Jewish Charity Claims Podcast Deal Axed Over Israel Conflict

Oct. 24, 2025, 2:28 PM UTC

A Jewish philanthropy in Massachusetts said a podcast production company’s invocation of the Israel-Palestine conflict as grounds to not enter a contract amounted to illegal discrimination, according to a federal lawsuit.

The Ruderman Family Foundation, a non-profit philanthropy in Newton, Mass., said it had engaged Jubilaria Media and its founder Gregory Haddock and produced a test episode for its “All About Change” podcast.

The foundation had proposed moving forward with a discussion about antisemitism and vetting of guests to avoid people who denied the right of existence for the Jewish people when Haddock went silent.

A letter Haddock sent days ...

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