We sat down with Elly Oltersdorf, Outreach Coordinator for Achvat Amim, which is an organisation that provides programs for young adults to engage in meaningful partnerships with Palestinians and Israelis in the movement for self-determination for all. Achvat Amim was born out of a Socialist Zionist tradition, therefore we explored the contradictions between Zionism and Diasporism, while also highlighting the important work that Achvat Amim is engaged in.

Interested in their Programming? https://www.achvatamim.org/

Forward Article Mentioned: https://forward.com/forverts-in-english/560390/how-yiddish-became-foreign-language-israel/

Happy New Year! This is Part 1 of Zach's retrospective on SummerU, the flagship annual retreat of the European Union of Jewish Students that took place from 14-21 August 2023 in Malaga, Spain. With the help of attendees he interviewed - organisers of Jewish student communal life from Spain, Turkey, Greece, North Macedonia and Serbia - he explores with Ben how these different stories can relate to a conscious diasporism. Next episode will detail Zach's observations of the EUJS democratic decision-making processes that also took part during the week.

Check out the EUJS Lowdown Podcast: open.spotify.com/show/58CRxkGOKwhreSyUqx6jHq

Check out Victor's Music: open.spotify.com/artist/37iGY9eXwV9pPO6OpTx4ua

Larissa Synagogue Rebuilding Fundraiser:jcl.gr/en/restoration-of-ets-hayim-synagogue/

Fellow Diasporists! Ross Lomazov of Melbourne's Jewish Labor Bund joins us to talk about this last bastion of this great socialist diasporist movement. Through it we discuss the meaning of Bundism today and perspectives on its future within a wider Jewish diasporism.

Melbourne Bund: bundist.org

Check out Isabel Frey on Spotify:

open.spotify.com/artist/6YUKG9pRka2uFJ0QAe7Eac?si=s5Nt9h2dQ2uxH6_5isx8nA

Learn more about the history of the Bund: treyfpodcast.com/2020/05/31/46-labour-bund-pt-1/

The story of the Abayudaya is one few know. Jordan Yanowitz interviews Tzion Kaukira, a Jew from Uganda whom he worked with at a Reform summer camp this past summer. Tzion’s Jewish life offers a unique perspective, approaching important questions of religiosity, communal inclusivity, and Jewish identity across diaspora. Join them as Tzion delves into the history of his community and how this history has shaped his life.

What does it mean to have a diasporist relationship to the land we live on? Coming to you from Miknaf Ha'aretz's Radical Farm Camp, organised last month Ben spoke to the organisers Sara Moon and Samson Hart! With Zach unavailable, he was joined by a special guest host... Join us to find out who, and stay for a conversation about cultivating a sense of belonging through grounded community.

Find out more about Miknaf Ha'aretz by going to their website and social media: miknafhaaretz.co.ukinstagram.com/miknafhaaretz

We finally have a YouTube channel! If you would like to listen to us with a transcript (including automatic translations in other languages): youtube.com/@TheJewishDiasporist

Fenya Fischler, Catherine Bailey-Gluckman and David Bernstein from Shabbes 24/7 join us just before the third anniversary of the collective to discuss their work, Jewish life in Belgium, intersections between Jewish Diasporist and Queer identities and much more!

Find out more about Shabbes 24/7 here!

instagram.com/shabbes247

shabbes247.notion.site/shabbes247/Shabbes-24-7-4f2a1eddce114d64b3e0bd6d163d53b2

Listen to the Xai, how are you? podcast here soundcloud.com/xaihowareyou

Fenya's article on the Aalst carnival (in Dutch)

dewereldmorgen.be/artikel/2020/02/26/traditie-is-geen-excuus-voor-antisemitisme-of-homofobie/

How does Jewish spirituality relate to Jewish community organising? This week, Rabbi David J. Cooper, whom Ben met on the CJNV delegation to Israel-Palestine, joins us to discuss his experience as an activist and organiser of the progressive Kehilla Community Synagogue in the East Bay Area of California, and explore the ethical and spiritual values which have been central to his work.

We have an email! Please send any feedback, comments and suggestions to:

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Find out more about:

Kehilla Community Synagogue kehillasynagogue.org

Centre for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV) cjnv.org

Jews on Ohlone Land jewsonohloneland.org

From May 13-25th, Jewish Diasporist Co-host, Ben Yanowitz, joined the Center for Jewish Non-violence's (CJNV)'s annual delegation to Palestine/Israel. This episode features a series of shorter interviews and conversations recorded during the delegation. While not about CJNV directly, we sought to share stories from different participants in order to contextualize the crucial networking among diaspora Jews, and organizing with Palestinians, that CJNV facilitates on the land.

3:05-22:39 Louisa Kornblatt Interview

22:50-35:23 Discourse on Apartheid

35:34-51:51 Sam Stein Interview

53:37-1:03:47 Live from Masafer Yatta

Jewish Currents: The Plight of Masafer Yatta: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-nose/id1573983987?i=1000616154586

Check out the Center for Jewish Nonviolence: https://cjnv.org/

Aly Halpert’s Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/5ilJZ0nHG41CYddwNuP3f6?si=MQUxPonHRy-xPScK6cKT_w

Josh Burg, a member of INN's Washington D.C. core team and national strategic planning team, joins us to discuss the values of Jewish youth summer camps, as well as the current movement ecosystem of the Jewish left in the United States

.ifnotnowmovement.org

twitter.com/joshburg

PS. Shoutout to everyone at Camp Newman right now!