Jewish Socialists' Group

Jewish Socialists' Group

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Abbreviation	JSG
Formation	1970s
Location	Great Britain
Affiliations	International Jewish Labor Bund (defunct)

The Jewish Socialists' Group (JSG) is a Jewish socialist collective in Britain, formed in the 1970s.

History

JSG was founded in Manchester/Liverpool in 1974–1977 as a lobby group campaigning against the fascist National Front and for the left to relate more positively to Jewish issues. A London branch formed in 1977. They describe themselves as a political organisation campaigning for Jewish rights and the rights of all oppressed minorities in building a socialist future. The JSG supported the original Anti-Nazi League and was active in street-level militant anti-fascism. It participated in the Beyond the Fragments conference which sought to renew democratic socialism. In the early 1980s, it was active in campaigning for peace in Israel/Palestine. It developed a perspective via drawing on the tradition of the Bund, stressing Yiddishism, cultural pluralism and a commitment to the vitality of the diaspora. In the mid-1980s, it became associated with the Greater London Council's municipal socialism and multiculturalism, receiving funding to launch Jewish Cultural and Anti-Racist Project (JCARP). Additionally, it was frequently in conflict with the Jewish communal leadership and in particular, the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (AJEX).

Publications

A magazine, Jewish Socialist, was launched in spring 1985 and continues publication today. The paper was conceived of in 1984 after a demonstration members of the JSG had attended.

See also

• Jewish Labour Movement
• Jewish Voice for Labour
• Jewdas