Mendal Polish

As an observant Jew, Mendal feels a deep responsibility to work in solidarity with the cause for Palestinian self-determination. Using video, photography, poetry, and prose, she will create three short experimental pieces that will act as video letters to the mainstream Jewish community, exploring why it is critical to stand against Israel’s atrocities and resist zionism. These projects will be visually provocative and conceptually dynamic, making critical themes of anti-zionism from a Jewish perspective more pronounced, and will act as an artistic/cultural tool to further the movement. The videos will be available as a resource and will also be part of a mixed media/performance night, where artists share work that resists apartheid in Israel. Her goal is to engage with her audience, inspire them to learn more about these issues, and to challenge themselves to think differently about their position(s).