Tamar Krongrad, at The Blogs

Tamar Krongrad

A suppporter of a strong and democratic Israel

Oct 16, 2023, 1:50 AM

I’m a Barnard College alum; a few nights ago, as a response to an ongoing thread about the Hamas attack on Israel, I posted a video of myself on an unofficial alumni Facebook page of Barnard College - a...

May 30, 2023, 2:18 PM

Dear American Jewish Committee!

It has been over 20 weeks since the lives of democracy-loving Israelis have been turned upside down. We are consumed with protest chants that make room for no other songs in our heads (DE-MO-CRA-TIA), a longing for the Israel...

Jan 24, 2023, 3:51 PM

Religious Zionists, where are you?

Demonstrators protest against the Israeli government at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, on January 14, 2023. (The Times of Israel)

To be clear, I am not a religious Zionist. Just a plain ol’ secular Zionist – a lover of Israel. The granddaughter of Ephraim, Nechama, Miriam and Haim – pioneers in Palestine who arrived in the early 1930s -...

Aug 29, 2021, 3:17 PM

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Why schools must open and stay open

Israeli students return to school in Tel Aviv on April 18, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90 /File)

If months of protecting our children at home with ample screen time, schnitzel, and brownies has taught us anything, it's that kids need to be around other kids

About Me

Tamar Krongrad is a US and Israeli citizen, and has been living in Israel for 30 years, practicing law. She is a co-founder and member of the steering committee of USA For Israeli Democracy, and has been spending many days and nights of the recent months protesting for democracy in the streets of Tel Aviv.

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