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Tag: Bund

0 Antisemitism History

The Fantasy of Jewish Assimilation

Josh Kaplan in The Free Press · 29 May

Josh Kaplan explores the concept of Jewish assimilation through the lens of historical movements like the Bund, especially in the context of rising global antisemitism and the fading sense of security in traditional Jewish havens.

0 Music Culture

Inspired by a queer Bundist poet, he set her work to music

Miri Villerius in Forward · 28 May

Avi Fox-Rosen, a prominent composer and musician known for his involvement in Yiddish culture, has released a new album inspired by Irena Klepfisz's renowned poem, "Di rayze aheym."

0 History Politics

Molly Crabapple’s book is well researched but ideologically biased

Mikhail Krutikov in Forward · 17 May

Molly Crabapple's book, "Here Where We Live Is Our Country," presents an engaging history of the Jewish Labor Bund, underscoring its 130-year legacy through vibrant storytelling focused on figures like her great-grandfather, Sam Rothbord.

0 History Culture

The original anti-Zionists have been all but forgotten. Molly Crabapple wants to change that.

Debbie Nathan in Forward · 6 Apr

Molly Crabapple's new book "Here Where We Live Is Our Country" revisits the largely forgotten legacy of the Bund, a socialist revolutionary group that once rivaled Zionism in Eastern Europe.

0 Culture History

Still no NYC monument for the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust

Chana Pollack in Forward · 27 Apr 2022

In the decades since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, New York City remains without a dedicated monument to the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust.

0 Literature Politics

P is for Palestine, But B is for Bund

Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 30 Jan 2018

The controversy surrounding the children's alphabet book "P is for Palestine" at Book Culture on the Upper West Side highlights the clash between Jewish parents upset by its content and Palestinian supporters who felt there was no need to apologize for its sale.