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Prof. Aaron Hahn Tapper of the University of San Francisco will give a keynote address at Jewbilee titled “Judaisms: A Multicultural, Multiethnic and Multiracial People.” (Photo/Barbara Ries)
Posted inNews

‘Judaisms,’ plural, is theme of this year’s Jewbilee event

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

For more than a decade, Jewbilee has been one of the marquee Jewish learning conferences in the Bay Area. But the 14th annual event scheduled for Jan. 29 in Los […]

A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at a Black Lives Matter protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Valerie Macon-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Rabbis’ letter warns Jews are ‘self-censoring’ on race and gender

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 15, 2021December 23, 2021
Learners take part in a Zoom gathering of Ammud, the Jews of Color Torah Academy. (Screenshot/Jews of Color Initiative)
Posted inLocal Voice

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
Paula Pretlow (right) with her daughter Alison in Jerusalem.
Posted inBay Area, Analysis, Jewish Life

Jews of color, once sidelined, now being recruited by Jewish agencies

Rachele Kanigel by Rachele Kanigel August 5, 2021March 10, 2025
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
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
Marcella Campbell White, director of Be'chol Lashon, at a virtual ADL event, Feb. 18, 2021. (Screenshot/Zoom)
Posted inNews

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
Marcella White Campbell is the new director of Be'chol Lashon, the first Jew of color to hold the position. (Photo/From file)
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For the first time, a Jew of color will lead S.F.-based diversity advocacy organization Be’chol Lashon

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 18, 2021January 20, 2021
"I’m coming out of the closet. I am Black, I am Jewish, I am queer, and on top of all that, I’m a woman, too," writes Aviva Davis.
Posted inLocal Voice

How I learned to love myself as a Black Jew

Aviva Davis by Aviva Davis June 19, 2020
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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Making space for teen Jews of color to explore their identities

by Rob Gloster November 9, 2018January 30, 2019

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