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Help a Jewish Community Buy Back Its Own Damn Synagogue!
Firsty, thank you for reading this, and I hope you’ll get through it and give us the honor of a donation, firstly, and a reblog, secondly. Maybe even a note to any friends you have outside of tumblr!
If you don’t care about the history, skip to the bold at the end!
This is Temple Emanu-El, in Helena, Montana. At the time it was built, it was the only synagogue between Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Portland, Oregon. It was built with the hard work of the Jewish community that had come west to seek their fortune and stability, having heard that people were more willing to do business with Jews in the West, a place where social strictures were slightly relaxed. This turned out to be true, and the community thrived.
This picture resolves small on tumblr, but you can see the love and care they put into it. It’s modeled after the great synagogues of Europe, with heavy stonework, onion domes, and intricate stained glass. The president of the congregation cried at its opening and dedication.
As the years went on, the West became more settled, and for a series of socio-political reasons of which my History of the American West major ass is well aware but are ultimately unimportant to the issue at hand, Jewish communities left much of the interior west for metropolitan areas. By the 1930s, the Jewish community was so small that they could not justify the large and lavish worship center.
They sold it to the city for one dollar.
The promise made to them was that it would be used for the public good. The state readied the former temple for its new function as offices for Social and Rehabilitation Services, sandblasting of the Hebrew inscription, “Gate to the Eternal,” above the entry and removing the star-studded, painted domes.. The copper was stripped from the building and likely reused to re-clad the State Capitol’s dome at about the same time.
That lasted all of 40 years, when the State of Montana decided to let it sit idle and decay, so they could justify the sale of the building, sold for a pittance to the public good, to the Helena Catholic Diocese for $83,000 (this is an opinion of mine, though it is not an uneducated one, and I do firmly believe it. I do not, however, represent that they allowed it to fall into disrepair to justify the sale as objective fact.)
This is the building now
In a twist of fate, the diocese can no longer afford to maintain the building. They are selling it, and the Jewish community of Helena is trying to buy it.
The Montana Jewish Project is being far far far nicer and more politic about this than I would be, but in fairness, they actually how to get Nice Goyim to donate, and I don’t, so. The Diocese is spinning this as selling the building for much less than its worth, which may be true, but if you bought it for $83,000, that would be $280,000 now.
They are selling it for $925,000. And we have to have 70% of the purchase price by February 28th. Easy terms, right?
Here’s where you come in! If the idea of Montana’s Jews getting back the building that was sold to the Diocese in spite of the original agreement appeals to you, you can and should donate to their capital campaign. They even have an option for your donation where if we don’t get Emanu-El back, your money will be returned to you instead of being used for other MJP protects and repairs.
This place won’t just be used for the Jewish community, though I think that would be enough. They want it to be used as a museum and center for the community as well, to teach about Jewish life in Montana, with Jewish cooking classes, and social programs, and teaching non-Jews about Jewish customs and culture.
I just want to get the cross off the top.
Donate here
Nonbinary people who were AMAB are allowed to use she/her pronouns and nothing else, by the way. They’re still 100% nonbinary
Nonbinary people who are were AMAB are allowed to use he/him pronouns and nothing else, by the way. They’re still 100% nonbinary
Nonbinary people who were AMAB are allowed to dress feminine. They’re allowed to dress masculine.
They’re allowed to start HRT, or choose not to.
They’re still nonbinary. They deserve respect.
Let bi boys date girls
Hey if you like my blog consider donating to my PayPal I am a queer disabled jew with chronic pain and I need help affording weed (legal in my state) to manage that chronic pain
Black is not a dirty word.
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And please remember, Black is good is a radical concept, but radical concepts are what create change. Keep fighting.
"Love taking an 8 minute route that takes an abled 2 minutes"
White allies and white leftists and liberals need to read this.
In regards to posts about racism or intersectionality with race involved you MUST listen. Not respond. LISTEN
What I have seen so many white “allies” do is add onto posts (my own included) to put their own thoughts and opinions. In some cases take the words of the original poster and try to “translate” what is being said to other white people.
You are ACTIVELY taking away the voices of poc and speaking over them when you do this. When you tack on your own personal anecdotes or try to to give a definition of what a person or color is saying you are in the simplest of ways insulting their intelligence
This Thanksgiving National Day of Mourning, please consider donating to:
The Native American Rights Fund
Native Wellness Institute
Warrior Women Project
Sitting Bull College
First Nations COVID-19 Response Fund
The Redhawk Native American Art Council
Partnership With Native Americans
First Nations Development Institute
Native American Heritage Association
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Black Trans Woman Survival Fund
Hey guys so i know most of you have seen my previous posts about my tango with homelessness & my difficulty finding a job after getting fired from starbucks for missing work do to stomach issues. I’m reaching out because although I know we’re all just passing around the same $20, atp anything would help. i get less than $200 on ebt every month & unfortunately it doesnt go far in brooklyn. if anyone has it in their heart to give i would really appreciate it. anyone unable to give i completely understand!
https://www.paypal.me/aaliyahbreaux
https://cash.app/$aaliyahstarchild
Ok sorry to post about her but I didn't realize JKR's pen name Robert Galbraith comes from the conversion therapist Robert Galbraith Heath ?!? This is so insane like What the fuck
since y’all didn’t respond to my well thought out post. have some memes calling y’all out, as well as a link to my other well thought out and written post. i’m tired of seeing people complain about their dash being dead, when they only like shit. reblog or shut up - LINK
for reference -
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Want more info? Here ya go:
This Biology Teacher Disproved Transphobia With Science
ALSO:
Sex redefined
“The idea of two sexes is simplistic. Biologists now think there is a wider spectrum than that.”
More on anti-trans arguments as bad science
support Polish lgbtq teens
Hey guys, you probably heard about the situation of queer folks in Poland. The ruling party has made homo- and transphobia into a new national virtue. Around 1/3 of local authorities adopted resolutions about fighting “gender ideology”. Gender transition in Poland is a very complicated and expensive process. All of this puts young queer people in a vulnerable situation, resulting in appalling rates of mental illness affecting them. On top of that, children’s psychiatric wards are overcrowded and one region doesn’t have such ward at all. (It’s Podlasie with a population of 1,8 million people.)
The poster above was made by the illustrator Szarosen. It reads “[Please] love me, mom and dad”. It’s a response to posters with the slogan “Love each other, mom and dad” which appeared across many towns in Poland. The organization responsible for those is known to be anti-divorce and has fundamentalist ties, advocating for married couples staying together despite home abuse. Szarosen’s drawing points to the lack of support, discrimination and even violence which many queer kids have to face, sometimes from their own families.
Anyway, here are links to some fundraising campaigns:
1 initially fundraising for the posters, now for psychological and legal help for lgbt individuals
2 transitions
alright I found the video.
This is the lucky clover cat. reblog this in 30 seconds & he will bring u good luck and fortune.
If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again
If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again
Please I really need your help right now... I’m desperately scared of the end of the world because of climate disaster. Is there any hope left? It seems like the bad is outweighing the good more and more lately... I’m scared and I don’t want to die. Please help me... I need some sort of comfort right now...
Hey Anon. I’m so sorry that you’re having a bad time right now. It’s really vital to remember that many news sources thrive on dramatic, attention-getting stories, and it’s easier to accomplish this with bad news than with good. Just because you’re seeing a lot of doom and gloom doesn’t mean that is an accurate or balanced representation of what’s going on in the world.
Here are some posts that I think might help you: X X X X X. You can also find a lot of hopeful and positive news (from small local stories to big developments that have a worldwide impact) if you scroll through this blog.
The most important thing to remember is that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. You don’t have to save the world alone and you certainly don’t have to deal with your fear alone. There are many other people who feel the same way you do, and even more who are working to make sure that we have a future worth looking forward to. If you can, I really urge you to find a supportive community of other people working to make things better (volunteering is a great way to do this); this can go a long way towards building empowerment and staving off feelings of hopelessness.
I get a lot of asks like this and I wish I could give each and every one of you a hug and look you in the eyes and tell you that it’s going to be ok and that we’ll get through this together. Human societies have faced terrible obstacles with long odds before and come out on the other side. We can do this.
PS If you’re experiencing despair, hopelessness, anxiety, or intrusive thoughts that feel overwhelming and out of your control, please, please reach out to friends and family and seek out psychological resources.
👆🏽Black teens have gone missing in Ohio ... all around the same time in May and there has been minimal news coverage about it.
Now 3 more teens have been reported missing in Akron Ohio
“there are many children in afghanistan, but little childhood.”
please consider donating/sharing this list of trusted organizations to help those in need. please add to the list as well.
women for afghan women
afghan aid
sanitary products for displaced afghan women
Mods are asleep post forbidden tits
“But if you forget to reblog Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity.”
so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god
reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)
Reblog or your mom will die in 928 seconds.
I love my mom.
I am risking nothing
I AM SORRY FOLLOWERS, I LOVE MY MOMMY
Will not risk.
sorry followers :(
Support trans dudes, they deserve it
[ID: Ten graphics with a variation of the trans man pride flags, along with a heart shaped aromantic flag, asexual flag, gay flag, bisexual flag, straight flag, polysexual flag, pansexual flag, omnisexual flag, polyamory flag and queer flag. The graphics says, in order: Support aro trans boys, support ace trans boys, support gay trans boys, support bi trans boys, support straight trans boys, support ply trans boys, support pan trans boys, support polyam trans boys and support queer trans boys. End ID]