Sexologist Fiercely Fights Jewish Hate
Levkoff, a relationship expert, Jewish educator, and pro-Israel activist, specializes in navigating uncomfortable conversations.
After 37 years with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and now with the AJT, , Jaffe’s focus is lifestyle, art, dining, fashion, and community events with emphasis on Jewish movers and shakers.
New Yorker Dr. Logan Levkoff mesmerized a group of 80 women at the Jewish National Fund-USA Women for Israel event at The Weber School on Jan. 30.
Her topic, “Fearless & Unapologetic: Empowering Jewish Women to Speak Up for Israel,” did not disappoint, endorsing the power of women’s voices in activism. Levkoff, a relationship expert, Jewish educator, and pro-Israel activist, specializes in navigating uncomfortable conversations. She shared that she uses her voice in some dicey and specific situations, resulting in going up against her son’s school and many other subsequent shock waves. She laughed, “My husband thinks I go too far sometimes.”
Event co-chair Miriam Haviv kicked off the program expressing the group’s strength and commitment to Israel, before standing to recite a prayer for release of the hostages. Co-chair Staci Libowsky spoke about the future completion of the World Zionist Village in the heart of Israel in Be’er Sheva where “students and visitors can experience Zionism at its core, including the Alexander Muss High School.” She then read a quote from Rabbi David Wolpe about “peace, justice and co-existence as its principles making the desert bloom” in this vibrant global village.
Celia Chase introduced Dr. Levkoff, who refers to herself “Hasbara Barbie.”
“I was always into controversy. I told everyone in college that my parents were gay (not true), and either fearless or stupid, I visited the (protesting) Columbia students the day after they were released from jail.”
Levkoff, who was mentioned on Fox’s “Hannity” as falsely taking young girls for abortions and appeared on “Oprah” (who didn’t like her very much either). Levkoff has been a subject of hate since 2021 as “genocide Barbie”and later as the “Chicken Little of Oct. 7.”
She stated, “The truth is today’s youth are soft.”
She focused on her son, Maverick’s, experience at a progressive private school founded by Jews in Westchester County, N.Y., where he stood up to the barrage of hate as he was called “a Zionist colonizer and worse. He was asked to apologize publicly to the faculty for defending himself, when Levkoff put her foot down. She said, “In times of crisis, we don’t need ‘bagel and Larry David type Jews’”
Maverick refused to apologize and used terms like “I don’t feel safe here, and here’s why.” After a three-day suspension, he returned to school to fight back. “We are not Jews with trembling knees.” Post-Oct. 7, his college experience got even worse after wearing his IDF sweatshirt on campus.
Levkoff has been to Israel eight times recently, talking to kids. Her message, “Judaism is not just a faith. We are a tribe that doesn’t fit into one box. We are not white enough or not Black enough.”
Later, she shared the drama of exposing a hockey mom who was anonymously posting antisemitic tweets. “She hired a lawyer accusing me of defamation … love me or hate me, there is no middle ground. I’m not apologizing for being Zionistic.”
Despite the negative publicity, her career is coming back. She said, “I can mix Zionism with sex with my Israeli TV special, ‘The Sexy Side of Zionism.’”
Emotional Natasha Lebowitz closed the program, “Wow! We are lions and warriors. Logan is what a Jewish mother should be! What a night!”
Lebowitz then reminded the group to register for the annual JNF Breakfast for Dinner on March 2.
Earlier in the pre-function, Barbara Kaplan told the AJT that she is involved with JNF because of the variety of projects the organization is involved in, like medical breakthroughs, innovative farming, and water usage, in addition to “just trees.”
Event co-chair Miriam Haviv explained how JNF is populating both the North and South ends of the country to “spread concentration away from Tel Aviv.”
Sabra Aviva Postelnik told of her recent trip to Israel where she entertained children at hotels who had been displaced and also brought baked goods to soldiers on bases. She is most impressed with JNF’s special needs programs. Longstanding JNF leader Jackie Goldstein had just returned from a JNF trip where she picked oranges, prepared meals for soldiers, and built outdoor furniture. She said, “I collected 40 pounds of costume jewelry for the women of Pardes Chana and plan to return soon.”
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