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the other day your bubbe was kibitzing about some black guy who sings in yiddish. it's still me. he/him - half of yiddish songwriting duo Tsvey Brider - Mandel Institute Cultural Leadership Fellow 2023-25 - afrojudeopessoptimist anthonyrussellbass.com

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 3

Pleased and honored to be the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies University of Toronto 2025-26 inaugural Mitchell J. Gerstein Distinguished Visiting Artist in Residence in Social Justice and Jewish Life.

www.jewishstudies.utoronto.ca/news/atcjs-w...

ATCJS welcomes inaugural Visiting Artist in Residence, Anthony Russell

www.jewishstudies.utoronto.ca

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · 23d

Tomorrow—hope to see you there!
Tues Sept 16
7pm ET

www.circle.org/events/criti...

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · 26d

This interview will focus on her book The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power and the Struggle for an Open Society, as well her upcoming book on Holocaust remembrance in pop culture, politics, and foreign policy.

See you there!

Sept 16
7-8pm ET

www.circle.org/events/criti...

Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 2 — The Workers Circle

The second of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of ...

www.circle.org

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · 26d

Looking forward to my upcoming conversation with @emilyctamkin.bsky.social in the second installment of our 2-part @workerscircle.bsky.social interview, CRITICAL CROSSROADS:

An promotional image for the Sept 16 program CRITICAL CROSSROADS of multidisciplinary artist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell and author and journalist Emily Tamkin accompanied by the following information:

"Join the Workers Circle's Anthony Russell on either September 9, September 16 — or both — for a conversation on the past, present and future of American Jewish identity and politics. Attend live online to chance to win a free copy of her [Emily Tamkin's] book!"

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 8

Looking forward to my @workerscircle.bsky.social interview tomorrow, CRITICAL CROSSROADS with journalist and author @emilyctamkin.bsky.social, Tues 7pm ET!

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you’d like to know the details of that—and more—join me next Tuesday for CRITICAL CROSSROADS, my first of my 2-part @workerscircle.bsky.social interview with journalist author @emilyctamkin.bsky.social:

Sept 9 & 16
7-8pm ET

www.circle.org/events/criti...

Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 1 — The Workers Circle

The first of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of B...

www.circle.org

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 5

There are so many things I’m dying to share with you about this book, mainly: that the stories, backgrounds, social & cultural phenomena that formed every American Jew I’ve had the pleasure (and even occasionally displeasure) of knowing is accounted for here, in straightforward and engaging prose.

Multidisciplinary artist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell holding up a copy of the book Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities by author and journalist Emily Tamkin.

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 2

KlezCalifornia Yiddishfest
Friday Sep 12-Sunday 14
The Finnish Hall
1970 Chestnut Street, Berkeley CA

klezcalifornia.org/events/klezc...

KlezCalYidFest - KlezCalifornia

KlezCalifornia is rebooting our klezmer and Yiddish culture festival—and we’re excited for you to join us! KlezCalYidFest kicks off Friday Sept 12 with a weekend of concerts, workshops and dancing wit...

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 2

Second: Having finally reverted to my US Regional Factory Setting (California), I am pleased to announce my participation in KLEZCALYIDFEST, in my present incarnations as a performer *and* a lecturer!

KlezCalifornia Yiddishfest
Friday Sep 12-Sunday 14

Photo collage of performers from KlezCalYidFest

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 2

This conversation will be an incisive look at state of the American Jewish community through the lens of her two books, Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities and The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society.

The cover of Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics by Emily Tamkin

The cover of The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society by Emily Tamkin

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 2

First: There's CRITICAL CROSSROADS, my 2-part Workers Circle interview with contributing @forward.com columnist and regular contributor at @slate.com and @washingtonpost.com, author @emilyctamkin.bsky.social.

Sept 9 & 16
7-8pm ET
www.circle.org/events/criti...

Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 1 — The Workers Circle

The first of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of B...

www.circle.org

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm finally back from Limmud South Africa, and just in time, too, because I've some fascinating places and spaces to be stateside in the coming weeks:

Multidisciplinary artist Anthony Russell cutting a fine figure (if he does say so himself) in a blue daishiki

Multidisciplinary artist Anthony Russell in a selfie at Camps Bay in Cape Town, South Africa

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Aug 5

September 9 & 16
7pm ET
Info and registration details here: www.circle.org/events/criti...

Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 1 — The Workers Circle

The first of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of B...

www.circle.org

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Aug 5

Join us for an incisive look at state of the American Jewish community through the lens of her two books, Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities and The Influence of Soros: Politics, Power, and the Struggle for an Open Society.

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Aug 5

VERY pleased to announce CRITICAL CROSSROADS, my 2-part @workerscircle.bsky.social interview with contributing @forward.com columnist and regular contributor at @slate.com and @washingtonpost.com—Emily Tamkin [email protected]!

Image of Emily Tamkin and Anthony Russell accompanied by the following information:

CRITICAL CROSSROADS:
In conversation with journalist and author Emily Tamkin, featuring
Anthony Russell of the Workers Circle.

September 9 and September 16 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM ET

Join the Workers Circle's Anthony Russell for a two-part conversation with Bad Jews and The Influence of Soros author Emily Tamkin on the past, present, and future of American Jewish identity and politics.
Attend live online for a chance to win a free copy of her book!

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Aug 4

depends on the weather, but given that it's winter in the southern hemisphere...it could happen!

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Aug 4

Pleased to announce my participation in this year's Limmud South Africa, marking both my first time on the African continent and my first time in a primarily Litvish milieu...

Limmud South Africa – Limmud is a global organisation with bases throughout the world.

limmud.org.za

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Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · Aug 1

I am so looking forward to having these conversations with @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social next month. Join us!

www.circle.org/events/criti...

Critical Crossroads: In Conversation with Emily Tamkin, Part 1 — The Workers Circle

The first of a two-part conversation with Emily Tamkin, contributing columnist at the Forward and regular contributor at Slate and the Washington Post, among other publications, and author of B...

www.circle.org

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 13

for some reason I can't recall the attendant movie, but I *very* distinctly remember seeing the trailer to Dirty Rotten Scoundrels that preceded it and let me tell you, 4th grade Anthony was SCANDALIZED

Utopia District @utopiadistrict.bsky.social · Jul 11

Name something you remember watching in this!

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 11

Schweppes Bitter Lemon here, it's usually the first thing I buy directly off an international flight

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 9

movies, specifically? episodes of the series Maison Close and Paris Police 1900 are frequently set in luridly grimy depictions of urban demimondes.

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 9

l'après-midi dune faune

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · Jul 9

DUNERAKER

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 9

muting "grok" as there are privileges to no longer being on twitter and I intend to enforce them

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anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 7

RIP Mahler, you would've loved the pre-concert lecture I gave about you at the Atlanta Symphony last month

anthony russell @mordkhetzvi.bsky.social · Jul 7

say anything
::says something antisemitic::
say something else

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · Jul 5

yet my poor country
Shall have more vices than it had before,
More suffer, and more sundry ways than ever

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