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To mark Brandeis University’s first ever Israeli Apartheid Week, Brandeis Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace brought Ali Abunimah to campus on Wednesday as the keynote speaker for the week of protest. A Palestinian American journalist and co-founder of Electronic Intifada, Abunimah presented his vision for a one-state solution to end…
So our esteemed editor David A.M. Wilensky was on Al Jazeera on last Monday, though you probably had to look pretty close. Look around the 0:54 mark for a view of our office in downtown New York City. He didn’t get to ask the panel a question. That’s showbiz. Sorry, David. But fear not! I’ll be…
Israeli films opening to portrayals of gay characters [Haaretz] In recent years, it seems Israeli cinema is offering a more diverse selection of screen portrayals, including gay characters in leading roles. In a new book, “Soldiers, Rebels, and Drifters,” Nir Cohen explores this artistic shift, how it has happened, and what it might mean. “Guttman,…
Back in 2007, New Voices reported on the “demise” of a curious creature called Jews in the Woods. I am enormously excited to tell you that this weekend it will happen again! Over fifty young Jews will come together in beautiful North Scituate, Rhode Island, for two days of praying, singing, hiking, meditating, discussing and…