Being Jewish with Jonah Platt
Published on April 8, 2025
Shakespeare hated Jews?? In Part 2 of Jonah Platt’s fascinating conversation with acclaimed author Dara Horn, they dive deep into:
📚 The antisemitism embedded in classic literature — from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice to Roald Dahl’s The Witches
📖 Dara’s entire body of fiction work and what inspires her stories
🍷 Her famously elaborate Passover Seders
🎉 A slew of other fun and thought-provoking Jewish questions
🐐 And of course… her new children’s book One Little Goat — out now!
👉 GET DARA’S NEW BOOK! One Small Goat: A Passover Catastrophe by Dara Horn: https://a.co/d/a54x1wz
Make sure to catch Part 1 of the episode here! https://youtu.be/ZxS8iATYQqY
This episode is a must-watch for lovers of Jewish culture, literature, and tradition — and for anyone seeking deeper insights into how Judaism shows up in the stories we tell and the ones we inherit.