About Daniel Sieradski
You’re Never Too Old To Watch Shalom Sesame’s “Tikkun Olam Song”
Ask a Jewish kid who grew up in the ’80s for their favorite examples of Jewish popular culture from that era and you’re certain to encounter fond memories of Muppets with a penchant for Hebrew, Jewish holidays and gloriously bad puns. Often they’ll give you just two words: “Moishe Oofnik!”
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HuffPo: Jews are single issue voters
The Huffington Post recently published part one of a five part series called “The Jewish Problem with Obama,” authored by Ed Klein and Rick Chesnoff, and it is a ginormous piece of unfactual shit that seeks to portray Jews as … Read More
7 Reasons I’m Conflicted About the Freedom Flotilla
1. The blockade of Gaza is wrong and must end. After several years, I think we can all agree that Israel’s not going to succeed in starving the Palestinian people into rejecting Hamas. It didn’t work in Cuba, it’s not … Read More
Rabbi Eric Yoffie’s Remarks Sharpen Differences Between Jewish Leaders and Youth Over Human Rights
Rabbi Eric Yoffie addresses a plenary session at J Street’s first national conference in Washington, D.C., October 26, 2009. (Photo: Daniel Sieradski) On Monday, October 26, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, America’s largest Jewish religious … Read More
Peace Lobby Breaks from Left as Conference Approaches
J Street, the self-dubbed "pro-Israel, pro-peace" lobby, has visibly distanced itself from individuals and organizations on the left in advance of its first national convention. As neoconservative columnists and other hawkish pro-Israel voices mount pressure on members of congress to … Read More
Neocons Target Pro-Peace Lobby
As the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobby J Street’s first annual conference approaches, neoconservatives are leading an effort to undermine the group and diminish its support on Capitol Hill. Initially dismissed by more hawkish pro-Israel groups as irrelevant, J Street has become … Read More
How Avigdor Lieberman’s Policies Will Ravage Hasbara
Israel has never been the most popular of nations. Since its inception, the Jewish state has consistently found itself in the precarious position of having to choose between shielding its public image and implementing arguably necessary security measures that inevitably … Read More
Disenfranchised Jewish Brits Play a Prank on Organized British Jewry
Over the weekend Facebook swelled with postings from British Jews seeking to verify an unusual and unexpected email appearing to have been sent by Britain’s primary Jewish institution. The email claimed that a pro-Israel rally in London’s Trafalgar Square planned … Read More
NYC Middle East Peace Rally Recap
As you can tell from the photos, yesterday’s rally was a modest success by general protest standards, and yet it was a great success for something whipped together in 3 days without any institutional support. All in all about 40 … Read More
A Pro-Peace Rally This Sunday
I’m holding a peace rally this Sunday. Here’s the press release, should Jewcy readers in the metropolitan area wish to attend: On Sunday, January 11, a coalition of New York-based Jewish and Zionist organizations will be holding a mass demonstration … Read More
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