Pew Survey Conversation (Part 3)

By Derek M. Kwait October 30, 2013

Part 3 in a 3 part series. Part 1 is here. Part 2 is here. 7.      What are your reactions to survey respondents’ answers to “What does it mean to be Jewish”? What creates Jewish meaning for you? Dr. Steven M. Cohen, sociologist: These questions pertain to areas of great ambiguity. I wouldn’t…

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Queer activism vs. queer safe spaces [Mailbag]

By Harpo Jaeger March 13, 2012

We recently posted an op-ed by Carolyn Klaasen, a member of Young, Jewish & Proud.  Carolyn argued that a queer safe space is one where queers can “strategize, energize, and organize to fight for our safety outside of that space.”  She applies this understanding to a dispute over whether queer Palestinian solidarity activists should be…

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