Jewish Lesbian Candidate Says She Was Rejected for Supporting Israel | Tanya Tsikanovsky

<p>West Hollywood City Council candidate Tanya Tsikanovsky joins Rabbi Daniel Levine to discuss why a lesbian bar canceled her campaign meet-and-greet after backlash over her support for Israel. She shares her experience as a Jewish lesbian in LGBTQ spaces, her family’s Soviet Jewish history, and why she left the Democratic Party after October 7.They also discuss antisemitism, Zionism, political identity, and the growing divide over Israel on college campuses. Chapters00:00 Meet Tanya Tsikanovsky00:56 Why her campaign event was canceled03:49 Jews and LGBTQ spaces04:50 Soviet Jewish identity and her political shift10:20 Intersectionality and LGBTQ activism18:44 Backlash in the gay community21:09 Jewish Democrats and political identity26:37 Antisemitism on campus#Antisemitism #Zionism #lgbtq</p>