Does Holocaust Education Hurt the Fight Against Antisemitism? w/ Naya Lekht

#holocausteducation #jewishidentity #sovietunion Has Holocaust Education Failed the Jewish Community? | Rabbi Daniel Levine & Naya Lekht🎙️In this powerful episode, Rabbi Daniel Levine is joined by scholar and educator Dr. Naya Lekht to explore one of the most controversial questions in modern Jewish life: Has Holocaust education done more harm than good?Together, they unpack:🕍 The rise of Holocaust universalization—and its consequences📚 The Soviet origins of anti-Zionism and how they’ve been repackaged on American campuses🌍 Why Marxism appeals to Gen Z and its relationship to the decline of religion in the West✡️ How legacy Jewish institutions like the ADL and Hillel have struggled to address 21st-century antisemitism🧠 What it really means to fight the ideas that allow Jew-hatred to flourish🕯️ And why Holocaust remembrance must recenter Jewish experience to remain meaningful 00:00 – Has Holocaust Education Backfired? 06:00 – The Appeal of Marxism to Today’s Youth 10:00 – Why the Soviet Union Erased Jewish Memory 14:00 – The NEA, the ADL, and the Politicization of Holocaust Remembrance 19:30 – Universalizing the Holocaust: A Dangerous Trend 24:00 – Decontextualizing Antisemitism from Jewish History 28:00 – How Do We Reclaim Jewish Particularism? 32:00 – Jewish Institutions and the Crisis of Identity Post-Oct 7 36:00 – Hillel, Tikkun Olam, and the Limits of Jewish Liberalism 41:00 – Protocols, Pogroms, and Postcolonial Memory Transfer 44:00 – Why Soviet Anti-Zionism Still Shapes Campus Rhetoric 47:00 – Living Memory: Why Soviet and Mizrahi Voices Matter 49:00 – Wherever Anti-Zionism Is Practiced, Jews Are HarmedDr. Lekht, who holds a PhD from UCLA on Soviet Holocaust memory, draws on both her academic expertise and personal experience to expose the ideological foundations of modern antisemitism. Rabbi Levine challenges the Jewish communal status quo, asking whether our educational priorities and political alliances have left us unprepared for today’s threats.👉 This is a must-watch for educators, students, community leaders, and anyone concerned about the future of Jewish life in America.📌 Like, subscribe, and share to continue the conversation. #holocausteducation #antisemitism #jewishidentity #Zionism #sovietunion #nea #ADL #jewishhistory Politics: • Should Jews Abandon the Democratic Party? ... Jewish History: • Law, Revolution, and the Messiah w/ Zevi S... Antisemitism: • To Be a Pro-Israel Student Leader — A Conv... Facebook: / daniel.levine.31 Instagram: / rabbidaniellevine #Israel #Rabbi #Jewish #WhatisZionism #DoJews ?