L'Shleimut

L'Shleimut uncovers an overlooked Jewish tradition of resistance to capitalist science and medicine. Yarden Azoulay Katz shows how Jewish radicals have aspired toward shleimut (wholeness): repairing what's broken in this world. Katz explores diverse figures--including anarchist midwives, members of ACT UP, socialist biologists, and radical herbalists--to illustrate how Jewish ancestral practices inspire resistance to the racist, sexist, and profit-driven expectations of mainstream science and medicine. Accompanied by original illustrations from physician-artist Anna Zeligowski, L'Shleimut offers wholeness as a principle to inspire anyone engaged in the struggle for a better world.