Social Media Accounts to Analyze

In this blog post I want to collect a few names of Jewish social media activists who have content on their Instagram pages pertaining to my topic, specifically in that they fight against antisemitism and try to raise awareness about the antisemitism that exists in progressive online spaces.

1. Rudy Rochman @rudyisrael

• a leader in Jewish activism

• a prominent founder of the Jewish activism presence in online communities such as Instagram

• promotes open discussion and debate as a way to educate and visits college campuses to achieve this

• spreads the story of the Jewish people as a way to spread awareness about the truth of Jewish activism and the Jewish people

• futuristic visionary as it pertains to Judaism/ Jewish culture: Jews are from Judea

• researches and brings awareness to hidden Jewish communities around the world such as the Igbo Jews of Nigeria through his project @wewereneverlost

2. Ysabella Hazan - @yzabellahazan

• Jewish activist who emphasizes Jewish grassroots movements and the decolonization of modern Jewry

• constantly fights against antisemitism by spreading information about who the Jewish people truly are and addressing misinformation about Jewish culture and history

• presents the history of the Jewish people in her posts as a form of awareness

• founder of the Jewish decolonization movement @decolonizedjudean

3. Eve Barlow

• Jewish Scottish journalist who has in recent years shifted from entertainment/music journalism to fighting against antisemitism in online spaces

• account is fierce in Jewish pride and not backing down from antisemites/Jew haters

• constantly produces articles that analyze the modern Jewish experience online as it pertains to the rise of antisemitism among progressive spaces

• an example of how the internet can incite intense amounts of antisemitism towards someone who fights unapologetically for their cause, as Barlow was recently mass targeted on social media for being a Jewish journalist

4. Matthew Nouriel @theempressmizrahi

• highlights the experience of Mizrahi jews on his page

• discusses antisemitic incidents as caused by the erasure of history and spread of minformation

• emphasizes, addresses, and aims to improve the intersectionality of Jewishness, progressive activism, and LGTBTQ+ rights specifically on social

• promotes inclusion and the sense of pride within Jewish activists who are searching for strength in difficult, exclusionary times