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What to do with anti-Zionist Jews? Try talking to them, some Jewish researchers say

JL;DR SUMMARY Amidst rising numbers of American Jews not identifying as Zionists, researchers like Robbie Gringras, Abi Dauber Sterne, and Matt Boxer have been exploring the narratives of Jewish anti-Zionists. 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 CommunityJewish IdentityZionismResearchJewish LeadershipAmerican JewsDialogueAnti ZionismSocial Dynamics

Places mentioned

United States
"A survey showing that only around one-third of American Jews identify as Zionists set off shockwaves in the Jewish world last week."
Israel
"From his home in Israel, Robbie Gringras had a different reaction."
New York City, New York, United States
"the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City."
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
"The Movement Against Antizionism, a new advocacy group founded by the McGill University doctoral student Adam Louis Klein."
Evanston, Illinois, United States
"An anti-Zionist Jewish group constructs a Gaza solidarity sukkah on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois."

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