Judaism Unbound Episode 475: ‘Zionism’ and ‘Anti-Zionist’…What do they Mean? - Matthew Boxer, Janet Krasner Aronson

Written By Lex Rofes

Matthew Boxer and Janet Krasner Aronson are both sociologists whose work focuses on American-Jewish life. They join Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for a conversation about two studies that they've been working on, that explore the wide range of meanings that the terms "Zionism" and "Anti-Zionism" hold for American Jews. This episode is the 8th episode in an ongoing mini-series, discussing American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine.

[1] Learn more about Matthew Boxer here, and learn more about Janet Krasner Aronson here. For Matthew Boxer’s recent study, entitled “What is Zionism? Assessing the Diversity of Discourse in a Charged Environment,” check out this link. Janet Krasner Aronson’s study, discussed in this episode, is not available publicly yet.

[2] For a video presentation where Boxer gives an overview of his recent study, click here.

[3] For Janet Krasner Aronson’s previous appearance on Judaism Unbound, see Episode 337: Let’s End “Good Jew”/“Bad Jew” - Janet Krasner Aronson.

[4] For the previous episodes in this mini-series on American-Jewish discourse about Israel-Palestine, see any/all of these conversations:

[5] Check out Pew’s 2020 A Portrait of Jewish Americans (national Jewish-population study), referenced in this episode by Boxer, here. For two episodes of Judaism Unbound exploring this study in depth, see Episode 284: Jews in Pew’s…Studies - Tema Smith and/or Episode 285: Hindsight is (Pew) 2020 - Dan and Lex.

 
 
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