Michelle Ilana Singer Soffen, at The Blogs

Jun 20, 2020, 2:19 PM

A poem on racism, identity, Jewishness, Zionism and complexity

I am many things I am a Jew I am Israeli I am American I am Ashkenazi I am not European I am Middle Eastern I am not White I am a light-skinned Levantine Semite I am White-Passing I am White in the eyes of most Systems I am hated...

About Me

Filmmaker, Mediator, Tel Aviv University MA student of Public Policy; bridging Storytelling and Conflict Resolution. Michelle received her first degree from Northwestern University in Communication and Middle Eastern Studies. She worked as an independent film producer in NYC and ran an accelerator program for filmmakers before serving as Director of Communications for Manhattan Jewish Experience. She is currently pursuing a career in Conflict Resolution and Mediation and is particularly interested in using the dramatic arts to overcome psychological barriers to reconciliation.