Sharing this full video of Monday's gathering of 4,500 people on the Boston Common with the Governor, Mayor & both US Senators.
Jeremy Burton
CEO of Boston Jewish Community Relations Council. Mostly posting #mapoli #bospoli #Jewish #interfaith & #superheroes #scifi #comics #geekculture
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Worth reading, as always, from Yascha Mounk in re how we can reject left-wing #identitysynthesis without being co-opted by right-wing anti-wokeness.
Via @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/opinion/identity-politics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
"When Jewish existence becomes conditional on staying in the good graces of a non-#Jewish actor or movement, it becomes an impoverished existence—provisional and precarious, forever looking over its shoulder."
Excellent from Yair Rosenberg @TheAtlantic on latest message from #Trump to the Jews.
Op-ed by SF JCRC & LA #Jewish Federation embracing #ethnicstudies while warning of the dangers of bad actors inc the 'liberated' proponents. https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-758937
May these newly identified species live long and prosper!
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/science/star-trek-spider-species.html
"I do not believe Elon Musk is an antisemite, but that doesn't mean he can't be guilty of stoking antisemitism. By engaging with white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and antisemites on the admittedly contentious subject of the modern ADL, Musk is doing just that—while boosting engagement at the same time." https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-stoking-antisemitism-opinion-1824702
"“There is an ongoing #genocide against 120,000 #Armenians living in #NagornoKarabakh."
Read @nickkristof in @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/opinion/armenia-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh.html
Great piece fro #Boston newbies in @BostonGlobe about this truly unique annual local holiday. Happy #allstonchristmas! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/30/metro/2023-boston-students-move-in-sept-1/
“Jews in the Diaspora can no longer support Israel without asking which #Israel they are supporting.”
Special briefing with these three compelling writers, along with leaders of Israel’s #democracy protests - Monday, September 4, 11am EDT
https://www.timesofisrael.com/diaspora-jews-time-to-take-a-stand/
We're #hiring! Come work with our amazing team at Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston. We are currently searching for:
- Engagement Manager, Israel and Shared Society
- Director, Educational Partnerships
Please help spread the word and share these postings with potential candidates who want to be part of a vibrant #Jewish organization here in #Boston. Thanks!
Does Judaism have a culture of democracy (not necessarily just elective leadership, but also separation of and checks on power) deep in our DNA? Andrew Silow-Carroll looks at this week's Torah reading (Shoftim) and argues yes. Worth reading in @jtanews https://www.jta.org/2023/08/13/ideas/how-the-bible-anticipated-israels-fight-over-the-judiciary
Worth reading in full on the 'asymmetry of the sensational' from Rabbi Michael Cohen:
"The International Fund for Ireland spent $40 per person in Northern Ireland on #MEPPA-type projects. This relatively large expenditure was critical in paving the way for the Good Friday Agreement, which ended three decades of violence between Protestants and Catholics. At present, only $2 per person is spent on #Palestinian - #Israeli enterprises."
I just read this new anthology of #Jewish #scifi. Great to see it, and editor Michael Burstein, being platformed by @scalzi on his blog. Highly recommend! https://whatever.scalzi.com/2023/08/07/the-big-idea-michael-a-burstein/
Disturbing report in @BostonGlobe today about the rise of New England #whitesupremacist #nazi group NSC-131 and the presence in its ranks of military veterans. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/03/metro/military-vets-fill-ranks-of-growing-neo-nazi-group-nc-131/?et_rid=1743100943&s_campaign=todaysheadlines:newsletter
#StangeNewWorlds really took a big swing with the 1st #StarTrek musical episode ever, this week. And oh wow is it a home run. I smiled ear to ear the whole way through. https://gizmodo.com/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-season-2-episode-9-recap-1850685094?utm_source=regular
Some reflections on #Israel’s new ‘reasonableness’ law and the democracy protests, from Jerusalem, where I am this week. #demokratia https://www.jcrcboston.org/a-personal-reflection-from-our-ceo-on-developments-in-israel-today/
"In the last five years, at least 82 current and former military service members have been arrested and exposed as harboring far-right, antigovernment, or neo-Nazi ideologies" - @BostonGlobe
#extremism #antisemitism #radicalism #neonazi
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/15/nation/extremism-in-military-big-security-threat/
It was a pleasure sitting down with Judy L Rakowsky last night at the JCC North Shore to talk about her excellent new book, 'Jews in the Garden.'
This book is an important contribution to the continued work of #Holocaust education and memory, a central part of our work here at JCRC. I'm honored that she invited me to be part of the launch, and we're inspired by her in our continued work as stewards of memory.
My post today.
New book, out this week: 'Jews in the Garden' by Judy Rakowsky (longtime Boston Globe crime reporter). This is a timely and important contribution to #Holocaust literature as Judy & her cousin Sam, a survivor, go back to Poland in search of answers.
Highly recommend! https://www.amazon.com/Jews-Garden-Holocaust-Survivor-History/dp/1728254620/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
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