Last thing. Thread.

My family fought in the Jewish resistance in Eastern Europe. There are stories of my great, great uncle setting Nazi tents on fire in Poland in 1940. There are stories of my great, great grandfather being involved in “anti-Czarist” activity in 1900. I can

show you the pictures and documents we have. It really saddens me and breaks my heart that people on this app and in this community are so quick to jump on something they know will get them likes or retweets if they “call it out” without knowing any of the full context.

And of course, it breaks my heart that attacks are so personal, vicious, and hateful. Nobody is given the opportunity to explain themselves, let alone engage in interesting intellectual discussion. That’s everywhere in world, not just Twitter. This summer,

I’ve had amazing conversations with scholars, academics, writers, and even politicians about the complexities of Zionism and anti-Zionism and Israel and Palestine and antisemitism and Judaism. It truly has been the most rewarding few months of my life as I’ve expanded my

education. I’ve read literally six books in four weeks. I’m constantly learning, unlearning and re-learning. And of course, I’m so inspired by the surge of young, progressive, Zionist activism on social media. I’m honored to be a part of it because I believe our voices are truly

making a difference.

The quote in question was a reference to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It is not a condemnation of Jewish “passivity,” but rather a celebration of when Jews are not passive, like in Warsaw. Like my relatives. If someone would have commented under the tweet

for clarification, maybe the barrage of personal attacks against me and the constant substanceless ridicule wouldn’t of happened. Nah. It would’ve happened anyway. The bullying, the obscenely sexual and violent threats made against me these past few weeks as I’ve truly tried to

engage in the “tough conversations” of Israel and Judaism seem to be indicative of a much broader, deeper problem. I really don’t want any part of it anymore, so I’m going to ease off this app. It is doing nothing but incite anger in me and others. And, we have the most

important election in our lifetimes coming up in two months, so I’d rather focus on that than arguing with people who VERY clearly need a therapist, not Twitter. I don’t know why we’re allowing the discourse to be constantly hijacked by teenagers and agitators who are not

interested in productive conversations or fighting antisemitism, but c’est la vie.

I also want to thank the people who follow me who engage with me when I’m wrong, who spend hours talking with me over DM about Meretz, Likud, the Bund, anti-Zionism, etc. It means the world.

Also, last thing, I’m aware that the person who wrote these words has an incessantly problematic history. Yet still, the quote inspired me, and I am not in the business of burning books today or any day. They make us smarter.

Signing off.