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Clockwise from top left: April Baskin, Anthony Russell, Yitz Jordan and Tema Smith. (Photos/Baskin: Jill Peltzman; Russell: Courtesy Russell; Jordan: Courtesy Jordan; Smith: Courtesy Smith)
Posted inOpinion

‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA June 1, 2020
Jews of color in communal leadership roles were invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016. (Photo/File)
Posted inLocal Voice

To accurately count Jews of color, we need to change our assumptions about Jews

Marc Dollinger by Marc Dollinger May 20, 2020May 21, 2020
An aerial view of Israel's largest settlement, Maale Adumim. (JTA/David Silverman/Getty Images)
Posted inLetters

Iran Deal bad; ethnic studies bad; Hungarian war criminal bad; Tikkun olam good; etc.

by J. Readers January 23, 2020January 23, 2020
(JTA/Getty Images)
Posted inFirst Person

As a black Jew, I’m being forced to walk a tightrope after the Monsey attack

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks January 8, 2020January 8, 2020
(From left) Rabbi Susan Silverman, Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Tiffany Haddish, Aliza Rose Silverman and Billy Crystal, who is filming a movie with Haddish. (JTA/Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix)
Posted inComedy

Tiffany Haddish’s celebrity-filled bat mitzvah, in photos

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA December 4, 2019December 4, 2019
From left, Bishop James Shannon, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery, Feb. 6, 1968. (Photo/JTA-Charles Del Vecchio-Washington Post-Getty Images)
Posted inMLK Day

Jews of color on what MLK Day means to them in 2019

Ben SalesJosefin Dolsten by JTA, Ben Sales and Josefin Dolsten January 20, 2019January 18, 2019
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 inUncategorized

Making space for teen Jews of color to explore their identities

by Rob Gloster November 9, 2018January 30, 2019
JOC leaders invited to a think tank convened by the Leichtag Foundation in September 2016, including Ilana Kaufman (top right)
Posted inLocal Voice

After Pittsburgh, is anyone considering Jews of Color?

Ilana Kaufman by Ilana Kaufman November 5, 2018November 6, 2018
San Francisco State University professor Marc Dollinger (left) and Jews of Color Initiative founder Ilana Kaufman at discuss Dollinger's book at Temple Sinai in Oakland, Oct. 2018. (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inBay Area

In Oakland, parsing and challenging the black-Jewish narrative

by Sue Fishkoff October 10, 2018October 10, 2018
Drake wearing an oversized leather, shearling-lined coat on a balcony overlooking a busy city street
Posted inMusic

Drake, rap’s global superstar, is his own brand of Jewish

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 5, 2018October 5, 2018

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