#art#history: o, the ignominy of admitting that i'm not extremely intimate with the oeuvre of my subject...
still, she sounds so rad that i had to make sketchy ode to adrienne rich (born #otd in 1929). an essayist & poet who centred the oppression of women & lesbians in her work, adrienne was also a jewish pro-palestinian activist involved with the new #jewish agenda who supported the #BDS movement. #adrienneRich#illustration#poetry#freePalestine#ceasefireNow#feminism
"I can no longer in good conscience continue to represent this administration amid President Biden's disastrous, continued support for #Israel 's genocide in Gaza."
Learn why this concerning trend isn’t just a matter of concern to the Jewish community, but a direct threat to democracy and national security. Gain insights into how the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. government in general, are addressing Jew-hatred around the world and why a comprehensive, whole-of-society approach is more critical now than ever before.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be informed, engaged, and empowered to counter antisemitism.
After 75 years of failure, one would imagine that a people would learn what works and what doesn’t, both from their own experience, as well as the experience of others.
This pattern was set in motion by the first of the wars. The vote by the #UN General Assembly in 1947 to partition #BritishPalestine into two states, one #Jewish and one #Arab, set off an explosion of violence against local Jewish communities almost immediately in #Palestine itself.
If there were doubts about the justice of the cause being fought for—preventing the establishment of a Jewish state—there is little record for that.
*Annual New York Conference to mark the departure and exile of Jews from Arab Countries, 20 May 2024, Touro University, Brooklyn. With MK May Golan, Shimon Ohayon, Ben Dror Yemini, Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah, Haim Saadoun, Stanley Uruman, Sarina Roffé, etc
From Harif - Association of UK Jews from MENA - a London event:
*Why is the ethnic cleansing of MENA Jews more relevant than ever? Monday 20 May, 7:30 pm. Appeal for Yad Sarah. Lyn Julius will present her book UPROOTED. Donors get a free signed copy. Maida Vale Venue.
For complimentary tickets please email Michael Marks at michael@yadsarah.org.uk.
"As many as 35 #deathrow cases in a #California county could be under review for discriminatory practices, including the exclusion of both #Black female and #Jewish#jurors.
The cases in Alameda County date as far back as 1977.
During #jury selection in one murder case from the 1990s, the prosecution left handwritten notes about prospective jurors — including whether they were Jewish or Black.
“I liked him better than any other #Jew, but no way,” one note said. “Must kick.”
"With over 40,000 #Jews in #Mexico City, hailing from all different parts of the world, their culture and food is a beautiful mix of homely #Jewish cooking and authentic #Mexican#cuisine. It's this very blend that’s brought award-winning entertainer, television personality, and social media star, Eitan Bernath to unearth Mexico's hidden Jewish #culinary history.
Mexico City in many ways is a perfect microcosm of this diasporic history, with a Jewish population that spans #Ashkenazi, #Sephardi, and #Mizrachi#food stories all beautifully melding with traditional Mexican flavors."
article contains links to a statement by over 1,000 [#Jewish professors opposing equating #antiZionism with #antisemitism. Also contains link to a statement by Jewish students of #Columbia with the opposite position]
Stereotypes about Jewish physical weakness have meant that the crucial role Jews played in creating American fitness culture has often been overlooked — despite the 19th century tradition of muscular Judaism established precisely to challenge these assumptions. Join New Lehrhaus in hosting historian and Reboot Network member Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, author of Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America’s Exercise Obsession, for an exciting talk and conversation about how and why Jews were so influential — but understudied — in shaping American fitness. Presented in partnership with Reboot.
Underscoring that there is no singular way to "look Jewish" or “be Jewish,” Reboot Studios collaborated with Paramount Global on This is What Jewish Looks Like, a new video short that celebrates the rich tapestry of Jewish identity in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. The visual techniques in the piece challenge stereotypes and preconceived notions of identity, especially important at a time when tensions are high among American Jews.
Photographer Brian Molyneaux captured portraits of individuals who identify as Jewish, highlighting the rich diversity within the Jewish community across various dimensions such as age, gender and race. See the short video here. It is appearing across Paramount’s portfolio of channels, including MTV, Comedy Central, CMT, Pop, TV Land, Paramount Network, Smithsonian Channel and BET throughout May as part of Jewish American Heritage Month.
A social media post expressing concern for Jews targeted in a pogrom is enough to qualify one as “Zionist.”
““This list, coupled with the many ways in which our authors have been targeted — review bombing, Jewish book event cancellations, online abuse and harassment, censorship — is deeply troubling, and is a part of our concerns about wider scale antisemitism in the literary world, and more generally,” she said.” #Antisemitism#Jews#Jewish#Books
"Criticism of the state of Israel, the #Israeli government, policies of the Israeli government, or #Zionist ideology is not—in and of itself—antisemitic" says letter
An anti-Israel student group at #Columbia Law School sent a threatening email on Friday telling #Jewish students that they will be neither "safe" nor "free" until "everyone is safe" and "Palestine is free."
The National Lawyers Guild chapter that defended #Hamas#Oct7 attack, put out a statement condemning school for calling in #NYPD to clear out occupied building.
The statement told #Jews that they are not safe & accused Jewish students who oppose divestment of threatening everyone's safety.
"To the #Jewish students, faculty, & trustees blocking divestment and urging the violent crackdowns on campus: you threaten everyone's safety. Our safety cannot be predicated on the oppression of others, whether campus protestors or Palestinians," the statement added.
The warning to #Jews at #Columbia was attributed to "the Jewish members" of the National Lawyers Guild chapter.
While no students publicly signed their names on the letter, the group's organizing committee took credit.