Daniel Sieradski Explained

Daniel Sieradski
Birth Date:19 June 1979
Occupation:Web strategist, writer and activist
Nationality:American

Daniel Jonathan Sieradski (born June 19, 1979) is an American writer and activist. He was the founding publisher and editor-in-chief of Jewschool, a left-wing Jewish weblog.[1]

Career

In 2001, Sieradski, founded Jewschool, which was called "influential" by CNET.[2] Sieradski has also worked as a web designer and digital strategist with several Jewish organizations, including the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.[3]

Activism

Googlebomb

In 2004, Sieradski organized a so-called googlebomb, an attempt at manipulating Google's search rankings.[4] Responding to outrage over the placement of an antisemitic website atop the results on Google's search for the term "Jew" and a call for Google to censor its search results led by Steven Weinstock,[5] Sieradski organized a campaign which replaced the site Jew Watch with Wikipedia's entry on Jews.[6]

Corner Prophets

Sieradski organized hip-hop concerts with Israeli and Palestinian rappers, with a defunct project called Corner Prophets, with the stated intention of promoting peace and coexistence through the arts.[7] He has also been a DJ on the jointly-operated Israeli-Palestinian FM radio station All For Peace which broadcasts from Ramallah.[8]

Occupy Judaism

On October 7, 2011, citing the Hebrew prophet Isaiah's admonition to fast by "feeding the hungry, housing the homeless, breaking the bonds of oppression," Sieradski organized a Kol Nidre Yom Kippur prayer service at Occupy Wall Street,[9] the mass demonstration for economic justice in Lower Manhattan that began in September 2011.[10] Some reports placed attendance at upwards of 1,000.[11] The Forward's editor Jane Eisner called it a positive "turning point" in American Judaism,[12] while Commentary (magazine) called it "a deeply troubling trend that all who care about the Jewish future would do well to take seriously."[13]

Nothing to Hide

In June 2013, reacting to Americans' complacency over the mass surveillance disclosures revealed by Edward Snowden, Sieradski set up a Twitter account, @_nothingtohide, that retweeted users who expressed a lack of concern or outright support for U.S. government surveillance.[14] The account became the focus of a column by Ross Douthat in The New York Times.[15]

Nazi Detector

In June 2016, Sieradski modified a Google Chrome extension called The Coincidence Detector that was used to identify Jews with echoes, with Sieradski's modified version surrounding the names of those on its list with swastikas. It was released it in the Chrome Web Store as The Nazi Detector.[16] Replying to The Forward, Sieradski pointed out that "this is really about folks who are harassing other folks online. The ‘real’ Nazis are dead".[17]

Anti-fascist activism

Sieradski identifies as an Anti-fascist[18] and has been described as "Antifa's Most Prominent Jew".[19] Along with other activists, he has pressured venues to ban fascist and racist events and organized counter-demonstrations.[20]

Reaction

Sieradski has been described as "a major figure of the Jewish Internet world and a cultural trailblazer with a diverse fan base" by The Forward.[21] B'nai B'rith Magazine called him a "fresh faced iconoclast ... redefining American Judaism,"[22] and Tikkun said he was "fast becoming one of the most recognized Jewish literary voices on the Internet."[23] The Jewish Standard described Sieradski as "a leader in a Jewish movement that is trying to a create a new image for Judaism to project to its youth,"[24] he was called "an innovator in Jewish new media" by Editor & Publisher.[25] In 2008, The Jewish Week counted Sieradski among a group of 36 Jewish New Yorkers under the age of 36 "who are combining mitzvot, leadership and passion in making the world a better place."[26] [27] In 2010, he was numbered among The Forward 50, an annual listing of the 50 most influential American Jews.[28] Haaretz has called him a "professional thorn in the side of the American Jewish establishment."[29]

Twitter Ban

In June 2017, Sieradski was banned from Twitter for terms of service violations including the publishing of personally identifying information (sometimes referred to as 'doxxing'),[30] direct threats to the lives of the Jpost staff,[31] [32] amongst other issues.[33] Sieradski had multiple Twitter accounts (all of which were also removed for the violations).[34] According to Twitter's terms of service, they permanently ban only repeated violators.[35]

In addition to the previous violations, Sieradski believes the ban could have also resulted from a campaign of harassment by a right-wing user called "Baked Alaska", who has posted antisemitic tweets,[36] or for tweeting to Courtney Love during a Twitter argument with Linda Sarsour,[37] .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Pastrami Chronicles: Famed Deli Closes . Olidort . Shoshana . . January 13, 2006 . October 4, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Google caught in anti-Semitism flap . . Becker . David . April 7, 2004 . July 7, 2012.
  3. Web site: Leading Blogger Joins Jewish Mainstream . Levinson . Claire . . April 15, 2007 . July 7, 2012.
  4. Web site: הקישור היהודי של גוגל . . Hoffman . Guy . April 19, 2004 . July 7, 2012.
  5. Web site: The answer to hate speech is... . Just Another Rant . Pilcher . Bradford . April 15, 2004 . 2013-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113123136/http://justanotherrant.blogspot.nl/2004_04_01_archive.html#108200416478828080 . January 13, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Searching for 'Jew': Google Duel Shows Challenge of the Digital Age . Berkofsky . Joe . . April 30, 2004 . September 30, 2009 .
  7. Web site: Rap Riffs to Heal the Rifts . Berman . Daphna . . March 4, 2005 . October 1, 2009 .
  8. Web site: It Sounds Better in English . Bronson . Sarah . . November 3, 2005 . October 1, 2009 .
  9. Web site: Kol Nidre Minyan at #OccupyWallStreet . Sieradski . Daniel . Mobius1ski (Personal blog) . October 4, 2011 . October 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009224946/http://mobius1ski.tumblr.com/post/11025897855/kol-nidre-minyan-at-occupywallstreet . October 9, 2011 .
  10. Web site: Yom Kippur Service Taking Place At Occupy Wall Street . Kaleem . Jaweed . . October 7, 2011 . October 8, 2011 .
  11. Web site: 1,000 Jews gather at Wall St. for #occupy-yomkippur Kol Nidre . . October 7, 2011 . July 25, 2016.
  12. Web site: Why 'Occupy Judaism' Is Turning Point . Eisner . Jane . . October 13, 2011 . June 22, 2012.
  13. Web site: A Sad Mix of Judaism and Radical Politics at "Occupy Wall Street" . Ackerman . Matthew . . October 10, 2011 . June 22, 2012.
  14. Shackford, Scott (June 12, 2013). "3 Reasons the Nothing to Hide Crowd Should Be Worried About Government Surveillance." Reason. Accessed September 15, 2013.
  15. [Ross Douthat|Douthat, Ross]
  16. Web site: This activist found a brilliant way to get back at neo-Nazis using their own tools . Fusion.net . June 27, 2016 . July 25, 2016 . August 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160801152009/http://fusion.net/story/319194/nazi-detector-github-chrome-extension-dan-sieradski/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Nazi Detector App Brands Right-Wing Extremists — and Donald Trump – The Forward . Josefin . Dolsten . June 3, 2018.
  18. News: Antifa: the group that fought white supremacists in Charlottesville. The Jerusalem Post. 14 December 2021.
  19. Web site: 'Antifa's Most Prominent Jew' Booted From Twitter . June 9, 2017 . Sam . Kestenbaum . July 3, 2019.
  20. Web site: Fighting facists: The group that battled white supremacists in Charlottesville . August 17, 2017 . Ben . Sales . . September 6, 2017.
  21. Web site: Leading Blogger Joins Jewish Mainstream . Levenson . Claire . . August 17, 2007 . September 30, 2009 .
  22. Uncovering the Un-Movement . https://web.archive.org/web/20050923030838/http://www.jewschool.com/THE_NEW_JEW.pdf . 23 September 2005 . Greenberg . Richard . Debra Nussbaum . Cohen . . Fall 2005 . 2013-09-05.
  23. Web site: An Interview with the Orthodox Anarchist . Siwek . Daniel . . June–July 2005 . October 1, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607152532/http://www.tikkun.org/article.php/Siwek-interviewwithanorthodoxanarchist . June 7, 2011 . dead .
  24. Web site: Jewish Renaissance Man . Weiss . Steven I. . . 2005 . JPG . October 1, 2009 .
  25. Web site: Trio of Appointments for a Jewish News Agency . . August 21, 2007 . October 1, 2009.
  26. Web site: 36 Under 36 . . May 21, 2008 . October 1, 2009 .
  27. News: 36 Under 36: New Media Types . https://web.archive.org/web/20081120222128/http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c371_a11489/News/36_Under_36_TNW.html . 20 November 2008 . . May 21, 2008 . 2013-09-05.
  28. Web site: Forward 50 . . October 26, 2010 . October 8, 2011.
  29. Web site: Are U.S. Jewish organizations hypocrites on immigration? . . June 17, 2012 . June 22, 2012.
  30. Claire_V0ltaire . 1340051073990414337 . twitter user confirms Sieradski's problematic behavior.
  31. LahavHarkov . 1065294361628413952 . verifired twitter user confirms Sieradski's problematic behavior.
  32. LahavHarkov . 1166730032791863299 . verifired twitter user confirms Sieradski's problematic behavior.
  33. LahavHarkov . 1065291620797620224 . verifired twitter user confirms Sieradski's problematic behavior.
  34. LahavHarkov . 1166766107690065920 . verifired twitter user confirms Sieradski's problematic behavior.
  35. Web site: Twitter Plans to Hide Abusive Twee, Block Repeat Offenders . . 7 February 2017 . Frier . Sarah . 22 October 2021.
  36. Web site: Twitter Is Somehow Making Its Nazi Problem Worse . . 22 June 2017 . Hathaway . Jay . 26 June 2017.
  37. Web site: A Prominent Left-Wing Jew Was Kicked Off Twitter. June 9, 2017. Kestenbaum. Sam. September 5, 2017.

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