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'''Jewdas''' is a [[Jewish diaspora]] group based in [[London]]. It describes itself as "radical' and is described by ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' as a "Jewish diaspora group, known for its far-left anti-Zionism."<ref name="SugarmanLeader">{{cite news|last1=Sugarman|first1=Daniel|title=Anti-Zionist to contest election for UJS leader|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/anti-zionist-to-contest-election-for-ujs-leader-1.448691|accessdate=3 April 2018|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=23 November 2017}}</ref> It has a satirical-communal website and stages events in London and elsewhere. |
'''Jewdas''' is a [[Jewish diaspora]] group based in [[London]]. It describes itself as "radical' and is described by ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' as a "Jewish diaspora group, known for its far-left anti-Zionism."<ref name="SugarmanLeader">{{cite news|last1=Sugarman|first1=Daniel|title=Anti-Zionist to contest election for UJS leader|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/anti-zionist-to-contest-election-for-ujs-leader-1.448691|accessdate=3 April 2018|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=23 November 2017}}</ref> It has a satirical-communal website and stages events in London and elsewhere. |
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==Organisation== |
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It is a secretive organisation based upon anarchistic lines, engaged in political, cultural, and artistic activities. Representatives of the organization use the [[collective pseudonym]] '''Geoffrey Cohen''' in speaking to the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/1774}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 10:14, 3 April 2018
Jewdas is a Jewish diaspora group based in London. It describes itself as "radical' and is described by The Jewish Chronicle as a "Jewish diaspora group, known for its far-left anti-Zionism."[1] It has a satirical-communal website and stages events in London and elsewhere.
Organisation
It is a secretive organisation based upon anarchistic lines, engaged in political, cultural, and artistic activities. Representatives of the organization use the collective pseudonym Geoffrey Cohen in speaking to the media.[2]
History
Its first event was held at rampART Social Centre in London's East End, the traditional home of London's immigrant Jewish community; a free (albeit accepted donation) Purim party on Saturday, 18 March 2006, which was open to anyone of any ethnic or religious background, was attended by in excess of 600 people and was covered by the national press. Its second main event was a subject of great controversy, being called "The Protocols of the Elders of Hackney" (a reference to the antisemitic hoax The Protocols of the Elders of Zion), with a flyer parodying traditional antisemitic images. Members of the group were arrested, an incident condemned by The Jewish Chronicle in an editorial entitled "In Praise of Jewdas". More recent events have included a "Radical Cosmopolitan Yeshiva" at the Shunt Lounge, a film festival ("Treifspotting"), a secret Channukah party, which involved recreating the Temple of Jerusalem in Dalston, and an antifascist Yom Kippur Ball.[citation needed]
In 2011, Jewdas hosted ¡No Pasaran!, a party commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street.[3]
The group became more active again in 2014, especially around the Israel–Gaza conflict. This included protesting at pro-Israel events[4] where it has been labelled as "extreme[ly] far-left".[4]
In May 2015, the group brought over thirty people on its inaugural Birthwrong trip to Andalusia, Spain.[5] Advertised as "a trip for anyone who's sick of Israel's stranglehold on Jewish culture and wants to get away on a raucous holiday", the itinerary included: "See Maimonides! Get pissed! Do some Jewish tourism! Spend Shabbat with Andalusian Jews! Shvitz in a hammam! Visit a communist village! Get pissed!"[5][6] Attendees reflected on the trip in articles[7][8] and a short film.[9]
At the end of March 2018 the United Kingdom's leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn attended a Passover event held by the group, he said it was in a personal capacity.[10]
References
- ^ Sugarman, Daniel (23 November 2017). "Anti-Zionist to contest election for UJS leader". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ https://http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/1774.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "No Pasaran! Remembering the Battle of Cable Street". openDemocracy. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b "UK's Pro-Israel Protests: Jews Turn Against Jews as 1000 Rally in Brighton". Breitbart. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b "BirthWrong". BirthWrong 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "'BirthWrong' in the Cradle of Jewish Culture: Jews gather in southern Spain for tour that aims to repudiate Zionism". Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Birthwrong: meet the pranksters celebrating the Jewish diaspora". openDemocracy. 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "'BirthWrong' in the Cradle of Jewish Culture: Jews gather in southern Spain for tour that aims to repudiate Zionism". Mondoweiss. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ "Watch Our Video From Last Year's Birthwrong Trip To Southern Spain". jewdas. 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/03/jeremy-corbyn-called-irresponsible-after-attending-radical-jewish-event
External links
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- Article in the Guardian, March 20, 2006 [1]
- Article in Times by Ruth Gledhill, Times Religion Correspondent, 26 September 2006 [2]
- Interview by Natalie Rothschild, 4 October 2006 [3]
- Article in the Jerusalem Post by Jonny Paul, [4]
- Article from Plan B magazine [5]
- Article from Breitbart, 18 August 2014 [6]