On March 18th, a documentary created by a team of Jewish filmmakers titled "ISRAELISM" screens at the Clinton Street Theater. The Portland chapter of Veterans for Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace, Portland DSA and Jewish-Palestinian Alliance of Oregon are sponsoring the screening event. ISRAELISM tells the story of how two young American Jews raised to unconditionally love Israel discover the brutality of Israel's treatment of Palestinians and go through a process of confronting the repressed side of the Israeli narrative. Documentary filmmaker Jan Haaken talks with Caryn Shebowich, a Jewish social worker and activist in the queer anti-Zionist community in Portland, about key themes in the film, from the role of Birthright visits in Israeli propaganda to untangling anti-semitism and anti-zionism.
The Clinton Street Theater screening of the movie is sold out. You can view the film on line at https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/israelism/.
- KBOO