Arielle Angel

Arielle Angel is an American writer and magazine editor. She serves as editor-in-chief of Jewish Currents.

Early life

Angel grew up in Miami.[1] Her father's family survived the Holocaust, specifically the Auschwitz concentration camp, and her mother's side of the family were Arab Jews who came from Haifa.[2] Her mother was a judge and reproductive rights advocate, and her father was an entrepreneur.[1] She attended a Jewish day school and a public high school, where she edited the school newspaper. While in high school she traveled to former concentration camps in Poland as part of a March of the Living trip. After high school, she moved to New York where she attended art school[1] at New York University.[3] During the 2014 Gaza War Angel saw photos of Israelis sitting and watching bombs hit Gaza, and the images made her reconsider her convictions about Israel.[4]

Career

Angel's early work as a writer was on an unpublished manuscript about a drug dealer.[5]

In 2018, Angel joined Jewish Currents as literary editor.[6] She went on to become its editor-in-chief.[5]

Angel is an organizer with IfNotNow.[6] In 2024, on a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast, she spoke about her experiences visiting university campuses during the Gaza war protests.[7] By 2024, Angel described herself as anti-Zionist, with the recognition that it took a long time for her to make this change.[4]

Selected publications

Angel, Arielle (2017-10-23). "Primed for Mysticism and Scared to Death". Guernica. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
Angel, Arielle (May 11, 2024). "Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they're part of a rightwing plan". The Guardian (Online) Guardian News & Media Limited.
Angel, Arielle (Summer 2024). "Florida Is Everywhere". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

References

^ a b c Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (2024-09-09). "The Angst and Sorrow of Jewish Currents". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
^ Amanpour, Christiane (October 23, 2024). "Interview with Jewish Currents Editor-in-Chief Arielle Angel". Amanpour; New York : CQ Roll Call.
^ Fernandez, Manny (26 April 2004). "For Some Believers, a Cause Across Generations; Throngs of Like-Minded Revel in Commonality". The Washington Post ; Washington, D.C.. p. A11.
^ a b Leon, Holly (15 October 2024). "Die zerrissene Diaspora: New York war schon immer ein Zentrum für linke Juden. Heute sind es vor allem junge Menschen, die sich dort vermehrt mit den Palästinensern solidarisieren. Während die einen den Staat Israel in seiner jetzigen Form komplett ablehnen, vertreten andere weniger radikale Ansichten". Die Tageszeitung ; Berlin (in German). pp. 4–5.
^ a b Goldberg, Emma (2022-12-30). "She's Building a Little Jewish Magazine on Big Ideas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
^ a b Dolsten, Josefin (2018). "72-year-old left-wing magazine Jewish Currents aims for millennials". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ "The growing wave of campus protests". Front Burner; Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 29, 2024.

[:1-1] Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (2024-09-09). "The Angst and Sorrow of Jewish Currents". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-11.

[2] Amanpour, Christiane (October 23, 2024). "Interview with Jewish Currents Editor-in-Chief Arielle Angel". Amanpour; New York : CQ Roll Call.

[3] Fernandez, Manny (26 April 2004). "For Some Believers, a Cause Across Generations; Throngs of Like-Minded Revel in Commonality". The Washington Post ; Washington, D.C.. p. A11.

[:2-4] Leon, Holly (15 October 2024). "Die zerrissene Diaspora: New York war schon immer ein Zentrum für linke Juden. Heute sind es vor allem junge Menschen, die sich dort vermehrt mit den Palästinensern solidarisieren. Während die einen den Staat Israel in seiner jetzigen Form komplett ablehnen, vertreten andere weniger radikale Ansichten". Die Tageszeitung ; Berlin (in German). pp. 4–5.

[:3-5] Goldberg, Emma (2022-12-30). "She's Building a Little Jewish Magazine on Big Ideas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

[:0-6] Dolsten, Josefin (2018). "72-year-old left-wing magazine Jewish Currents aims for millennials". Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

[7] "The growing wave of campus protests". Front Burner; Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 29, 2024.