Mr. Sanders, those who know him say, exemplifies a distinct strain of Jewish identity, a secular offshoot at least 150 years old whose adherents in the shtetls of Eastern Europe and the jostling streets of the Lower East Side were socialists, anarchists, radicals and union organizers focused less on observance than on economic justice and repairing a broken world.The description of the lower east side socialists made me think of the role these women took in their community and the economic life of their local society.
2/24/16
Bernie Sanders and the Meat Rioters
I saw this article about Bernie Sanders' Jewish identity and this description caught my eye:
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That seems to be a mischaracterization of the motivations behind the Jewish turn to the "secular social movements" listed. Tikkun olam or Jewish values of economic justice doesn't seem to be a huge force inspiring Jews to join. I would go with a redirection of messianism combined with a lack of faith in traditional answers from Jewish leadership. With a huge dash of "give us a political philosophy like all the other nations."
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