Tag: Jewish Left

Jewish Currents, a historically secular magazine, has introduced a commentary on the Torah portion in response to a growing alienation from mainstream Jewish institutions and a desire for spiritual connection among its community members, despite some objections.
Doikayt, a concept originating from the Jewish socialist movement, the Bund, emphasizes the importance of being rooted and at home where one currently resides.
Israeli American novelist Ruby Namdar discusses the novelistic plight of American Jewry and Israeli Jewry in the aftermath of October 7.
This text discusses the challenges faced by young Jews on the left in dealing with their families who hold supportive or complicit views on pogroms and genocide.
Diana Buttu, a Palestinian-Canadian lawyer and former spokesperson for the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man, a Jewish Israeli human rights lawyer, discuss the Palestinian and Jewish left following October 7th.
The events of October 7th have had significant impacts on the Zionist and anti-Zionist left in the US.
A researcher at the Anti-Defamation League, Stephen C. Rea, resigned in response to the organization's CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticizing American Jews protesting Israel's actions in Gaza.
On October 18, 2023, more than 1,500 progressive Jews gathered at Farragut Square near the White House to call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
In this podcast episode, Noah Efron, Don Futterman, and Miriam Herschlag discuss whether Israel's Jewish and Zionist left should collaborate with Israel's Arab and anti-Zionist left, the controversy within the Association for Israel Studies regarding a journal issue being seen as more like propaganda than scholarship, and why Israelis worry less about global threats compared to other nations.
In this episode, Noah Efron, Don Futterman, and Miriam Herschlag discuss the potential for unity between Israel's Jewish and Arab left, academic concerns about bias in pro-Israel scholarship, and Israel's unique lack of worry about global threats.
The article discusses a resurgence of the old Jewish left in New York theater productions, focusing on works by Tony Kushner, Amy Herzog, and Dan Fishback.