After a successful kick-off to a season of Arts, Culture + Community events with over 100 convening at the Tucson J earlier this month for a conversation with infamous author, Dara Horn, the Weintraub Israel Center is excited to welcome Zioness Founder and Executive Director, Amanda Berman to the J’s campus Sunday, October 15 from …
Amanda Berman, Founder and Executive Director of Zioness, a coalition of Jewish activists and allies who are “unabashedly progressive and unapologetically Zionist,” also spoke at the conference. She makes a powerful case that the fissure between the progressive left and Zionism hurts the progressive movement. First, it is not in the interest of any social …
Zioness Founder and Executive Director, Amanda Berman was thrilled to be on Jewish Broadcasting Services (JBS) In The Spotlight, with Abigail Pogrebin talking about the founding of Zioness Movement. Listen to the full interview to hear more about how Zioness is empowering Jews on the progressive left to stand proudly in social justice spaces as …
I was once added to a group text with a number of individuals representing several progressive organizations. We were embarking on a collaborative campaign to advance reproductive rights. We were invited, warmly, to introduce ourselves and say hello in our native languages. It was refreshing to receive such an invitation. It was a shame, though, …
I remember Israel’s 50th birthday. I would have been 10 years old, wearing a festive dress in the expansive parking lot of my local JCC, which had been converted into a fairgrounds featuring live music, warm falafel, and booths offering a variety of activities and items for sale. There’s a photo of my twin sister …
