This story was originally published in the Forward. The six-part Israeli drama “The Lesson” traces an explosive classroom argument between a leftist or “woke” high school civics teacher, Amir (Doron Ben David of “Fauda”), and his “conservative,” arguably racist, 18-year-old student Lianne (Maya Landsman). Among the issues addressed here: ethnic identity politics vs. free speech […]
Simi Horowitz
JTA contributor
