Simone Rimmon Zimmerman

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Simone Rimmon Zimmerman (born November 30, 1990) [1] is an American activist [2] [3] and founder of IfNotNow. [4]

Zimmerman was formerly the Jewish outreach coordinator for Bernie Sanders. [5] [6] [7]

Zimmerman was featured in the documentary Israelism . [8] [9]

Zimmerman studied at the University of California, Berkeley. [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Simone Rimmon Zimmerman, Born 11/30/1990 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ↑ https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/meet-simone-zimmerman/
  3. ↑ https://forward.com/fast-forward/407418/ifnotnow-founder-detained-for-hours-at-israeli-border/
  4. ↑ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/22/israelism_documentary
  5. ↑ https://forward.com/news/345937/simone-zimmerman-breaks-silence-on-bernie-sanders-the-democrats-and-israel/
  6. ↑ https://www.jpost.com/US-Elections/Meet-the-outspoken-critic-of-Israel-who-is-Bernie-Sanders-new-Jewish-outreach-director-451056
  7. ↑ https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/338724/sanders-campaign-suspends-controversial-jewish-outreach-coordinator/
  8. ↑ https://www.israelismfilm.com/info
  9. ↑ https://www.democracynow.org/2024/1/22/israelism_documentary
  10. ↑ https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Simone-Zimmerman-Pro-Israel-enthusiast-turned-anti-Israel-radical-452539
  11. ↑ https://jewishjournal.com/news/united-states/184545/
  12. ↑ https://hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/american-jewish-peace-archive-simone-zimmerman-2024-02-03
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