The Lie at the Center of Antisemitism, with Dara Horn

The Free Press · collected 2026-09-17 · by Coleman Hughes
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Dara Horn discusses her new book "The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living" in an event at the 92nd Street Y with Coleman Hughes. The book continues from her previous work, exploring how contemporary antisemitism often stems more from a desire for power than from hate, and it challenges the cultural tendency to romanticize Jewish suffering while neglecting living Jewish communities.
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Story summary

At an event at the 92nd Street Y, author Dara Horn joined Coleman Hughes to discuss her new book titled "The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living." Horn's previous work, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, explored how contemporary culture romanticizes historical Jewish suffering while overlooking living Jewish communities. In her latest book, she argues that antisemitism is less driven by hatred than by issues of power and control. The discussion aimed to delve into the complex relationship between modern antisemitic rhetoric and actual political dynamics affecting Jews today.

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Preview The Lie at the Center of Antisemitism, with Dara Horn The author joined Coleman Hughes at the 92nd Street Y to discuss her new book, ‘The Final Solution to the Jewish Question,’ and why she thinks Jew-hatred has less to do with hate than with power.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
2026-09-17 · The Free Press
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Dara Horn’s book People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present examines how contemporary culture sentimentalizes Jewish suffering while ignoring Jewish life. asserted
culture → love → life
Her new book, provocatively titled The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living, picks up where that one left off, with an answer she says took her years to arrive… asserted
she → title → years
A transcript unlocks clips, previews, and editing. asserted
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Preview The Lie at the Center of Antisemitism, with Dara Horn The author joined Coleman Hughes at the 92nd Street Y to discuss her new book, ‘The Final Solution to the Jewish Question,’ and why she thinks Jew-hatred has less to do with hate than with power. asserted
hatred → join → power
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it → support → world
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