Groups such as the Zioness Movement applauded Shook’s statement. “Zioness shares Shook’s sentiment that it is high time for new leadership at a Movement created to stand in love and solidarity against hate,” the group said in a statement. “Since our founding in 2017, Zioness has spoken out time and again against the poisonous and …
The Zioness Movement also praised Shook’s Facebook post in a statement. “Through their action and inaction, these leaders have demonized and marginalized members of the Jewish community, LBGTQIA community, and other groups,” the statement read. “Their exclusionary behavior is not only harmful to those of us who have been feeling alienated––it is harmful to all …
The Zioness Movement, which attended the Women’s March in 2017, said it “applauds Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing for calling out the leaders of the Women’s March for their hateful rhetoric and their continued association with bigots and anti-Semites like Louis Farrakhan.”
“Zioness rejects the divisive examples of Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory and others who claim to be ‘leaders’ of women, while they continue to support anti-Semitic, homophobic figures like [Louis] Farrakhan.”
The Pittsburgh tragedy made real the worst nightmare of American Jewry. Our community is now examining how we got to this frightening place, with anti-Semitism more pronounced on both the right and the left than it has been in decades. We now dread: Is this just the beginning? Are things only going to get worse? …
