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George Floyd

San Francisco African American-Jewish Unity Group marching on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2018. (Photo/Ann Rubin)
Posted inNews

Unrest over police brutality hits home with S.F. black-Jewish unity group

by Dan Pine June 5, 2020June 5, 2020
Protesters march in New York in response to the death of George Floyd. (Photo/JTA-John Lamparski-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inLocal Voice

Turning a blind eye to racism allows it to continue

Rabbi Allan Berkowitz by Rabbi Allan Berkowitz June 5, 2020June 10, 2020
People at a memorial service at North Central University in Minneapolis pause silently for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd, June 4, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Stephen Maturen-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

What I heard at George Floyd’s memorial service broke me

Rabbi Aaron Weininger by Rabbi Aaron Weininger June 5, 2020June 5, 2020
(Graphic/JTA-Emily Burack)
Posted inOpinion

I helped coin the term ‘Jews of color.’ It’s time for a history lesson.

by Shahanna McKinney-Baldon June 4, 2020
Chabad of Sherman Oaks has been fending off rumors about its security barriers. (Screenshot/Chabad of Sherman Oaks Facebook)
Posted inCalifornia

White House amplifies rumor that LA Chabad is fueling ‘antifa and professional anarchists’

Philissa CramerBen Sales by Philissa Cramer, Ben Sales and JTA June 4, 2020
Protesters march in New York in response to the death of George Floyd. (Photo/JTA-John Lamparski-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

130 Jewish groups, ‘outraged’ by George Floyd killing, pledge to fight systemic racism

by JTA June 3, 2020June 3, 2020
Marc Canter measures the doors and windows of his famed Canter's deli in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles in case he needed to board them up, May 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Christina House-Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Los Angeles Jews take stock after George Floyd protests batter local institutions

by Tom Tugend and JTA June 2, 2020June 2, 2020
Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota, demonstrated against the death in police custody of George Floyd, May 29, 2020. (Photo/Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

How we Jews can use our influence to fight for black lives

by Melanie Roth Gorelick June 2, 2020June 3, 2020
Rabbi Jonathan Singer (center) joined activists and community leaders on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to protest police brutality, June 1, 2020. (Photo/Gabe Stutman)
Posted inNews

S.F. rabbis join ‘Kneeling for Justice’ rally at City Hall

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 1, 2020June 9, 2020
Left: The author’s grandfather, Rev. N.H. Smith Jr., marches with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others in Birmingham. Right: Protesters attend a demonstration in Las Vegas demanding justice for the death of George Floyd, May 31, 2020. (Photos/Courtesy; JTA-Denise Truscello-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

I’m a black reverend whose grandfather marched with King and Heschel. Here’s how white Jews can support black people right now.

Rev. Anthony A. Johnson by Rev. Anthony A. Johnson June 1, 2020

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