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URL:https://www.chaimitzvah.org/events/the-clash-of-narratives-zionism-bey
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SUMMARY:The Clash of Narratives: Zionism Beyond Politics in Jewish Educatio
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DESCRIPTION:In an era where Zionism is increasingly framed as a political i
 deology\, its role as a modern expression of Jewish peoplehood can become 
 less visible. When Zionism is taught as partisan politics\, students and c
 ommunities cannot recognize antizionism for what it truly represents\, an 
 attack on Jewish identity and legitimacy. In this interview\, Dr. Naya Lek
 ht will explore how Jewish education can move beyond the political framing
  of Zionism to its foundational story of belonging\, history\, and agency.
  Join us for a conversation about how Jewish education can restore Zionism
  as a historical and civilizational story\, taught with accuracy and intel
 lectual rigor.\nRegister Here\nDr. Naya Lekht is a scholar\, educator\, an
 d writer known for bringing urgency and clarity to the study of anti-Jewis
 h hatred. She earned her PhD in Russian Literature from UCLA\, where her d
 issertation examined Holocaust literature with a focus on Babi Yar as a si
 te of collective memory for Russian-speakers. Her research on the Holocaus
 t in the Soviet Union informs her work on Soviet antizionism\, linking his
 torical patterns of repression to contemporary forms of anti-Jewish hatred
 .\n\nToday\, Dr. Lekht partners with Jewish and non-Jewish private schools
  to develop rigorous\, historically grounded curricula on Israel\, the Mid
 dle East\, and Jewish identity\, empowering students to think critically a
 nd engage confidently with one of the defining issues of our time. In 2024
 \, she was named one of the Jerusalem Post and JNF’s Top 25 Zionist “V
 iZionaries.” She is the co-founder of Stop Antizionism\, an educational 
 initiative addressing the realities students face in K–12 and higher edu
 cation through a declaration that names antizionism as today’s antisemit
 ism. Her writing has appeared in the Jerusalem Post\, Tablet\, Jewish Jour
 nal\, Algemeiner\, and Times of Israel\, and she regularly lectures in sch
 ools\, community institutions\, and public forums on the history of anti-J
 ewish movements and how to teach this material with clarity and moral cour
 age.
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CATEGORIES:Scholars Circle
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