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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

Steven Davidson

Achvat Amim participants learning Jewish topics in the forest. (Courtesy Achvat Amim)
January 4, 2019, 5:18 am
Far-left Diaspora Jews increasingly coming to Israel — and sticking around
While having little love lost for the government, activists in long-term programs are forging deeper, more complex bonds with the land even as they try to influence its people
By Steven Davidson
All That's Left activists stand in front of a banner reading, 'We need to talk about the occupation,' at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, October 24, 2018. (Steven Davidson/ Times of Israel)
October 25, 2018, 1:03 pm
Diaspora activists protest at GA to force talk about Israel-Palestinian conflict
A small group of foreign-born Jews in Israel test the theme of this week’s mega meet-up in Tel Aviv to push for frank discussion about the IDF’s presence in the West Bank
By Steven Davidson
My Father's Place, in Roslyn, New York. (Steve Rosenfeld)
August 14, 2018, 9:57 pm
How a Jewish kid from the burbs helped launch Springsteen and make music history
Three decades on, ‘Eppy’ Epstein reopens his iconic Long Island venue My Father’s Place, where some of the world’s most famous bands got their start
By Steven Davidson
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ), the sister organization of The Jewish Vote, march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2016. (Courtesy Gili Getz)
August 11, 2018, 1:55 pm
Jewish Democrat group targets US Jews to elect far-left progressive candidates
The Jewish Vote is backing staunchly liberal candidates in New York’s primaries, before targeting Republicans in November’s elections
By Steven Davidson
Birthright trip participants read IfNotNow materials distributed as part of a 'send-off' at New York's JFK airport on Monday, June 18, 2018. (Steven Davidson/ Times of Israel)
June 22, 2018, 5:34 pm
Tempers rise as far-left IfNotNow members ‘engage’ Birthrighters at JFK
Guides for the iconic Israel journey chase off a contingent of anti-Occupation activists approaching participants with pamphlets, snacks — and an uncertainty of the trip’s intent
By Steven Davidson
Yehuda Webster speaks at the Juneteenth seder put on by JFREJ, held alongside the East River in New York City on June 14, 2018. (Rafael Shimunov)
June 19, 2018, 3:57 am
Emancipation congregation: Slaves’ exodus celebrated with NYC Juneteenth seder
Complete with ceremonial food and a unique hagaddah, hundreds gather to fuse two familiar stories of freedom into a brand new ritual organized by the Jews of Color caucus
By Steven Davidson
Naomi Hornstein (left) and Molly Schulman holding megaphones at an If Not Now protest outside the Zionist Organization of America gala in New York City. (Gili Getz)
March 16, 2018, 6:08 am
Progressive Jewish millennials are returning to their roots — thanks to Trump
Previously unaffiliated young Jewish adults are galvanized by the growth of the alt-right — and increasingly draw on their heritage to project their values
By Steven Davidson
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