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Amy Albertson, Social Media Coach and Jewish Activist

Many young Jews and Zionists today are grappling with their identity. What does it mean to be Jew? What does it mean to be a Zionist? How do those identities intersect with other parts of who I am? How do I deal with people online telling me my Judaism is a problem? Amy Albertson, a professional Social Media Coach and Jewish activist, has dealt with these questions her whole life as a Chinese-American-Jewish woman. Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Amy to talk about Zionism and how her exper

The Independent

Holocaust survivor hits back after Whoopi Goldberg again plays down racial motive

A Holocaust survivor has lashed out at Whoopi Goldberg after she doubled down on her controversial views about the Holocaust not being about race which she made earlier this year. “My best friend said, ‘Not for nothing is there no box on the census for the Jewish race. So that leads me to believe that we’re probably not a race’,” said Ms Goldberg in an interview with The Times. Ms Goldberg, who was promoting her new movie Till added that” “It wasn’t originally” about race saying that the Nazis

Vogue

In Brooklyn, One Photographer Captured Joy Among Holocaust Survivors This Hanukkah

Every Friday, Mayan Toledano drives her silver Volvo convertible—decorated with a dancing Elvis hanging from the rearview mirror and a pink cowboy propped on the dashboard—to deep corners of Brooklyn like Sheepshead Bay and Brighton Beach to deliver food to food-insecure Holocaust survivors. These survivors are members of Connect2, a program created by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island. This time, Toledano will celebrate Hanukkah and light a menorah with the survivors. “I now

The Forward

Iran is a Jewish issue. Why is the community silent?

At least 488 Iranians have been killed since the women-led protests began in September. Over 18,000 are reported to be arrested, and as of now, two have been executed, hung to death from construction cranes after being tortured into false confessions and sentenced in sham trials. The world has not been completely unmoved to action by the shocking death of 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Jina Amini for “improperly” wearing her hijab. Just this week the United Nations expelled Iran from i

Jewish Journal

Hen Mazzig: Fighter and Proud Mizrahi Jew

Take a look at Hen Mazzig’s Instagram bio and you’ll get a taste of who he is: “I love being Jewish 10x more than anyone hates me for it. Son of Amazigh+Iraqi refugees.” The young influencer has more than 155,000 followers between Instagram and Facebook, and he spends his time posting his support for Israel and his defense of the Jewish people. Now, he’s released “The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto,” a book that’s part memoir, part proclamation about how Mizrahi Jews are often misunders

WZO launches Instagram accounts for Holocaust survivors to tell their stories

Campaign, dubbed the ‘6MFollowers Project,’ sees six survivors describe their daily lives and experiences, with goal of reaching 6 million followers by next year

Jweekly

‘Tova the Poet’ provides Jewish affirmation on Instagram

she was recruited by the Tel Aviv Institute (TVI), a nonprofit that draws on the power of social media to combat antisemitism and to promote Jewish and Zionist perspectives.

Los Angeles Times

Whoopi Goldberg's 'View' co-hosts are mum, but this Holocaust survivor wants to talk

Social media is rallying to get an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor on “The View” after co-host Whoopi Goldberg was suspended from for her remarks on the genocide.

Algemeiner.com

It’s Not the Antisemitism Your Grandparents Warned You About

With the work of data scientists, writers, designers, and researchers, TLVi content has already reached over 100 million people. We have provided resources and partnered to help dozens of individuals and Jewish organizations, like JIMENA, Israel Coalition on Campus, JewBelong, Zioness, CAMERA on Campus, Artists 4 Israel, Muslims Against Antisemitism, Combat Antisemitism, Fuente Latina, and many others, to advance their own social media messaging programs.

Washington Post

‘Being Jewish and alive shouldn’t be a miracle’: World reacts to Texas synagogue attack

“The synagogue hostages are out and alive. I’m crying tears of joy,” tweeted Hen Mazzig, a senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to research and tackling antisemitic hate speech online. “Being Jewish and alive shouldn’t be a miracle. But it is.”

Jewish Chronicle

Younger activists are leading the way in standing up to hate with pride in their heritage

A highlight of the Tel Aviv Institute’s Jews Talk Justice conference and how activists learned to advocate more effectively online.

Jerusalem Post

Tales of Jewish suffering take over anti-Semitic ‘JewishPrivilege’ hashtag

Breaking down how TLVi used Twitter to co-opt a hashtag used by anti-Semites, replacing conspiracy theories with actual stories of Jewish suffering.

NBC News

How Jewish Twitter users and celebrities took down a virtual anti-Semitic mob

Hen Mazzig breaks down how he transformed an antisemitic hashtag to a global trend, with celebrities like Sarah Silverman lending their voices to the cause.

Algemeiner.com

In the Face of the Establishment’s Failure, a New Generation of Jewish Social Media Activists Is Rising

A highlight on effective online Jewish activists, including our senior fellow Hen Mazzig and digital producers Matthew Nouriel and Amy Albertson.

Jerusalem Post

Sharanksy calls out 'progressive' antisemitism panel for anti-Zionism

The event was organized by the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement and Tel Aviv Institute.

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Amy Albertson, Social Media Coach and Jewish Activist

Holocaust survivor hits back after Whoopi Goldberg again plays down racial motive

In Brooklyn, One Photographer Captured Joy Among Holocaust Survivors This Hanukkah

Iran is a Jewish issue. Why is the community silent?

Hen Mazzig: Fighter and Proud Mizrahi Jew

WZO launches Instagram accounts for Holocaust survivors to tell their stories

‘Tova the Poet’ provides Jewish affirmation on Instagram

Whoopi Goldberg's 'View' co-hosts are mum, but this Holocaust survivor wants to talk

It’s Not the Antisemitism Your Grandparents Warned You About

‘Being Jewish and alive shouldn’t be a miracle’: World reacts to Texas synagogue attack

Younger activists are leading the way in standing up to hate with pride in their heritage

Tales of Jewish suffering take over anti-Semitic ‘JewishPrivilege’ hashtag

How Jewish Twitter users and celebrities took down a virtual anti-Semitic mob

In the Face of the Establishment’s Failure, a New Generation of Jewish Social Media Activists Is Rising

Sharanksy calls out 'progressive' antisemitism panel for anti-Zionism

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