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(Clockwise from top left) Analucía Lopezrevoredo, Ginna Green, Angel Alvarez-Mapp and Janu Mandel at the Aug. 12 Zoom unveiling of the “Beyond the Count” study.
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‘We are not alone!’ How a new study validates the feelings of many Jews of color.

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 13, 2021July 7, 2024
Three teens stand together — one Latina, one Asian, one black — the Asian one is wearing a t-shirt that reads "This is what Jewish looks like."
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80% of Jews of color have faced discrimination in Jewish settings, according to massive new survey

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA August 12, 2021August 12, 2021
Learners take part in a Zoom gathering of Ammud, the Jews of Color Torah Academy. (Screenshot/Jews of Color Initiative)
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We asked people about their experiences as Jews of color. Here’s what they told us.

Ilana Kaufman by Ilana Kaufman and JTA August 12, 2021August 12, 2021
New S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation board members (clockwise from top left): Lindsey Newman, Andy Cheng, Natasha Kehimkar and Kenny Kahn.
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Half of new Federation board members are Jews of color

by Gabriel Greschler July 2, 2021July 6, 2021
Marcella White Campbell of Be'chol Lashon during Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat. (Screenshot)
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‘Juneteenth sameach’: Local Jews mark newest national holiday with prayer and reflection

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 21, 2021June 19, 2023
Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi will be the next head of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the first Black Jew to hold the top position at a rabbinical school.
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For the first time, a Black Jew will lead an American rabbinical school

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA June 21, 2021
a smiling black woman in a red shirt leans on a tree
Posted inSports

49ers draft Jew of color to tackle diversity

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
Three teens stand together — one Latina, one Asian, one black — the Asian one is wearing a t-shirt that reads "This is what Jewish looks like."
Posted inU.S.

Without using the term, Pew survey unveils new data on ‘Jews of color’

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA May 12, 2021
Rabbi Shais Rishon speaks at a rally in New York City, Jan. 2020. (Photo/JTA-Gili Getz)
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Rabbi Shais Rishon, an Orthodox anti-racism advocate, is turning his gaze to Jewish texts

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA March 8, 2021
Marcella Campbell White, director of Be'chol Lashon, at a virtual ADL event, Feb. 18, 2021. (Screenshot/Zoom)
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New head of S.F. diversity agency: All hands on deck in fight for Jews of color

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

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