Based in Los Angeles, Weitz is an acclaimed American visual artist, educator, and interdisciplinary practitioner whose career is deeply informed by Yiddish folklore, Jewish ritual, and the historical intersections of diasporic cultures. As a contemporary American Jewish woman, she views her identity not as a static label but as a dynamic, critical lens. Through performance art personas like My Golem, she bridges ancient Jewish legends with modern-day struggles against white supremacy, the climate crisis, and racial injustice, manifesting a profound moral grounding rooted in diasporic heritage.
In the professional sphere, Weitz has garnered significant acclaim from both international academia and the art world, specializing in film, performance, photography, and installation to explore the concept of “repair” (Tikkun). She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for 2023–24 and has served as a Wallis Annenberg Helix Fellow at Yiddishkayt. Her signature project, the My Golem series, has been exhibited at prestigious institutions such as the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and has been extensively featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Artforum. Her achievement lies not just in her prolific output, but in her success in transforming marginalized Yiddish culture into a vital discursive tool for addressing modern societal crises.
Moving from the museum spotlight to the frontlines of protest, Weitz translates her artistic practice into direct support for the Palestinian liberation movement through organizations like Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and IfNotNow. She has participated in major ceasefire demonstrations at the National Mall in D.C. and Grand Central Station in New York, often appearing in her “Golem” persona—a figure of sacred protection—to symbolize the strength within Jewish tradition used to resist oppression. During her Fulbright residency in Poland in 2024 and 2025, she publicly linked the memory of the Holocaust with the current conflict in Gaza, calling for an end to the “institutional silence” surrounding Palestinian suffering.
Reflecting on the conflict in Gaza, she wrote: “It is because of my proximity to the memory of genocide in Nazi-occupied Poland that I am speaking out against the Israeli invasion of Gaza… to witness this and remain silent is, for me, impossible.” She frequently invokes the Torah commandment, “Do not stand idly by at your neighbor’s blood,” and asserts: “We refuse the false choice between Jewish safety and Palestinian freedom. In fact, the rights of Jews and Palestinians go hand-in-hand.” This defense of universal human dignity has become the soul of her recent artistic and political life.