27. October 7th and Beyond: Marsha Lederman in Conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

As one of the leading Canadian voices on Jewish identity—and a believer in Palestinian rights, opponent of Netanyahu, and daughter of Holocaust survivors who is terrified by the rise in anti-Semitism—Marsha Lederman has been publicly grappling with the horrific pain and confusion that she and so many others have felt ever since the October 7th attacks on Israeli citizens, and the unceasing war that has killed over 57,000 Palestinians. October 7th: Searching for the Humanitarian Middle collects her columns for the Globe and Mail, which have been a real-time archive capturing a period of deep division and trauma. In conversation with CBC Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmahmoud, who has also spoken with numerous Palestinian authors and artists about how the war has affected them, Lederman discusses how her feelings have shifted over time since October 7th, and brings to light anti-Semitism so prevalent that it is affecting even the way AI communicates.

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Elamin Abdelmahmoud

ELAMIN ABDELMAHMOUD is the host of CBC Radio show Commotion. He was a founding co-host of the CBC Politics podcast Party Lines, and he is a contributor to The National’s At Issue panel. His work has appeared in Buzzfeed News, Rolling Stone, the Globe and Mail, and others.

Marsha Lederman

MARSHA LEDERMAN is a columnist for the Globe and Mail and was previously the Globe’s longtime Western Arts Correspondent. Before joining the Globe, Marsha worked for CBC Radio. Born in Toronto, she now lives in Vancouver. She has earned many awards for her writing, including, most recently, the 2024 Max Wyman Award for Critical Writing.