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Anti-racism isn’t morality. It’s a power play.

JL;DR SUMMARY Vanessa Berg discusses how anti-racism frameworks often fail to consistently address Jewish identity and experiences. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentitySocial JusticeJewish VulnerabilityPrejudiceAnti RacismPower DynamicsMoral ClaritySelf DefinitionEthicsRacial Categorization

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New York City, New York, United States
"Look whats happening in New York City: This year, on day one of his mayorship, Zohran Mamdanis administration rescinded the citys adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliances definition of antisemitism."
Israel
"Vanessa Berg, who writes about Judaism and Israel."

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