Activism

Jewish Youth for Climate Justice

Teen Fellowship Ideas

‘Climate anxiety’ isn’t a fad. For Jewish teens like me, it’s our inspiration.

Jewish tradition gives youth activists hope when they feel themselves despairing, writes a JTA Teen Fellow.

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The Anthem for Russian Jewry that Mobilized the Masses

In 1977, Natan (Anatole) Sharansky was arrested for treason against the Soviet Union. When Cantor Robbie Solomon heard how courageously the long-time refusenik and human rights activist stood up to his accusers, he was inspired to stay up all night and compose a song. “I tried to put myself in Sharansky’s place,” Solomon told Jewniverse. […]

Are These New Comics Anti-Semitic or Just Kinda Harsh?

Eli Valley’s comics are nasty, brutish, smart, searing, and hilarious. His commitment to pillorying “powerful people, organizations, and ideas within the Jewish community” have led fellow Jews to call him a kapo, a Nazi, and even an anti-Semitic provocateur. But to hear Valley tell it in the trailer for his new book, Diaspora Boy: Comics […]

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This Jewish Couple Stood Up for Their Neighbors Before Fleeing America’s Dream Town

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The Fierce Activists Turning Neo-Nazi Graffiti Into Art

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Emma Goldman’s Ice Cream Parlor Bankrolled Her Anarchism

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These Young Sibs Resisted Hitler and Paid With Their Heads. Literally.

Obituaries

Alan Mintz, Hebrew literature scholar and one-time student activist, is dead at 69

Linda Sarsour

United States

Linda Sarsour: Why the Palestinian-American activist is controversial

United States

Not just prayers: Synagogues are organizing to fight Trump’s agenda

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