Alex Maws
@alexmaws.bsky.social
Head of Education & Heritage at the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR). IHRA delegate. Podcaster. Bagels/humous. Guitar/vox. US/UK. He/Him.
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Alex Maws
@alexmaws.bsky.social
· Apr 24
What is antisemitism
YouTube video by UNESCO
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Check out this @unesco.org video about antisemitism that I wrote and narrated. They gave me the brief: explain antisemitism in four minutes! I hope you find it useful, and please do share it with anyone who might benefit from it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZgD...
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For those who aren't keeping up, Mamdani is a Zionist now (for condeming swastika graffiti on a yeshiva)
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For those who aren't keeping up, Mamdani is a Zionist now (for condeming swastika graffiti on a yeshiva)
Never thought I'd have reason to praise Ted Cruz, but 👏. We all need to be better about calling out antisemitism in our own political tribes. The instinct is to only see it when it's the other team doing it, but that's not how antisemitism works and not how we'll fix it. forward.com/fast-forward...
Ted Cruz to Jewish Republicans: Antisemitism is ‘an existential crisis in our party’
“How many elected Republicans do you see standing up and calling this out?” Cruz said.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Never thought I'd have reason to praise Ted Cruz, but 👏. We all need to be better about calling out antisemitism in our own political tribes. The instinct is to only see it when it's the other team doing it, but that's not how antisemitism works and not how we'll fix it. forward.com/fast-forward...
A modest proposal: combine Halloween, World Book Day and Purim.
October 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A modest proposal: combine Halloween, World Book Day and Purim.
As someone who spent years filling in paperwork and paying countless thousands of pounds to acquire Indefinite Leave to Remain (and then eventually citizenship), it is horrifying to think that people who have done all of that may simply have their status revoked. This language needs to stop.
Hey, Labour, see, the thing is...once you set the standards (like being a Skilled Worker and paying a ton of money every three years), the right to stay actually IS automatic because we have met all the requirements the government has set for us.
You don't audition for settled status.
You don't audition for settled status.
“We welcome those who come to this country, legally, and give more than they take. We believe the right to stay here must not be automatic, but that those who play their part should be able to earn that right."
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As someone who spent years filling in paperwork and paying countless thousands of pounds to acquire Indefinite Leave to Remain (and then eventually citizenship), it is horrifying to think that people who have done all of that may simply have their status revoked. This language needs to stop.
The phrase "successive governments" is having a moment.
October 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The phrase "successive governments" is having a moment.
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Not for the first time Netanyahu prefers the global far right to the Jewish diaspora
This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).
October 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Not for the first time Netanyahu prefers the global far right to the Jewish diaspora
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Which is to say: If you are suggesting that the attack was somehow deserved because all Jews support Israel, you're being antisemitic.
And if you think that the attack shows why the state of Israel is behaving as it is in Gaza, you are being awful.
And if you think that the attack shows why the state of Israel is behaving as it is in Gaza, you are being awful.
October 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Which is to say: If you are suggesting that the attack was somehow deserved because all Jews support Israel, you're being antisemitic.
And if you think that the attack shows why the state of Israel is behaving as it is in Gaza, you are being awful.
And if you think that the attack shows why the state of Israel is behaving as it is in Gaza, you are being awful.
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The attack on the Manchester synagogue was antisemitic violence.
If you're talking about Israel (from any perspective) in conjunction with it, you're either being awful or antisemitic or both.
If you're talking about Israel (from any perspective) in conjunction with it, you're either being awful or antisemitic or both.
October 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The attack on the Manchester synagogue was antisemitic violence.
If you're talking about Israel (from any perspective) in conjunction with it, you're either being awful or antisemitic or both.
If you're talking about Israel (from any perspective) in conjunction with it, you're either being awful or antisemitic or both.
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It's good to be on a platform where people express normal human empathy and dismay at the horrific synagogue attack rather than on one where they weaponise it for their grubby, divisive purposes and try to turn a tragedy into an opportunity
October 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's good to be on a platform where people express normal human empathy and dismay at the horrific synagogue attack rather than on one where they weaponise it for their grubby, divisive purposes and try to turn a tragedy into an opportunity
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Elon Musk’s X is the “go-to platform for antisemitic posters,” according to a new year-long study shared exclusively with CNN: https://cnn.it/3Wbsj0W
September 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Elon Musk’s X is the “go-to platform for antisemitic posters,” according to a new year-long study shared exclusively with CNN: https://cnn.it/3Wbsj0W
Certain scenes get scratched into your soul
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The Final Homerun - The Natural (8/8) Movie CLIP (1984) HD
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September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Certain scenes get scratched into your soul
youtu.be/i94ldGNNSQ0?...
youtu.be/i94ldGNNSQ0?...
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Really not sure why any British politician or UK government department is still posting on X. Closing all those accounts would be actual, and instant, "consequences".
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Really not sure why any British politician or UK government department is still posting on X. Closing all those accounts would be actual, and instant, "consequences".
Someone send the Big Papi signal.
Homan to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: "We're coming. We're gonna be there tomorrow. We're gonna be there the next day. We're gonna be there next month. We're gonna be there next year. You're not stopping us from what we're doing."
September 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Someone send the Big Papi signal.
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It’s amazing the mistakes you can make when you’ve never read a single thing about the history of antisemitism and have your head all the way up your arse
NatCon leader Yoram Hazony says he did not expect to see anti-semitism on the Right. I guess he somehow missed the pro-Trump “alt right” movement boosted by NatCon speaker Steve Bannon in 2016. 🙄 😡 1/ x.com/natcontalk/s...
September 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It’s amazing the mistakes you can make when you’ve never read a single thing about the history of antisemitism and have your head all the way up your arse
You’ve got to be f**king kidding me.
[rings bell] We got another one!
August 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
You’ve got to be f**king kidding me.
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It's good when people interviewing Reform politicians about mass deportations and consigning vulnerable people to torture and death don't just ask "How would this work?" but "Isn't this immoral?" Like, the main issue with concentration camps isn't the construction logistics
August 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
It's good when people interviewing Reform politicians about mass deportations and consigning vulnerable people to torture and death don't just ask "How would this work?" but "Isn't this immoral?" Like, the main issue with concentration camps isn't the construction logistics
All flags should be banned from
Auschwitz.
Auschwitz.
At the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site, a woman tried to shame Jewish teens carrying an Israeli flag as they honored the 1 million Jews murdered there.
August 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
All flags should be banned from
Auschwitz.
Auschwitz.
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Is any politician going to say anything about this or is this just fine now?
Far right veteran Eddy Butler who was the BNP lead election guru boasts on Facebook that he is "riding shotgun" for the next Tory leader by being in such proximity at the Epping protest
August 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Is any politician going to say anything about this or is this just fine now?
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Imagine thinking the author of The Boy in the Striped Panamas has literary talent.
Lols
Lols
August 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Imagine thinking the author of The Boy in the Striped Panamas has literary talent.
Lols
Lols
If you have 2 mins to spare, can I kindly beg you to vote for my workshop on ‘Educating About and Against Antisemitism’ at @sxswedu.com, the annual conference which aims to “create the future of teaching and learning”. You’ll be asked to create a log-in, but it’s painless and hopefully worth it!
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August 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you have 2 mins to spare, can I kindly beg you to vote for my workshop on ‘Educating About and Against Antisemitism’ at @sxswedu.com, the annual conference which aims to “create the future of teaching and learning”. You’ll be asked to create a log-in, but it’s painless and hopefully worth it!
I didn't realise that John Boyne had ever done anything other than the atrocious Boy in Striped Pyjamas, but now I see that after being roundly criticised for writing a distortion about a subject he knew nothing about (Auschwitz), he thought to do the same thing, but this time with trans characters.
John Boyne is simply Graham Linehan with a career
August 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I didn't realise that John Boyne had ever done anything other than the atrocious Boy in Striped Pyjamas, but now I see that after being roundly criticised for writing a distortion about a subject he knew nothing about (Auschwitz), he thought to do the same thing, but this time with trans characters.
As an occasional resident of the same town on Martha's Vineyard where The Dersh lives, I can confirm that pretty much everyone there thinks he's an utter dick, and this pierogi guy's sales are about to go through the roof.
my new favorite pierogi are the ones made by this guy who won’t sell pierogi to Alan Dershowitz www.mediaite.com/politics/ala...
Alan Dershowitz Says He’s Suing ‘Bigoted Vendor’ After Being Denied Pierogi
Alan Dershowitz said he is suing a Martha's Vineyard food vendor who refused to serve the former Harvard Law professor pierogi because of his politics.
www.mediaite.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As an occasional resident of the same town on Martha's Vineyard where The Dersh lives, I can confirm that pretty much everyone there thinks he's an utter dick, and this pierogi guy's sales are about to go through the roof.
If your concern for human life involves demanding that a Jewish person, famous or otherwise, "say it!" ("free Palestine" that is), you should know that you are more likely to bring about bodily harm to that Jewish person than any positive outcome for a Palestinian.
www.thejc.com/news/world/r...
www.thejc.com/news/world/r...
www.thejc.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If your concern for human life involves demanding that a Jewish person, famous or otherwise, "say it!" ("free Palestine" that is), you should know that you are more likely to bring about bodily harm to that Jewish person than any positive outcome for a Palestinian.
www.thejc.com/news/world/r...
www.thejc.com/news/world/r...
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You can love Israel and hate the actions of its government.
You can care about Israelis and Palestinians.
You can call for the hostages to be freed and for a ceasefire.
Even when you feel hopeless, angry, and broken, you can choose to stay committed.
That’s where hope is born.
You can care about Israelis and Palestinians.
You can call for the hostages to be freed and for a ceasefire.
Even when you feel hopeless, angry, and broken, you can choose to stay committed.
That’s where hope is born.
July 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
You can love Israel and hate the actions of its government.
You can care about Israelis and Palestinians.
You can call for the hostages to be freed and for a ceasefire.
Even when you feel hopeless, angry, and broken, you can choose to stay committed.
That’s where hope is born.
You can care about Israelis and Palestinians.
You can call for the hostages to be freed and for a ceasefire.
Even when you feel hopeless, angry, and broken, you can choose to stay committed.
That’s where hope is born.