mari cohen
@maricohen.bsky.social
Brooklyn based, pro-midwest, associate ed @jewishcurrents.bsky.social
A bit over a year ago, my friend and colleague Chris Blackwell had a clemency hearing. As a model of rehabilitation and achievement from prison, he seemed like an obvious candidate. Instead, the process left me wondering "Who is this for?" Read his essay:
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Process of Punishment
During my bid for clemency last year, it was clear state officials didn’t care about my rehabilitation—or about helping the victim’s family heal.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A bit over a year ago, my friend and colleague Chris Blackwell had a clemency hearing. As a model of rehabilitation and achievement from prison, he seemed like an obvious candidate. Instead, the process left me wondering "Who is this for?" Read his essay:
jewishcurrents.org/process-of-p...
jewishcurrents.org/process-of-p...
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Pretty overwhelmed by this generous overview of MOBILITY by @maricohen.bsky.social in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social today. She *read* this novel. A gift. 😭 jewishcurrents.org/shabbat-read...
October 17, 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pretty overwhelmed by this generous overview of MOBILITY by @maricohen.bsky.social in @jewishcurrents.bsky.social today. She *read* this novel. A gift. 😭 jewishcurrents.org/shabbat-read...
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Jewish Currents has learned that the Conscience flotilla, with
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.
October 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Jewish Currents has learned that the Conscience flotilla, with
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.
Emily Wilder aboard reporting for us, has been intercepted and boarded by the Israeli military. Communications with Emily and the rest of the boat have been cut. We are awaiting further updates.
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My conversation with @maricohen.bsky.social associate editor at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social is now up on the public feed.
One of the most important conversations I've had all year. A fascinating/sad/mindbending discussion about the rifts forming within Genocide Studies & more.
One of the most important conversations I've had all year. A fascinating/sad/mindbending discussion about the rifts forming within Genocide Studies & more.
Can Genocide Studies Survive a Genocide? (Ft. Mari Cohen)
Polite Conversations · Episode
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August 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My conversation with @maricohen.bsky.social associate editor at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social is now up on the public feed.
One of the most important conversations I've had all year. A fascinating/sad/mindbending discussion about the rifts forming within Genocide Studies & more.
One of the most important conversations I've had all year. A fascinating/sad/mindbending discussion about the rifts forming within Genocide Studies & more.
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In a new On the Nose episode, associate editor @maricohen.bsky.social interviews organizers from a new campaign to shift Jewish communities towards abolitionist strategies for safety and security. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. jewishcurrents.org/making-safet...
Making “Safety Through Solidarity” More Than a Slogan
Mari Cohen interviews organizers from a new campaign to shift American Jewish communities away from collaboration with police and security forces.
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July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In a new On the Nose episode, associate editor @maricohen.bsky.social interviews organizers from a new campaign to shift Jewish communities towards abolitionist strategies for safety and security. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. jewishcurrents.org/making-safet...
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Important @maricohen.bsky.social story on how hate crime prosecutions are being mobilized to clamp down on pro-Palestine dissent.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Important @maricohen.bsky.social story on how hate crime prosecutions are being mobilized to clamp down on pro-Palestine dissent.
jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
NEW unpaywalled: My months-long investigation into the use of hate crime charges against Palestine supporters since October 7th. I found 17 individuals who have faced hate crime charges for pro-Palestine activity or speech, and focused on a few cases here: jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW unpaywalled: My months-long investigation into the use of hate crime charges against Palestine supporters since October 7th. I found 17 individuals who have faced hate crime charges for pro-Palestine activity or speech, and focused on a few cases here: jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
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NEW from our summer issue, out from behind the paywall: @maricohen.bsky.social reports on a chilling new use of hate crime statutes to target individuals for pro-Palestine protest or speech. jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
jewishcurrents.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
NEW from our summer issue, out from behind the paywall: @maricohen.bsky.social reports on a chilling new use of hate crime statutes to target individuals for pro-Palestine protest or speech. jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
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In a new On the Nose episode, from a live event in February, @maricohen.bsky.social interviews @rabbiandykahn.com about the history of anti-Zionism in the Reform movement and a new attempt to revive it. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
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The Return of the American Council for Judaism
Mari Cohen speaks to Andy Kahn about the oft-forgotten history of anti-Zionism in the American Reform movement.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
In a new On the Nose episode, from a live event in February, @maricohen.bsky.social interviews @rabbiandykahn.com about the history of anti-Zionism in the Reform movement and a new attempt to revive it. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:
jewishcurrents.org/the-return-o...
jewishcurrents.org/the-return-o...
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@maricohen.bsky.social reports on cases in which pro-Palestine activity has led to hate crimes charges.
jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
jewishcurrents.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@maricohen.bsky.social reports on cases in which pro-Palestine activity has led to hate crimes charges.
jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
My latest investigation is now online for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social subscribers. I identified 17 people since October 7th who have been charged with hate crimes for pro-Palestine speech or activity. I tell several of their stories here. jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
How Support for Palestine Became a Hate Crime
A celebrated civil rights law is being used to target those opposing crimes against humanity—and ruining lives in the process.
jewishcurrents.org
June 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My latest investigation is now online for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social subscribers. I identified 17 people since October 7th who have been charged with hate crimes for pro-Palestine speech or activity. I tell several of their stories here. jewishcurrents.org/how-support-...
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In response to violence in DC and Boulder, American Jewish leaders are doubling down on conflating Zionism with Jewish identity—even as they insist that it's wrong to target Jews for Israel's actions. This response won't protect Jews, writes publisher Daniel May:
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The Tangled Knot of Anti-Zionist Violence
Doubling down on the conflation of Zionism and Judaism won’t stop violent attacks.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
In response to violence in DC and Boulder, American Jewish leaders are doubling down on conflating Zionism with Jewish identity—even as they insist that it's wrong to target Jews for Israel's actions. This response won't protect Jews, writes publisher Daniel May:
jewishcurrents.org/the-tangled-...
jewishcurrents.org/the-tangled-...
really upsetting read www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery
Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
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May 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
really upsetting read www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
confused about trump's apparent distance from netanyahu even as the president ruthlessly cracks down on israel critics at home? @alexbkane.bsky.social's report unpacks the contradictions of trump's israel policy and the rise of the "restraint" movement jewishcurrents.org/unpacking-th...
Unpacking the Rift Between Trump and Netanyahu
The president has sought to separate US interests from Israeli interests abroad, even as he represses Israel critics at home.
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May 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
confused about trump's apparent distance from netanyahu even as the president ruthlessly cracks down on israel critics at home? @alexbkane.bsky.social's report unpacks the contradictions of trump's israel policy and the rise of the "restraint" movement jewishcurrents.org/unpacking-th...
"Buber thus objected to some basic social and political structures that made his own existence possible. He was walking south in a train heading north."
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Wrestling with Martin Buber
The Zionist philosopher couldn’t escape a colonial mindset, but his binationalist vision offers a way forward in Israel/Palestine.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Buber thus objected to some basic social and political structures that made his own existence possible. He was walking south in a train heading north."
jewishcurrents.org/wrestling-wi...
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i'm caught up on tariffs now! you can be too: jewishcurrents.org/a-leftists-g...
A Leftist’s Guide to Tariffs
Despite purporting to “bring back jobs,” Trump’s trade war continues the capitalist offensive of the free trade regime.
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April 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
i'm caught up on tariffs now! you can be too: jewishcurrents.org/a-leftists-g...
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📣 Announcing the 2025 Livingston Awards Finalists in International Reporting!
The Livingston Awards honor the best in journalism by professionals under 35. Championing ambitious, impactful journalism for over four decades.
Explore their work: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#YoungJournalists
The Livingston Awards honor the best in journalism by professionals under 35. Championing ambitious, impactful journalism for over four decades.
Explore their work: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#YoungJournalists
April 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📣 Announcing the 2025 Livingston Awards Finalists in International Reporting!
The Livingston Awards honor the best in journalism by professionals under 35. Championing ambitious, impactful journalism for over four decades.
Explore their work: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#YoungJournalists
The Livingston Awards honor the best in journalism by professionals under 35. Championing ambitious, impactful journalism for over four decades.
Explore their work: loom.ly/LAVASEQ
#YoungJournalists
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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
talked with Alex Kane and Arielle Angel about how Jewish groups are responding to the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil; what a new-ish liberal opposition means or doesn't mean for political alignments going forward; and the rise of new reactionary groups jewishcurrents.org/the-jewish-i...
The Jewish Institutional Reaction to Mahmoud Khalil's Abduction
Mari Cohen, Arielle Angel, and Alex Kane analyze how American Jewish groups are responding to ICE’s arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
talked with Alex Kane and Arielle Angel about how Jewish groups are responding to the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil; what a new-ish liberal opposition means or doesn't mean for political alignments going forward; and the rise of new reactionary groups jewishcurrents.org/the-jewish-i...
really convenient time for twitter to be down, huh?
March 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
really convenient time for twitter to be down, huh?
do you or someone you know work in a national or major regional Jewish organization and have concerns or information about how your organization is responding to the detention of Mahmoud Khalil? Email mari@jewishcurrents.org or Signal maric.95. Anonymity available.
March 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
do you or someone you know work in a national or major regional Jewish organization and have concerns or information about how your organization is responding to the detention of Mahmoud Khalil? Email mari@jewishcurrents.org or Signal maric.95. Anonymity available.
great report by Alex Kanethat shows how the crisis in holocaust & genocide studies is also playing out in the youth education arena. another example of how an educational institution relying on pro israel donors/support now finds its hands tied jewishcurrents.org/a-progressiv...
A Progressive Education Nonprofit’s Silence on Gaza
Facing History & Ourselves, which is known for its model lessons on genocide, has angered staff and disappointed teachers with its refusal to provide…
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February 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
great report by Alex Kanethat shows how the crisis in holocaust & genocide studies is also playing out in the youth education arena. another example of how an educational institution relying on pro israel donors/support now finds its hands tied jewishcurrents.org/a-progressiv...
I've recently been in touch with @othmanabdrabou.bsky.social. Othman and I are both journalists born in 1995. He lost five siblings and his home in the genocide. Please consider donating to help him rebuild and find a safe home for his family: www.gofundme.com/f/help-AbdRa...
Donate to Help Othman’s family in Gaza survive, organized by HuBB Humans Before Borders
In March 2023, we met Othman and his father, Abdel Fattah Nazmi … HuBB Humans Before Borders needs your support for Help Othman’s family in Gaza survive
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February 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I've recently been in touch with @othmanabdrabou.bsky.social. Othman and I are both journalists born in 1995. He lost five siblings and his home in the genocide. Please consider donating to help him rebuild and find a safe home for his family: www.gofundme.com/f/help-AbdRa...
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On the new episode of our podcast, On the Nose,
@aptly-engineerd.bsky.social speaks with @maricohen.bsky.social, Noah Kulwin, and @sidhubaba.bsky.social about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist.
@aptly-engineerd.bsky.social speaks with @maricohen.bsky.social, Noah Kulwin, and @sidhubaba.bsky.social about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist.
An Unproductive Ambiguity
Rebecca Pierce speaks with Mari Cohen, Noah Kulwin, and Siddhartha Mahanta about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist .
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February 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
On the new episode of our podcast, On the Nose,
@aptly-engineerd.bsky.social speaks with @maricohen.bsky.social, Noah Kulwin, and @sidhubaba.bsky.social about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist.
@aptly-engineerd.bsky.social speaks with @maricohen.bsky.social, Noah Kulwin, and @sidhubaba.bsky.social about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist.
got to talk about The Brutalist with a dream team of movie commentators: @aptly-engineerd.bsky.social, Noah Kulwin, @sidhubaba.bsky.social. Listen to latest ep of On the Nose where you get your podcasts! jewishcurrents.org/an-unproduct...
An Unproductive Ambiguity
Rebecca Pierce speaks with Mari Cohen, Noah Kulwin, and Siddhartha Mahanta about the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist .
jewishcurrents.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
got to talk about The Brutalist with a dream team of movie commentators: @aptly-engineerd.bsky.social, Noah Kulwin, @sidhubaba.bsky.social. Listen to latest ep of On the Nose where you get your podcasts! jewishcurrents.org/an-unproduct...