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
Jeremy Corbyn’s followers doxxed me in 2019 because I’m a Jew.
They contacted the school I worked at in Hong Kong & tried to persuade the administrators to fire me for ‘spreading hate’ because I was standing as a proud Jew.
This is the type of person who supports ...Corbyn.
Jeremy Corbyn is an arrogant, spiteful racist.
Believe people when they show you who they are.
Good for the @UKLabour.

Jeremy Corbyn has refused to be drawn on his future as an MP.
Sir Keir Starmer will propose a motion on Tuesday that will make clear the party's ruling body, the National Executive Committee, will not endorse his predecessor to fight for his Islington North seat
This is so disingenuous.
Corbyn literally wrote, ‘I do not accept all its findings’ and ‘The scale of the problem was dramatically overstated for political reasons.’
It will never stop being remarkable to me that, when it comes to Jeremy Corbyn, journalists and politicians can just say stuff that is totally untrue without being challenged about it. https://twitter.com/schneiderhome/status/1640334516324630534
Democracy: Ruled by the people.
Kol Hakavod, Israel.
The hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens protesting out of a deep love for our country make me so incredibly proud to be Jewish.
They are proud Zionists, and so am I.
Quite right.
Corbyn is a racist.

Jeremy Corbyn will be blocked from standing as a Labour MP at the next general election. It will be announced by Sir Keir Starmer at a meeting of the party's National Executive Committee tomorrow.
Israel continues to make me proud.
Many Diasporic Jews stand with our Israeli brothers and sisters.
Solidarity.

LIVE: Israelis in Tel Aviv protest against PM decision to dismiss his defense minister https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1yNxaNVnAeQKj
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):