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Juneteenth

Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell will perform at "Erev Juneteenth" on June 18. (Illustration/Cameron Frazier)
Posted inCulture

JCCSF invites prominent Black Jews to lead its first Juneteenth event

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 7, 2024June 15, 2024

Public celebrations of Juneteenth have been held in African American communities for generations, especially in the South, but they are a relatively new phenomenon in Jewish communities. Be’chol Lashon, the […]

The Greenville, North Carolina, Juneteenth parade, June 19, 2021. (Photo/Rawpixel CC0)
Posted inJuneteenth

Not just a second Passover: Juneteenth’s unfinished journey

Robin Washington by Robin Washington June 19, 2023June 19, 2023
Yanira Quinones, who came with her family from Westchester, recites a Juneteenth poem at the Be'chol Lashon Juneteenth Shabbat in New York City. (Photo/Forward-Julian Voloj-Be'chol Lashon)
Posted inU.S.

‘Delightfully uncomfortable’: Commemorating Juneteenth at 3 Shabbat events

TaRessa Stovall by TaRessa Stovall and Forward June 20, 2022June 20, 2022
The Rev. William Barber (left) and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign, lead a demonstration outside the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. (Photo/RNS-Jack Jenkins)
Posted inTorah

What the Torah has to say about the Poor People’s Campaign march this Shabbat

Rabbi Amy Eilberg by Rabbi Amy Eilberg June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
Galveston residents celebrate Juneteenth, which originated in the Texas city. (Photo/JTA-Getty)
Posted inU.S.

This Juneteenth, Jewish communities are reckoning with their own attitudes on race

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA June 17, 2022June 17, 2022
Marcella White Campbell of Be'chol Lashon during Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat. (Screenshot)
Posted inJuneteenth

‘Juneteenth sameach’: Local Jews mark newest national holiday with prayer and reflection

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten June 21, 2021June 19, 2023
Marchers in the 48th Annual Juneteenth Day Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 19, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Dylan Buell-Getty Images for VIBE)
Posted inReligion

Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth

Josefin DolstenPhilissa Cramer by Josefin Dolsten, Philissa Cramer and JTA June 19, 2020

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