hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 304: The UN, Society, and Antisemitism with Susanne Seperson and guest JD Solomon P1 on hmTv
Podcast Title: The UN, Society, and Antisemitism
Episode 304 (Part 1)
Host: Dr. Susanne Seperson
Guest: J.D. Solomon
Series: hmTv
Description:
In this powerful episode of The UN, Society, and Antisemitism on hmTv, host Dr. Susanne Seperson sits down with author and historian J.D. Solomon to explore antisemitism in early 20th-century America — from the Leo Frank lynching in 1915 to the sensational Leopold and Loeb murder case of 1924, and the rise of Christian nationalism intertwined with the Ku Klux Klan movement.
Solomon, a former journalist and lifelong student of history, shares his personal reflections on growing up Jewish in mid-century America and how subtle prejudice coexisted with systemic exclusion. Together, he and Dr. Seperson trace how antisemitism evolved from overt hate to institutional barriers — and how events like the Leo Frank case still reverberate today.
The discussion sheds light on overlooked figures like Daisy Douglas Barr, the “Imperial Empress” of the Indiana Women’s Klan, whose story reveals the unsettling intersection of religion, politics, and bigotry in American history.
Part 1 ends with a preview of the next episode, where the conversation will turn to Father Charles Coughlin, Henry Ford, and the powerful media voices that helped normalize antisemitism in the U.S.
Keywords: antisemitism, American history, Leo Frank, Leopold and Loeb, Ku Klux Klan, Daisy Douglas Barr, Christian nationalism, Jewish experience, hmTv, Susanne Seperson, J.D. Solomon