Arielle Angel
American writer and magazine editor
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Arielle Angel is an American writer and magazine editor. She serves as editor-in-chief of Jewish Currents.
Early life
Angel grew up in Miami.[1] Her father's family survived the Holocaust, specifically the Auschwitz concentration camp, and her mother's side of the family were Arab Jews who came from Haifa.[2] Her mother was a judge and reproductive rights advocate, and her father was an entrepreneur.[1] She attended a Jewish day school and a public high school, where she edited the school newspaper. While in high school she traveled to former concentration camps in Poland as part of a March of the Living trip. After high school, she moved to New York where she attended art school[1] at New York University.[3] During the 2014 Gaza War Angel saw photos of Israelis sitting and watching bombs hit Gaza, and the images made her reconsider her convictions about Israel.[4]
Career
Angel's early work as a writer was on an unpublished manuscript about a drug dealer.[5]
In 2018, Angel joined Jewish Currents as literary editor.[6] She went on to become its editor-in-chief.[5]
Angel is an organizer with IfNotNow.[6] In 2024, on a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast, she spoke about her experiences visiting university campuses during the Gaza war protests.[7] By 2024, Angel described herself as anti-Zionist, with the recognition that it took a long time for her to make this change.[4]
Selected publications
- Angel, Arielle (2017-10-23). "Primed for Mysticism and Scared to Death". Guernica. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- Angel, Arielle (May 11, 2024). "Campus protest crackdowns claim to be about antisemitism – but they're part of a rightwing plan". The Guardian (Online) Guardian News & Media Limited.
- Angel, Arielle (Summer 2024). "Florida Is Everywhere". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 2025-01-15.