Dores for Israel, Vanderbilt’s on-campus Israel advocacy group, invited Amanda Berman to Hillel on Nov. 10 to speak about her experiences being at the intersection of “progressivism and Zionism.” Berman is the founder and executive director of Zioness, a national organization pushing for Zionist representation in activism and social justice movements. Berman began her talk …
It seems like everyone’s talking about antisemitism lately. Some are perpetrating it in an increasingly bewildering succession of tweets and media appearances. Others are covering it on various news channels. The Jewish community, as we do, is dissecting the details and working to understand what all of this means for us. And there are influential …
“The Jewish community has a lot to say about what is happening to us right now, and – especially in the last couple of weeks – we’re imploring the general public to hear us, to allow us to define ourselves and describe our oppression, and to play a role in ending the hate we continue …
A recent New York Times piece declared that Russian trolls were to blame for the collapse and subsequent failure of the Women’s March. The piece was a dangerous distraction from the real problem: The downfall of Women’s March Inc. was the irrefutable antisemitism of its leadership. The antisemitic rot at the core of Women’s March, …
Zioness Founder and Executive Director Amanda Berman was in Basel, Switzerland, in August 2022 with Jewish leaders from around the world to mark the 125th Anniversary of the First Zionist Congress. Amanda joined co-panelists Zack Bodner and Moshe Ya’alon to speak on the future of Zionism. Amanda Berman is the Founder and Executive Director of …
