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| Directed by | Michael Konnie Chameides Irit Reinheimer |
| Produced by | Michael Konnie Chameides Irit Reinheimer |
| Edited by | Michael Konnie Chameides |
| Music by | Mirah Nomy Lamm Divahn |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Young, Jewish, and Left is an American documentary that presents several US-based leftist Jews grappling with identity, politics, and culture.
Young, Jewish, and Left combines queer culture, Jewish-Arab history, secular Yiddishkeit , anti-racist analysis, and religious traditions into a multi-layered picture of the circa 2006 Jewish Left. Personal experiences from many of the era's leading Jewish activists frame Jewish identity in what it the official website says is "a fresh and constructive take on race, spirituality, Zionism, queerness, resistance, justice, and liberation."
Dan Berger, in Left Turn magazine, writes: "Young Jewish and Left provides a beautiful cross-section of today's visionary thinkers, activists, and artists. The film celebrates the profound legacy of resistance among Jews—and criticizes the reactionary elements in Jewish communities, from the occupation to assimilation, patriarchy and homophobia. And it calls the Left to task for generally lacking an understanding of Jewish history or culture. [1]
Jennifer Bleyer, on Nextbook argues that it "... proves that the legacy of Jewish socialists, anarchists, feminists, Yippies, hippies, organizers, and agitators of the past century lives on..." [2]
The following people are featured in the documentary: [3]
The film was featured at the following festivals and conferences: [4]