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Ruby Elliott Zuckerman on the Jewish labour bund and Molly Crabapple's book on the same 'the Bund ran a complex network of schools, self-defense squads, athletic clubs, literary journals, unions and local courts, designed to celebrate Jewish life and protect Jews from ever-surging antisemitic hostility...a Bundist meant knowing that he was secular, proudly Jewish, believed firmly in egalitarian values, and was critical about the founding of Israel' #mollyCrabapple #judaism #jewishBund #literature #bookstodon #history #zionism #israel https://forward.com/culture/820489/molly-crabapple-here-where-we-live-is-our-country-bund-palisades-jewish-history/