Marcia G. Yerman

With the topic of “anti-Zionism” becoming part of the conversation around Israel-Palestine, and the first anti-Zionist forum held recently in Vienna, “Citizens of the Whole World: Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left” is well-timed for its deep dive into Jewish-American political activism and social justice movements, particularly in laying out the precedents for today’s “left-wing” Jewish organizations.

On August 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Maine Monument in Columbus Circle in Manhattan and steps away from the Trump International Hotel, a sea of outraged American Jews gathered to call for an end to the Israeli government's starvation and ethnic cleansing of the residents of Gaza, and the safe entry of substantial humanitarian aid.

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At a time when Americans face each new day with trepidation as the country’s laws and freedoms come under attack, the documentary “Water for Life” stands as an example of how values can triumph. The road isn’t easy, and there are setbacks along the way, but that’s part of the journey.

In the 1980s, Bruce Neuburger was given a sheaf of letters by his father, which contained correspondence from his grandparents, Benno and Anna Neuburger. The exchanges took place between late July 1938 to 1941. Bruce's father and aunt had successfully made it out of Nazi Germany; his grandparents didn't. They became part of the murdered masses.

Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) was in the Bronx on Tuesday, April 22, to speak to students at Manhattan University. Dr. Margaret Groarke, the Department Chairperson of History, Political & International Studies, extended the invitation as the coordinator of Jaspers Vote, a nonpartisan voter engagement organization on campus. Lawler, a 2009 university alumnus, engaged in an open student forum.

“Viewer discretion is advised,” introduces the documentary “There is Another Way,” to prepare viewers for video footage from bodycams used by Hamas on October 7 and from the Israeli military during excursions. The images, as noted, are “difficult.” However, so is the overwhelming psychic pain expressed by those Palestinians and Israelis who have lost loved ones and whose lives have been forever changed by violence in the land.
Director Stephen Apkon has delivered a follow-up documentary to th...

How does an individual make sense of what is happening to them and their lives when experiencing a period in history that defies explanation?

Rashid Mashasrawi, a Palestinian film director who was born in Gaza and grew up in the Shati refugee camp, initiated an anthology film project that stands as a testament to the realities experienced on the ground in Gaza after October 7.

Gideon Levy’s book, The Killing of Gaza: Reports on a Catastrophe covers the period of 2014 through June 2024, and presents a clear-eyed vision of what transpired before and after October 7.

For American Jews who are uncomfortable with questioning the Israeli government, the Gaza War, and the Occupation, “The Checkpoint Women: Memories” demonstrates how courageous individuals on the ground in Israel, moved by their doubts about national policy, have become actors in the fight for Palestinian equality.

As Americans prepare for Trump 2.0, they can take a break by watching "The Bibi Files," a portrait of Benjamin Netanyahu and his ongoing quest to outrun the corruption charges that have dogged him since 2016.

After years of being the favorite go-to guest on antisemitism, Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, is being slammed by a range of critics for his lack of response to Trump’s Madison Square Garden event, which recalled the 1939 Bund Rally held by the American Nazi Party.

By Election Day, the majority of New Yorkers will have decided who they are voting for, from the top of the ballot on down. What they may not know is that the back of their ballot has a vitally important proposition that will codify essential protections for New York State.

With the Jewish High Holidays, the first anniversary of October 7, and the American elections approaching in November, American Jews have plenty to reflect upon. Will the clergy delivering sermons in their synagogues talk about Jewish ethics and morality in conjunction with the war in Gaza? Will the focus be on antisemitism? Will anyone mention the role of the Israeli government in the ongoing events that have left their country stunned and bereaved, Palestinians in Gaza engulfed by ruins and...

As the United Nations General Assembly, attended by Prime Ministers, Presidents, and diverse world leaders, convenes for its 79th session, an actual "peacemaker" has been speaking in New York City. His message is simple, but it isn't on the front burner of either the Israeli right-wing government or the Hamas decision-makers.
The concept that Palestinian Hamze Awawde has been putting forth regarding the previous eleven-plus months of destruction and despair is succinct:
"There is no violent solution.

I got there early. The address for the gathering was 800 Second Avenue, the Israeli Consulate. I didn’t see any people assembled, but numerous police were setting up metal barricades to secure a perimeter. I crossed over to the east side of the street. There, a policewoman informed me that the whole block was closed except for customers of stores conducting business. After a glance, I told her I was going to the nail salon. She let me through, and another person slid in with me.