A Wider Bridge is proud to be featured in national and international media for our work advancing LGBTQ equality in Israel and strengthening the connection between LGBTQ communities in North America and Israel. Below is a selection of news coverage, interviews, op-eds, and media highlights that reflect our mission, our impact, and the conversations we help shape.
2025
July
Activist recalls experience in Tel Aviv after Israel-Iran war began (Washington Blade / July 3)
Adelita Grijalva emerging as the favorite to succeed her late father in Congress (Jewish Insider / July 3)
Incidents of Antisemitic Hate Targeting Jewish and Pro-Israel Communities Mar Pride Month (Combat Antisemitism Movement / July 2)
June
Spirited ‘Proud & Jewish’ marchers spread joy at SF Pride Parade (J Weekly / June 30)
S.F. Trans March calls event ‘act of resistance’ for the oppressed, including Palestinians (J Weekly / June 27)
Pride won’t be radically inclusive until LGBTQ community disavows antisemitism (J Weekly / June 25)
Proud, but pushed out: Why LGBTQ Jews are creating Pride spaces of their own (Jewish Insider / June 17)
OKC Pride Month must bring about safety and belonging for LGBTQ+ Jews and others (The Oklahoman / June 13)
Pride means nothing if it leaves some behind (Denver Gazette / June 12)
All Jewish Groups, Synagogues Withdraw From San Diego Pride Festival Due to Kehlani Performance (Algemeiner / June 10)
Wesley Bell leads House group asking social media sites to police antisemitism (St. Louis Post-Dispatch / June 10, 2025)
Can my queer Jewish family count on you when Pride Month is over? (Jewish News Northern California / June 10)
Queer spaces should be open to Jews like me – article references and links to AWB survey (Washington Post / June 10)
Your Daily Phil: Detroit’s Gary Torgow tapped as next board chair of JFNA – featured a photo from A Wider Bridge as their “Pic of the Day” (eJewish Philanthropy / June 10)
Pride belongs to everyone — including LGBTQ Jews (Sun Sentinel / June 8)
Sacramento Pride must be safe from all forms of hate, including antisemitism (Sacramento Bee / June 7)
Wasserman Schultz: Allies must do more to support LGBTQ Jews (Washington Blade / June 6)
Anti-Zionists Are Excluding LGBTQ+ Jews From Pride Spaces, New Report Says (The Algemeiner / June 6)
Jewish entities to skip San Diego Pride over Kehlani’s slated performance (JNS / June 6)
Comment from Fabienne Perlov, San Diego Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League Jewish Organizations in San Diego to Boycott LGBTQ Pride Parade (San Diego Jewish World / June 6)
Pride Shabbat (Dallas Voice / June 6)
Your Daily Phil: After Boulder attack, security takes on fresh urgency (eJewish Philanthropy / June 4)
Pride is about inclusion. Queer Jews shouldn’t have to hide who we are (Austin American Statesman / June 1)
May
Pride must not exclude queer Jews (Dallas Morning News / May 31)
WorldPride is here and LGBTQ Jews must be fully welcome (Washington Blade, May 30)
Oberstein: Boston Pride must fully include Jews (Boston Herald / May 30)
Pride Has a New Rule: Be the Right Kind of Jew—or Be Erased (Jewish Journal, May 29)
[QAA] Can Love Conquer Ignorance? (Freshly Baked Hell blog / May 28)
Opinion: San Diego Pride must reject antisemitism and champion true inclusion (Times of San Diego / May 28)
As LGBTQ+ Jews face antisemitism in queer spaces, the Jewish community must support them (Religious News Service / May 21)
Too Jewish for Pride? (Times of Israel / May 18) Jackie Buckman
New Poll: 67% of Visibly Jewish LGBTQ+ Experience Antisemitism, 82% Face Online Harassment (Jewish Onliner / May 7)
Voting for our place in the Zionist future – Rabbi Denise L. Eger op-ed (eJewish Philathropy / May 2)
April
Groups Oppose Torch-Lighting Honor for Ben Shapiro at Israel Independence Celebration (Jewish Women ORI / April 23)
LGBTQ Agenda: Queer Jews upset at NYC Dyke March’s Israel stance (Bay Area Reporter / April 17)
American actor Ben Platt says Jewish identity ‘not defined’ by Israel (Jerusalem Post / April 16)
Backing fellow Jewish entertainer Hannah Einbinder, Ben Platt says his Jewish identity is ‘not defined’ by Israel (JTA, April 16)