Meet Ben M. Freeman
Ben M. Freeman is a Jewish leader, a Jewish thinker, and a Jewish educator
Born in Scotland, Ben is a gay Jewish internationally renowned author, educator and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion specialist focussing on Jewish identity, combatting Jew-hatred and raising awareness of the Holocaust. He came to prominence during the Corbyn Labour Jew-hate crisis and quickly became one of his generation’s leading voice against anti-Jewish racism.
He is the founder of the modern Jewish Pride movement and the author of Jewish Pride.
Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People is the manifesto of the modern Jewish Pride movement and is the first instalment of Ben M. Freeman’s seminal Jewish Pride trilogy. Inspired by his experiences with LGBTQ+ pride, aims to educate, inspire and empower Jewish people to reject the shame of antisemitism imposed on Jews by the non-Jewish world as well as non-Jewish perceptions of what it means to be a Jew. Enabling them to begin the process of defining their own identities as proud Jews rooted in Jewish experience, Jewish history and Jewish values.
In his follow up, Reclaiming our Story: The Pursuit of Jewish Pride introduces the contemporary conversation on internalised Jew-hate. Continuing his radical focus on the impact of Jew-hate on Jews, on this groundbreaking work, Ben takes his readers – both Jewish and non-Jewish – on a powerful learning journey that explores the long history of internalised anti-Jewishness. Most importantly, he educates, inspires and empowers his Jewish readers to look inside themselves – with empathy and without shame – to identify their own experiences with internalised anti-Jewishness so they can reclaim their Jewish stories, ultimately moving from prejudice to pride.
As a specialist in the field for over a decade, Ben is a prominent thought-leader on Jewish education, history and identity and carries out speaking engagements all over the world. He is a trained teacher and experienced lecturer designing and facilitating unique learning experiences for both his students, the general public and global organisations.
He has worked with a variety of companies from Facebook to Hollywood studios, such as The Jim Henson Company. His work also includes consulting for Emmy Award winning directors on documentary projects, such as Jews of the Wild West.
Through his work, he aims to educate, inspire and empower both Jewish and non-Jewish people from all over the world.
Ben M. Freeman on Social Media
Chag Sameach!
We are modern day Maccabees fighting to defend our home.
If you feel safe, let your Jewish Pride shine bright for all the world to see.
Am yisrael chai
We are the modern Maccabees fighting our own war for Israel and like our ancestors, we will will prevail.
Chag sameach & am yisrael chai!
Jews are not a religion. We are a people who have a religion.
As such, we are legally classed an an ethnicity in the U.K.
Getting ready to light my chanukiot and to show London our Jewish Pride!
Am yisrael chai
A Chanukiah next to torn down posters of Israeli hostages in London.
What a profound & inspiring image of Jewish Pride, Jewish resilience & Jewish continuity.
Am yisrael chai!
Briahna Joy Gray thinks she knows Jewish experience and identity better than we do. She thinks, as a non-Jew, that her perspective matters more than ours. This is non-Jewish privilege in action.
She is an arrogant Jew-hater.
Enough.
Enough of Jews supporting those who seek to destroy us or those who stand by as we are destroyed.
We must understand that we are legitimising our own oppression.
We must grow a collective spine and stand tall as proud Jews who say, enough is enough.
How University Presidents are able to say legally that they are not getting funding from the “state of Qatar”.
ISGAP REPORT LAYS OUT HOW QATAR IS FUNNELLING MONEY INTO THE USA, EUROPE AND THE REST OF THE WORLD THROUGH STATE PROXIES.
Read the report 👇
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The population of Gaza has to rise up against Hamas.
It's true that 50% of the population if under 18, meaning they have only grown up with Hamas' propaganda.
What about the other 50% who achieved maturity before Hamas came to power?
What's their excuse?
Enough.
Enough of Jews supporting those who seek to destroy us or those who stand by as we are destroyed.
We must understand that we are legitimising our own oppression.
We must grow a collective spine and stand tall as proud Jews who say, enough is enough.
I can't believe I'm posting this publicly, most of my friends don't know this about me, but being a survivor of sexual assault, watching people deny, justify or be silent on the BARBARIC, VIOLENT rape of Israeli Jewish women (and children) has been chilling & re-traumatizing
Strange and nonsensical response rooted in complete fantasy.
Of course antizionism in its current format is inherently anti-Jewish.
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PODCASTS, VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
Interview
Antisemitism: Why Does it Persist?
- “The Meaning of Antisemitism”, an exchange with Judah Bernstein, JewThink:
- “The Fight Against Antisemitism is the Fight for Total Liberation”, interview with Shane Burley, New Politics:
- “Antisemitism Crisis in Labour”, dialogue with David Renton, Tempest:
- “Left Antsemitism and Consistent Democracy”, reply to Dan Fischer, New Politics:
Podcast
Jews and the Left: Why Antisemitism isn’t Over, Bunker Daily:
- “A welcome contribution to a necessary debate”, Daniel Randall reviews David Renton’s Labour’s Antisemitism Crisis: What the Left Got Wrong, with subsequent further debate between the authors:
- “Primitive Antisemitism and the Contemporary Left”, excerpt/adaptation from a chapter of the book, Logically.ai:
- “Antisemitism on the British left is real and significant”, interview with Belltower News (Germany):
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