Galen is joined by Halie Soifer, the CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America to discuss the latest in the Israel/Hamas War, how to defend against the rising levels of antisemitism in the United States, and how the choice between Joe Biden and Donald Trump has never been more clear. Plus, why antisemitism is the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the degradation of democracies. For more on these topics, be sure to follow the work of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Hey everyone, it's Reed. Before we get started, I just want to wish everybody a happy and healthy holiday season.
0:35.1	I know these are uncertain times.
0:36.8	I know you might have a lot of tough conversations, but just know you can always find
0:41.0	what you need here at the Lincoln project.
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0:45.7	I hope you'll share what we're doing.
0:47.2	I hope you'll share this podcast.
0:48.7	And again, I hope you enjoy your time with friends and family.
0:52.3	And now, on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. I'm your host, Reed Gailin. Today I'm joined by
1:07.6	Haley Soyfer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America.
1:13.0	She is a veteran of the Barack Obama administration, Capitol Hill,
1:17.0	and is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan, Go Blue.
1:21.0	Haley, welcome to the show.
1:23.0	Thanks for having me, Reed.
1:24.0	Okay, so I assume that you are always busy in one way or the other,
1:29.0	but unfortunately in the last 8 to 10 weeks, I assume you've been extremely busy.
1:35.0	So just to recap for everyone, on October 7th, Hamas terrorists, and to me that's what they are crossed into Israel and killed more Jews at one time than have been lost since the Holocaust.
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