Transgender Peace Activist Converts to Judaism, Faces Anti-Semitism from Friends on the Left
Trans peace activist Bex Gerber converted to Judaism and was surprised by the anti-semitic backlash from her [...]
Views From North America
Chicago LGBTQ Leader Is Encouraged By Israel’s Blood Ban Reversal
Julio Rodriguez, the Board President of the Association of Latino/as/x Motivating Action (ALMA), writes his [...]
Bay Area Lesbian Mizrahi leader Rachel Wahba calls out the NY Times for first omitting LGBTQ Israelis, and then Jews from Arab lands.
A recent New York Times article on LGBT rights in the Middle East praised Lebanon, yet completely neglected [...]
The New York Times Claimed that Lebanon is the Only Country in the Middle East with Gay Rights. They Forgot About Israel.
Blogger Paul Gherkin takes the New York Times to task for ignoring Israel’s positive track record in [...]
A Wider Bridge Referenced in Top Stories to Watch in 2018
In June, AWB’s Midwest Manager, Laurie Grauer along with two other women, were expelled from the Chicago [...]
Orthodox Rabbi’s Wife Returns from AWB/Olivia Mission: I Too Can Help Promote Change and Understanding
Guila Rice, an Orthodox Rabbi’s Wife, recently returned from the AWB/Olivia 2017 Women’s Mission [...]
AWB Mission Alum Guila Rice: Chanukah Memories Then And Now
Guila Rice recently attended the A Wider Bridge/Olivia 2017 Mission Trip to Israel. As Chanukah approaches, [...]
Remembering Beloved Singer Ofra Haza Who Would Have Turned 60 Today
I remember first hearing Israeli singer Ofra Haza’s music in the late 80s. I was a college DJ in [...]
AWB’s Quentin Hill Reflects on the Successful Iowa Launch Party!
AWB’s Northeast Manager Quentin Hill blogs on the successful launch of A Wider Bridge Iowa, as he [...]
Branden Johnson Talks About Qyear Jerusalem, A New Social Group for LGBTQ English Speakers
Branden Johnson is a gay man from Houston who is studying at the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Through [...]