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Forum on progressives’ anti-Semitism hits close to home for participants
By Stacey Palevsky / Jewish Telegraphic Agency

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30 (JTA) — A husband tells his wife he doesn’t see why Israel should exist.
A teacher wants to know why a colleague’s presentation on Gaza is announced in the school bulletin but doesn’t know how to speak up.
A man critical of Israel’s politics detests the label “self-hating Jew.”
Israel. Anti-Semitism. Topics that … push our buttons.
These were the topics at the forefront of “Finding Our Voice,” a conference Sunday organized by the Anti-Defamation League to help Jews in the Bay Area and elsewhere constructively address anti-Semitism within progressive organizations.
Participants discussed the inflammatory scenarios noted above during a workshop titled “Let’s Talk: When There are Differing Perspectives on Zionism and Israel.” It was one of 30 sessions offered.
Workshops ranged in topic from the history of anti-Semitism to Israel’s social justice climate to talking to fellow Jews or non-Jews about Mideast politics.
The small lecture hall that housed “Let’s Talk” was a hotbed of debate, role playing and even some tears.
“This is very close to the bone for most of us ... READ IT ALL HERE: http://www.jta.org/ page_print_st...intcategoryid=4

And also look at http://www.engageonline.org.uk/
Arieh Lebowitz | 01.31.07 - 5:32 pm | #