Shane Burley

Shane Burley is a writer based in Portland, Oregon. He is the author, editor, or co-author of four books, including 2024’s Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism (Melville House Books). His work has been featured in places like NBC News, The Daily Beast, The Baffler, Jewish Currents, Haaretz, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, In These Times, Oregon Humanities and the Oregon Historical Quarterly. You can find him on X @shane_burley2, on Instagram @shaneburley, and on Bluesky @shaneburley.bsky.social.

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