{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/647090cd76120a00118bfab2/67e6d5655fb59eadfcf659af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Persian Perspective on Nationalism and Identity - Professor Yaacov Yadgar","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/647090cd76120a00118bfab2/1743180095810-a55d4aa2-c249-4df1-82fc-e7b89ebe3b15.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>With Professor Yakov Yadgar as our guide, we explore how nation-states, particularly Israel, shape and sometimes constrain Jewish identities while emphasising the importance of celebrating diverse histories and practices, especially those of Mizrahi heritage.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our guest</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Yaacov Yadgar is a Professor of Israel Studies at Oxford School of Global &amp; Area Studies and Oxford Department of Politics &amp; International Relations. <a href=\"https://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/person/yaacov-yadgar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about his work</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key topics</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Diversity of Identity: </strong>The importance of recognising Mizrahi histories and cultures to move beyond a Eurocentric view of Jewish identity.</li><li><strong>Nationalism vs. the Individual:</strong> How state influence creates tension between nationalised and localised Jewish practices, impacting personal identity.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Your guide</strong></p><p>Short definitions of terms mentioned in this episode:</p><ul><li><strong>Ashkenazi</strong> - Jewish people descended from Germany and Northern France</li><li><strong>Mizrahi</strong> - Jews from the Middle East and North Africa - this term has a complex history</li><li><strong>Sephardi</strong> - Jews descended from Iberia and the Spanish diaspora</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to learn more? </strong>Listen to previous episodes where we discuss identity.</p><ul><li>S1E1 <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/who-jew-think-you-are/episodes/64de2edc42a892001117d920\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Big Three Origin Stories</a></li><li>S1E7 “<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZRBFyuor5gqP743q5qXgd?si=bG8MaUnMSFKCumdHiGBC5Q\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Identity is overrated</a>” with Dr Orphira Gamliel</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>References &amp; Resources</strong></p><ul><li>Yadgar, Y (2024) <em>To Be a Jewish State: Zionism and the New Judaism</em>. NYU Press</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Videos</strong></p><ul><li>UCLA Y&amp;S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies (2024) <a href=\"https://youtu.be/Zl2-WqNfEWU?feature=shared\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">To Be a Jewish State: Zionism as the New Judaism</a></li><li><br></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Dive deeper into the Jewniverse</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://whojewthinkyouare.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our Substack</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Who Jew you think you are?&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://forms.gle/sx7Nic2rCnTNEG289\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Share your story</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Eylan Ezekiel"}