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Thank you everyone for your solidarity in the boycott against anti-Semitism.
Now we're back, I want minority voices to be amplified - not silenced.
Today I'll be tweeting out Jewish artists, musicians, scientists etc from around the world. Both now & from history.
#Amplify
Now we're back, I want minority voices to be amplified - not silenced.
Today I'll be tweeting out Jewish artists, musicians, scientists etc from around the world. Both now & from history.
#Amplify
Starting with Rosalind Franklin.
A British Jewish scientist who lay the groundwork for modern structural virology.
https://jwa.org/blog/beyond-double-helix-rosalind-franklin-turns-100
#Amplify
A British Jewish scientist who lay the groundwork for modern structural virology.
https://jwa.org/blog/beyond-double-helix-rosalind-franklin-turns-100
#Amplify
At 10am, moving away from science & over to modern day art - next up is theatre producer @AriaEnts (Katy Lipson.)
She's a theatre producer & artistic director of the Hope Mill Theatre - one of the most successful regional theatres in the country.
#Amplify
She's a theatre producer & artistic director of the Hope Mill Theatre - one of the most successful regional theatres in the country.
#Amplify
At 11am it's Leonard Nimoy.
As well as famously portraying Spock,
Nimoy was long active in the Jewish community, and could speak and read Yiddish.
Just a few months after his death on June 2, 2015, the asteroid 4864 Nimoy was named after him.
#Amplify
As well as famously portraying Spock,
Nimoy was long active in the Jewish community, and could speak and read Yiddish.
Just a few months after his death on June 2, 2015, the asteroid 4864 Nimoy was named after him.
#Amplify
It's midday & my next Jewish voice to amplify is Rebecca Walker.
Rebecca is an American writer, feminist, and activist. She is one of the prominent voices of Third Wave Feminism & has been a staunch ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
@rebeccawalker
#Amplify
Rebecca is an American writer, feminist, and activist. She is one of the prominent voices of Third Wave Feminism & has been a staunch ally of the LGBTQ+ community.
@rebeccawalker
#Amplify
Ida Haendel, CBE born in December 1928. She was a Jewish Polish-British violinist. Haendel was a child prodigy, her career spanning over seven decades.
She sadly died this month but her legacy to music will no doubt live on.
#Amplify
She sadly died this month but her legacy to music will no doubt live on.
#Amplify
Next up is Noreena Hertz.
A British Jewish Economist from East Finchley.
Fast Company Magazine described her as one of the most influential economists on the international stage.
She's also campaigned to cancel debt of world's poorest countries.
@noreenahertz
#Amplify
A British Jewish Economist from East Finchley.
Fast Company Magazine described her as one of the most influential economists on the international stage.
She's also campaigned to cancel debt of world's poorest countries.
@noreenahertz
#Amplify
In 1978, he became the first openly gay man elected to a major public office in the United States.
Born to Lithuanian Jewish parents, he emigrated to the USA where his fight for minority rights has been well documented.
My 5pm Jewish celebration is Harvey Milk.
#Amplify
Born to Lithuanian Jewish parents, he emigrated to the USA where his fight for minority rights has been well documented.
My 5pm Jewish celebration is Harvey Milk.
#Amplify
Someone who doesn't really need amplifying as she's a global sensation but just because she's always been one of my heroes - @WhoopiGoldberg
'Mother didn't name me Whoopi, but Goldberg is my name, it's part of my family, part of my heritage. Just like being black'
#Amplify
'Mother didn't name me Whoopi, but Goldberg is my name, it's part of my family, part of my heritage. Just like being black'
#Amplify
Next up is @RabCharley Rabbi Charley Baginsky.
Formerly Liberal Judaism's Director of Strategy and Partnerships - she's now interim joint director.
And a mum of 3! :)
Formerly Liberal Judaism's Director of Strategy and Partnerships - she's now interim joint director.
And a mum of 3! :)
Sarah Bernhardt - famous french stage actor from the early 20th Century.
She made several theatrical tours around the world, and was one of the first prominent actresses to make sound recordings and to act in motion pictures.
#Amplify
She made several theatrical tours around the world, and was one of the first prominent actresses to make sound recordings and to act in motion pictures.
#Amplify
And giving all the love to fellow gay, vegan, Jew - @SimonAmstell.
If you haven't seen his film Carnage, it's pretty fantastic and available on YouTube!
#Amplify
If you haven't seen his film Carnage, it's pretty fantastic and available on YouTube!
#Amplify
Finally today recognising Jewish contributions, I want to look at (some) from our @TheGreenParty.
Chair of Jewish Greens @VivienAviva
Councillors past & present @EliseDB, @andree_frieze & @RuthiBrandt
And our Equality & Social Justice Spokesperson @alexforeurope
#Amplify
Chair of Jewish Greens @VivienAviva
Councillors past & present @EliseDB, @andree_frieze & @RuthiBrandt
And our Equality & Social Justice Spokesperson @alexforeurope
#Amplify
