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This is a list of notable Jewish American activists.

For other notable Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans.

Activists

AIDS activists

Anarchists

Animal rights

Anti-communism

Anti-racist

Anti-war

Atheists

Civil liberties

Conservatives and neoconservatives

Counterculture

Education

Electronic rights activists

Environmental activists

Feminism and gay rights

Gun rights advocacy

  • Sandra Froman, President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), second female president and first Jewish president[8]

Health advocacy

Immigration reform

Jewish Defense

Land reform

Leaders of Jewish communal organizations

Liberal and left-wing activists

Libertarian activists

Nazi hunters and Holocaust educators

  • Marvin Hier, Orthodox rabbi, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
  • Eli Rosenbaum, director of the Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigations since 1995; Nazi hunter since the early 1980s

Palestinian rights

Pro-life

Radical left

Rights of Ethiopian Jews

Socialists and communists (historical)

Trade union leaders

Zionists

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Look who's talking The Observer, 14 April 2002
  2. ^ Hitch-22, page 352.
  3. ^ Waxman, Sharon; Richard Siklos (2006-12-19). "New Dispute Over Firing of Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
  4. ^ "other Jewish authors who may be of interest... Bettina Aptheker"
  5. ^ "Clara Fraser, 1923-1998: American rebel and architect of socialist feminism". Archived from the original on 2004-03-09.
  6. ^ Johnson, David K. (2002). "Franklin E. Kameny (1925-)". In Bullough, Vern L. (ed.). Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context. New York: The Haworth Press. pp. 209–218. ISBN 978-1-56023-193-6.
  7. ^ Ross, Ross (2007-04-08). "Rebecca Walker bringing message to Expo". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
  8. ^ Weinstein Bilson, Mara. "The President of the National Rifle Association is Jewish?". Moment Magazine. Archived from the original on December 6, 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-04.
  9. ^ R. Reiner — [1] "Reiner, however, said Gibson also must do some "major soul-searching." "It’s not a matter of just apologizing for some words you’ve said," said Reiner, who is Jewish. "It’s to really understand why it is you’re anti-Semitic and where those feelings came from.""
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