Jewish Socialist
No 77
Autumn/Winter 2022
In print and online
- Features: This land is our land
- Features: Building a better world
Print version only
Out now!
Contents
News
A right royal time was not had by all
Protesting for the right to protest;
Seeking justice for refugees
Missing children, stolen lives
JSG Conference – an international affair
Strengthening Jewish support for migrants
The Jewish Socialist archive
Regulars
Wisewords
Ask the Rabbi
Features
Cruelty on our doorsteps
Rayah Feldman shows how the Hostile Environment poisons attitudes and makes migrants’ lives harder
The year past and the year to come
Reflections on Israel/Palestine: Sara Van Gunst of Kav LaOved, the Workers Hotline describes the situation of asylum seekers; Rachel Beitarie of Zochrot argues that the worsening situation goes beyond political parties; Kamel Hawwash of Palestine Solidarity looks to the international arena but sees little cause for hope
This land is our land
Julia Bard says that searching for our origins is not a progressive or useful basis for fighting for justice and rights
Building a better world
Left-wing Jews played a major part in establishing groundbreaking housing co-operatives in New York. Glyn Robbins discovered a living tradition
Bund 125
On the 125th anniversary of the Bund, we reproduce a rich tapestry of writing from contributors to Jewish Socialist, and find out what Bundism means to people today
East London frontline
David Rosenberg gives a portrait of anti-fascist activism as the far right re-emerged in the stormy 1970s
Turbulent emotions on a Holy Land tour
Stuart Goodman describes his feelings on a recent visit, and Suzi Rosedale explains how she came to be a tour guide for Christian pilgrims
Reviews
Living with Shadows
Whatever Happened to Antisemitism?
Socialism in Yiddish: The Jewish Labor Bund in Sweden
Yiddish Revolutionaries in Migration
Obituaries
Linda Shampan
David Kessel, with poems

Events
- In solidarity with Palestine and against racism and fascism
16 May 2026, London
The Jewish Socialists' Group will march with the Jewish Bloc against the ongoing Nakba and against Tommy Robinson on 16th May. Please join us.
Jewish Socialist magazine
No 82 out now:
• Morphing antisemitism
• Palestinian women's creative resistance
• Memories of Majer Bogdanski
• A Spanish Republican legacy
