New York Times reporters Emma Goldberg and Marc Tracy join host Sam Graham-Felsen to discuss Operation Shylock, Philip Roth's manic "confession" about Israel, doubles and Diasporism.
Emma Goldberg is a reporter for the New York Times who covers business, economic shifts, and the culture of work. She profiled the Israeli peace activist, Vivian Silver, who was killed in the October 7th attacks, for the Times Magazine, and is the author of Life on the Line: Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic.
Marc Tracy is a reporter for the New York Times who covers how art and culture intersect with politics in America. He wrote about the phenomenon of modern-day "diasporism" in the Times, and he is the co-editor of Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame.Marc and Emma have co-authored several articles about debates within the Jewish community -- and Jewish families -- in the wake of October 7th.