selm merel wenselaers

What happens when, later in life, you are confronted with the limited truth in which you were raised? “You lose your illusions—only to discover, time and again, and with growing horror, just how many more you have yet to shed,” writes Benjamin Moser in his book Antizionism, which explores a suppressed tradition that has shaped Jewish thought for generations. Selm Merel Wenselaers goes into conversation with him and author Maurits de Bruijn about what it means to be Jewish, Zionism, and how one’s own history shapes one’s perspective on the present.

Selm Merel Wenselaers is a historian, writer, and curator. Her work examines the relationship between history, identity, and social change. She serves as the curator for queer and gender-related topics at the MAS (Museum aan de Stroom) in Antwerp, where she is currently developing the exhibition We are here. Additionally, she is working on Metamens, an autobiographical book about identity, history, and the malleability of the self.