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My first learning experience was uh, when I was invited to go to Auschwitz
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Israelism

My first learning experience was uh,when I was invited to go to Auschwitz on a "Bearing...

My first learning experience was uh,
when I was invited to go to Auschwitz on a "Bearing Witness" retreat

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My first learning experience was uh, when I was invited to go to Auschwitz
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on a "Bearing Witness" retreat.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:33
Uploaded
Apr 14, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tikkun Olam Productions

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Movie Summary

When two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel witness the way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left turns. Their stories reveal a deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity.
I actually say in Auschwitz I discovered - Israelism 00:31
I actually say in Auschwitz I discovered
What-- what is important for many of the Israeli Jews - Israelism 00:11
What-- what is important for many of the Israeli Jews
Right. And that story is where - Israelism 00:07
Right. And that story is where
As an activist, I think for many activists, what keeps us going - Israelism 00:08
As an activist, I think for many activists, what keeps us go...
I-- I really believe that there is an emerging - Israelism 00:06
I-- I really believe that there is an emerging
I've had even some American Jews who come here and they say, - Israelism 00:08
I've had even some American Jews who come here and they...
For American Jews, coming here and listening to us, - Israelism 00:27
For American Jews, coming here and listening to us,
The moment they see this and experience this for themselves, - Israelism 00:06
The moment they see this and experience this for themselves,
I came home and spoke out. And I think initially - Israelism 00:07
I came home and spoke out. And I think initially
I had friends from high school and from college who didn't know how to speak to me at the beginning, - Israelism 00:08
I had friends from high school and from college who didn...
I've grown up very much as a product of this - Israelism 00:11
I've grown up very much as a product of this
For most people I know oh who actually took the time - Israelism 00:10
For most people I know oh who actually took the time
It's very painful, - Israelism 00:11
It's very painful,
There have always been Jews who have spoken out for Palestinian rights, - Israelism 00:12
There have always been Jews who have spoken out for Palestin...
I continued to meet more and more young people like me - Israelism 00:07
I continued to meet more and more young people like me
And it made me realize that I was part of a bigger story - Israelism 00:11
And it made me realize that I was part of a bigger story
We decided to bring the crisis of - Israelism 00:11
We decided to bring the crisis of
Uh, first of all, all my friends at AIPAC stopped talking to me. I've lost many childhood friends over this. - Israelism 00:07
Uh, first of all, all my friends at AIPAC stopped talking to...
Many of my family have also-- - Israelism 00:08
Many of my family have also--
Every time I protested outside of a Jewish communal event of some kind, I have seen a friend, - Israelism 00:09
Every time I protested outside of a Jewish communal event of...