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, …
In songs and in speeches, an event at the White House marking Jewish American Heritage Month celebrated the presence of Jews in America since colonial times — and fretted about threats to American Jewry today. “For some reason it’s come roaring back in the last several years,” President Biden told a crowd of Jewish supporters …
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 …
