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🗓️ 21 March 2024
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How do we interpret and evaluate C.G. Jung's complex legacy in light of his interactions with Jewish individuals and the allegations of antisemitism, considering the nuanced historical context in which he lived and worked?"
Ronnie Landau helps us unpack allegations that Jung was antisemitic. Assessing Jung's possible antisemitism is complex and requires a nuanced understanding of his historical context and personal relationships. His involvement in psychoanalytic societies during the Nazi era has led to accusations of antisemitism, yet his actions and writings suggest an intimate, dynamic, and protective relationship with Jewish colleagues and theories. Jung tried to shield Jewish analysts by leveraging his position, indicating his efforts to mitigate the impacts of Nazi policies on his Jewish colleagues. His correspondence and professional interactions with Jewish individuals, including Freud, show admiration, critique, and misunderstanding, reflecting the complicated dynamics of early psychoanalytic circles. Critics and supporters of Jung need to consider the evolution of his views over time, acknowledging both problematic aspects of his work and his contributions to psychoanalytic thought that transcended racial and ethnic boundaries.
Prepare to discover…who Carl Jung was, his relationships with Jewish individuals and communities, and the controversy surrounding allegations of antisemitism in his work and personal beliefs; when Jung's significant interactions with the Nazi party lead others to question his allegiances; how Jung's theories, were influenced by and, in turn, influenced Jewish scholars, demonstrating a complex interplay between Jungian psychology and Jewish thought; what specific allegations of antisemitism have been made against Jung, the evidence for and against these claims, and the broader implications of his work within the context of 20th-century antisemitic movements; where Jung stood in relation to the Nazi regime and antisemitism, including his professional and personal actions that have been scrutinized for either complicity or opposition to antisemitic policies; whether Jung's interactions and theoretical disagreements with Sigmund Freud, as well as his comments on Jewish psychology, can be considered antisemitic or reflective of the era's complex cultural and scientific dialogues; which aspects of Jewish mysticism and philosophical thought, particularly Kabbalah and Hasidism; why the narrative surrounding Jung's work, his alleged antisemitism, and his relationship with Jewish intellectuals remains a subject of intense debate, reflecting the challenges of disentangling a historical figure's legacy from the socio-political context of their time…and so much more.
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0:00.0 | Welcome to this Jungian life. |
0:03.0 | Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marciano, Deborah Stewart and Joseph Lee, |
0:09.0 | invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day. |
0:17.0 | I'm Lisa Marciano and I'm a youngian analyst in Philadelphia. |
0:22.0 | I'm Joseph Lee and I'm a youngian analyst in Philadelphia. I'm Joseph Lee and I'm a youngian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia. |
0:27.0 | I'm Deborah Stewart, a youngian analyst on Cape Cod. Today we are so excited to have with us Ronnie Landau. Ronnie is a union psychoanalyst |
0:44.8 | with a private practice here in Philadelphia. |
0:47.4 | She trained with the Interregional Society of Union Analysts |
0:51.4 | where she also served on the Executive Committee. |
0:54.7 | She's a senior training analyst and supervisor. |
0:58.0 | She's the current president of the Council of North American Societies of Union Analysts and she's a former |
1:06.6 | president of the Philadelphia Association of Youngie and Analysts and a |
1:11.2 | training director there. |
1:13.2 | And she is the author of Dreaming for the World, |
1:16.4 | a union study of dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic |
1:21.1 | that was published in the Journal of Analytical Psychology. We know Ronnie better as our |
1:28.6 | teacher and colleague and friend and personally I have to say I don't think I would have passed the |
1:36.3 | Prope diadem exams without Ronnie so much much gratitude Ronnie and thank you so much for joining us to talk about a very |
1:46.7 | important subject that we've it's been on our list for a long time to discuss this and I knew that you were the one that we needed to |
1:56.3 | discuss it with and that is this thorny question of young and anti-semitism. |
2:03.0 | So it's kind of whispered through the halls |
2:06.0 | that, oh, Young, wasn't he an anti-semite. |
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