New York City: Bibi Not Welcome
“Say it loud. Say it clear. Bibi is not welcome here.”
“They are running out of time. Netanyahu must resign.”
Author: Marcia G. Yerman
Israeli Films at New York Festival Tackle Critical Concerns
“Children of Peace” raised the question of why it is so much easier for people to dismiss the concept of a joint society grounded in co-equality than to live with ongoing combat and destruction.
The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About Each Other
Khouri and Wilkinson advocate for a commitment to “deep listening,” stressing that engaging with stories from the other side will allow a shift from prioritizing internalized viewpoints to being open to new perspectives despite the angst it triggers.
Out in Yonkers: Elizabeth de Bethune Paintings Reflect the Diversity of a Community
As de Bethune wrote, “In the 1970s, Harvey Milk encouraged queer people to come out wherever they were, to increase awareness not only of the ubiquity of LGBTQ folk but also our incredible diversity and ordinariness. In my own fashion, I’m answering Harvey’s call.”
FRACTURED: Artist Graupe-Pillard Tackles Environmental Threats
Graupe-Pillard delivered the cautionary note, “The paintings are a precursor to a devastating scenario if individuals remain uninvolved.”
Standing Together Leaders Abed and Green Lay Out a New Vision: “We’re In This Together”
With Jewish extremists trying to present Palestinian citizens of Israel as a fifth column, Standing Together is focusing on the de-escalation of those inflammatory messages, reframing the dialogue with their code words: “We’re in this together.”
Kate Nace Day: Fighting Sexual Trafficking as a Professor, Filmmaker, and Author
Explaining the genesis of her book, Day said, “I’m trying to memorialize what the average person should know about sex trafficking.”
Diana Nyad
Starring two powerful actresses in their 60s and featuring a promotional poster of them sans glamour, the Netflix bio-flick Nyad is bound to be celebrated by women of a certain age.
Peace Vigil in Westchester Spotlights Healing
People are struggling to process the rapidly unfolding events that have taken place since the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7. There have been demonstrations and counter-demonstrations focusing on both the hostage-taking and...
On the Ground: Protesting the Israeli Occupation and Bibi
Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T’ruah gave the final speech. An article in Haaretz recently profiled her as one of the new female leaders challenging the entrenched structure of the male Jewish legacy organizations. She told the demonstrators, “It’s important for me to be here. We’re dealing with a settler government. Occupation is destroying Judaism.” She referenced the Biblical metaphor: “A calf doesn’t have to be golden. It can be a state.”
