At this year’s Jewish Funders Network conference in Nashville, Zioness was mentioned during the opening plenary by media personality and activist Van Jones, who spoke powerfully about the need to rebuild the Black-Jewish alliance in the wake of October 7th. Jones credited his personal relationship with Amanda Berman, Zioness’ founder and executive director, as formative …
Zioness was acknowledged in the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) for our stance on the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. While we vehemently oppose Khalil’s history of antisemitic rhetoric, we firmly believe that his detention by ICE raises serious concerns about civil liberties and the misuse of immigration enforcement to target political dissent. As a movement committed …
Amanda Berman, the founder and executive director of Zioness, recently emcee’d the Rosh Hashanah ceremony at the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. The event was attended by Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt the State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, and Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration’s deputy national security advisor for …
Amanda Berman, the founder and executive director of Zioness, recently joined NewsNation to discuss the threat of hateful and antisemitic protestors at the DNC. Check out the clip here.
Amanda Berman, the founder and executive director of Zioness, recently joined NewsNation to discuss the resignation of the President of Columbia University amidst hateful and antisemitic protests on campus. Check out the clip here.
