Series Title: Illuminations Jewish Culture in the Light of the World
Program Title: Can You Hear Me?

Show Intro (Schoen):
Welcome to, "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World." This program, "Can You Hear Me," looks at the complex relationship between Blacks and Jews in America.

The psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, in his book Gandhi's Truth used the term "pseudo-speciation" to talk about how one group of people can see another group as less than human, as not of the same species. It's easy to disregard, to denigrate, even to oppress others who are viewed as fundamentally different from us.

This has been one aspect of the story between Blacks and Jews in the United States. But, there's another side to this relationship -- one of common interest, respect, even brotherhood as Jews and Blacks linked arms during the Civil Rights era in the hopes of forging a new soci...
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Series Title: "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World"
Program Title: "Can You Hear Me?"
Total Program Length 59:00

00:00:00 Incue:
(Music)
Narrator: "Welcome to, "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World." This program, "Can You Hear Me," looks at the complex relationship between Blacks and Jews in America..."

00:27:01 Outcue:
(Music)
Narrator: "You're listening to "Illuminations: Jewish Culture in the Light of the World." This program, "Can You Hear Me" explores the history of conflict and coalition between African Americans and Jews in the United States. We'll be back in a minute."

60 sec music bed for ID

00:28:01 Incue:
Dude: "You can't trust a Jew. They will turn White on you in a minute."
Urbie: "You people! You show no appreciation at all. Come on, have you..."

00:59:00 Outcue:
Narrator: "In Memory of Barbara Christian, formerly a professor of African American studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who has passed away since her interview was originally recorded. I'm Claire Schoen..."
(Music to the end)