Meet Ben M. Freeman
Ben M. Freeman is a Jewish leader, a Jewish thinker, and a Jewish educator
Born in Scotland, Ben is a gay Jewish internationally renowned author, educator and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion specialist focussing on Jewish identity, combatting Jew-hatred and raising awareness of the Holocaust. He came to prominence during the Corbyn Labour Jew-hate crisis and quickly became one of his generation’s leading voice against anti-Jewish racism.
He is the founder of the modern Jewish Pride movement and the author of Jewish Pride.
Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People is the manifesto of the modern Jewish Pride movement and is the first instalment of Ben M. Freeman’s seminal Jewish Pride trilogy. Inspired by his experiences with LGBTQ+ pride, aims to educate, inspire and empower Jewish people to reject the shame of antisemitism imposed on Jews by the non-Jewish world as well as non-Jewish perceptions of what it means to be a Jew. Enabling them to begin the process of defining their own identities as proud Jews rooted in Jewish experience, Jewish history and Jewish values.
In his follow up, Reclaiming our Story: The Pursuit of Jewish Pride introduces the contemporary conversation on internalised Jew-hate. Continuing his radical focus on the impact of Jew-hate on Jews, on this groundbreaking work, Ben takes his readers – both Jewish and non-Jewish – on a powerful learning journey that explores the long history of internalised anti-Jewishness. Most importantly, he educates, inspires and empowers his Jewish readers to look inside themselves – with empathy and without shame – to identify their own experiences with internalised anti-Jewishness so they can reclaim their Jewish stories, ultimately moving from prejudice to pride.
As a specialist in the field for over a decade, Ben is a prominent thought-leader on Jewish education, history and identity and carries out speaking engagements all over the world. He is a trained teacher and experienced lecturer designing and facilitating unique learning experiences for both his students, the general public and global organisations.
He has worked with a variety of companies from Facebook to Hollywood studios, such as The Jim Henson Company. His work also includes consulting for Emmy Award winning directors on documentary projects, such as Jews of the Wild West.
Through his work, he aims to educate, inspire and empower both Jewish and non-Jewish people from all over the world.
Ben M. Freeman on Social Media</
The left is destroying itself.
But they’re too arrogant to acknowledge this.
Calls for genocide of the Jews on the streets of New York City.
No, this isn't 1939. It's 2024.
The Holocaust was a specifically Jewish experience, occurring alongside other genocides and crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Nazis.
In recent years, however, the Shoah (as it is also known) has been increasingly universalised, deJewified and stripped of its Jewish…
The @BBC is making Jews in the UK feel unsafe.
This is the state of the UK in 2024. An international embarrassment.
Jews should not have to fight for our place in the diaspora.
For those of us born here, we belong to the countries in which we live. We vote, pay taxes, and participate in civic life.
But if the diaspora doesn’t want us, then we should leave with our heads held high. We ...should…
She is a freedom fighter.
Hamas are terrorists.
Know the difference.
Never forget:
Am Yisrael Chai. The People of Israel live. Proudly.
It is not merely that anti-Jewish hatred is present in or tolerated by the pro-Palestinian movement, it is at the very core of the Pro-Palestinian movement, it forms part of its very foundations.
CST is appalled by the disgraceful graffiti and vandalism at buildings in Hampstead, Hendon and Manchester, located in areas with a high Jewish population or where there are many Jewish students.
This damage has been claimed by an extremist group that uses violence and…
Jews should be angry at how we have been treated by the world. We should be furious.
We must not be defined by these experiences, nor consumed by our angry, but it is a sign that we know we deserve better. That we are proud to be Jewish.
Am Yisrael chai.
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECOMMENDATIONS
PODCASTS, VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
Interview
Antisemitism: Why Does it Persist?
- “The Meaning of Antisemitism”, an exchange with Judah Bernstein, JewThink:
- “The Fight Against Antisemitism is the Fight for Total Liberation”, interview with Shane Burley, New Politics:
- “Antisemitism Crisis in Labour”, dialogue with David Renton, Tempest:
- “Left Antsemitism and Consistent Democracy”, reply to Dan Fischer, New Politics:
Podcast
Jews and the Left: Why Antisemitism isn’t Over, Bunker Daily:
- “A welcome contribution to a necessary debate”, Daniel Randall reviews David Renton’s Labour’s Antisemitism Crisis: What the Left Got Wrong, with subsequent further debate between the authors:
- “Primitive Antisemitism and the Contemporary Left”, excerpt/adaptation from a chapter of the book, Logically.ai:
- “Antisemitism on the British left is real and significant”, interview with Belltower News (Germany):