Good point!
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I grew up in the Reformed movement/synagogue. Before I was born, Reform Jews were specifically anti-Zionist. By the time I was in Hebrew school and preparing for bat mitzvah, they had changed, but there was still nowhere near the Zionist fervor that I’ve seen as an adult. It just wasn’t an issue.
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I grew up Reform in the 80s and the communications I got on Israel (and by extension, Zionism) was "here is this Jewish homeland and will offer protection if you need it and you should visit, it's nice and you should do a fundraising walk to plant trees there"
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This is such a good point. My 96 year old mom was raised Reform in Portland. I grew up in Santa Cruz, CA, where the only synagogue was Conservative. I have never, to my knowledge, personally known any Zionists.
And everyone is anti- Netanyahu.
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This is a fascinating dynamic I hadn't considered! Thanks for flagging.
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Peter Beinart is really good on this history.
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