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Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! ✡︎ 🪬 I made one of these a few years ago, and it was well loved, and I felt it was a good time to make another. In the past year or so I’ve watched the rapid decline of the success of openly Jewish stories and authors in the publishing world. And I understand that it’s because of the rise of Zionism, which has made people (unfortunately) more cautious and more openly hateful towards Jews, and has made Judaism less “trendy” in the market. and as an anti-Zionist Jew myself, I know it makes it all the more important to loudly love Jewish stories and voices, especially as Zionism relies so heavily on antisemitism. To create safe and loving spaces for Jews IS to combat Zionism. So here are some books by (anti-Zionist or non-Zionist) Jewish authors to loudly and proudly love this month and always. things to note: 1. Despite it being Jewish AMERICAN Heritage Month, not all of these authors are American. As a Jewish American living in the UK and seeing the treatment of Jews on both sides the pond, I’ve decided to include authors regardless of location. 2. This is NOT a complete list. I tried to prioritize books that I’ve read or come highly recommended and are on my TBR. I read primarily SFF and horror, so those genres are more represented here. There are also some authors who have to be cautious with stating their opinions publicly for personal safety reasons who I have left off here. Rest assured, I will never knowingly promote a Zionist author on my page. That being said, please leave more recommendations in the comments!!!! Or make your own post and share the love! 3. Not all of the authors have explicitly called themselves “anti-Zionist” but have at least expressed sentiments that make their stance against Zionist ideology clear and may consider themselves non-Zionist or otherwise. 4. If the author had multiple books, I chose their most Jewish one!! all of the books on the first page are explicitly Jewish fantasy, and much of the books throughout are Jewish as well.

Books listed: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott (adult Jewish magical realism) The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez (adult Jewish fantasy) The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid (adult Jewish fantasy) From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos (YA Jewish contemporary fantasy) A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft (adult Jewish fantasy) Tale of the Flying Forest by R.M. Romero (MG Jewish fantasy)

The Cove by Claire Rose (YA Jewish horror) Sargassa by Sophie Burnham (trilogy, adult SFF) The White North Has Thy Bones by Dorian Ravenscroft (adult historical horror) When The Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb (YA historical fantasy) The Stars Undying by Emery Robin (duology, adult scifi) These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever (adult Jewish thriller)

The Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel (adult Jewish historical romance) Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (adult SFF) The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (adult Jewish fantasy) The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg (adult fantasy) The Seep by Chana Porter (adult sci-fi/dystopian) A Long Time Dead by Samara Breger (adult historical)

Funeral Song by Carly Racklin (adult horror) The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson (adult Jewish hist. fantasy) The Mermaid the Witch and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall (duology, YA fantasy) The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros (YA Jewish horror) Higher by Roz Alexander (adult Jewish romance) A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (duology, adult SFF)

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45 year-old man, Chad Michael Watts, attacked a group of children protesting ICE in #Texas while wearing a read MAGA hat. The youth bravely fought back and defended themselves.

22 YEARS AGO ON DECEMBER 18, 1998 - DREAMWORKS ANIMATION RELEASED “THE PRINCE OF EGYPT”

Because DreamWorks was concerned about theological accuracy, they decided to call in Biblical scholars, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim theologians, and Arab American leaders to help the film be more accurate and faithful to the original story. After previewing the developing film, all these leaders noted that the studio executives listened and responded to their ideas, and praised the studio for reaching out for comment from outside sources.

The animation team for The Prince of Egypt included 350 artists from 34 different nations. Careful consideration was given to depicting the ethnicities of the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, and Nubians properly.

Both character design and art direction worked to set a definite distinction between the symmetrical, more angular look of the Egyptians versus the more organic, natural look of the Hebrews and their related environments. The backgrounds department, headed by supervisors Paul Lasaine and Ron Lukas, oversaw a team of artists who were responsible for painting the sets/backdrops from the layouts. Within the film, approximately 934 hand-painted backgrounds were created.