Doikayt, On Being Here and Loving It

This zine is dedicated to Hereness. The concept of Doikayt was at the centre of the Algemeyner Yidisher Arbeter Bund praxis, a political organization that existed in Poland, Lithuania, and Russia between the end of the 19th and the middle of the 20th century. Doikayt is a word encompassing many ideas: Jewish diasporic identity, cultural autonomy, safety, meshing identities, and local entanglement.

This zine is an invitation to think about Hereness. What can Doikayt mean to you? What does it mean to be a Jew? What does it take for Jews to thrive?

Karl is a Montreal-based writer, trans gay activist, and history student. Their hunger for knowledge, social justice, and Jewish culture has made them passionate about Yiddish revival and secular Jewish culture.