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racism

Many people march down a street carrying a colorful banner that reads "Jews Support Black Lives Matter"
Posted inUncategorized

Jewish communities are finally paying attention to Jews of color. Here’s the long road to how they got there.

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA July 15, 2020
black and white photos of a black man in a baseball cap and a white man in a baseball cap
Posted inSports

What Hank Greenberg’s friendship with Jackie Robinson can teach us today

by Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove July 14, 2020
an old white man in a suit seated at a microphone
Posted inU.S.

George Soros’ foundation to spend $220 million to support Black groups advocating for racial justice

by Ron Kampeas and JTA July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Members of the San Francisco African American-Jewish Unity Group marching on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2018. (Photo/Ann Rubin)
Posted inNews

S.F. Black-Jewish unity group to host webinar on voter suppression 

by Dan Pine July 13, 2020July 14, 2020
Satya Zamudio, 15, is urging Oakland's school board to eliminate its police force. (Photo/Rucha Chitnis)
Posted inOpinion

Inequality in the burbs; Our pandemic reporting; JCCs need new funding model; Jews are safe in Hungary; etc.

by J. Readers July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
an empty classroom with rows of desks
Posted inEducation

We love our kid’s school, but it perpetuates an unfair system

Drew Himmelstein by Drew Himmelstein July 2, 2020July 2, 2020
The statue of Catholic missionary Junipero Serra in Golden Gate Park was torn down by protesters in June, 2020. (Photo/Wikimedia-Daderot CC0)
Posted inLocal Voice

Don’t tear down statues of offensive figures, paint them red 

Rosalind Franklin by Rosalind Franklin July 2, 2020
illustration: a silhouette of a man wearing a tallit and raising his fist in the air
Posted inUncategorized

I’ve been a rabbi fighting racial injustice for decades. But I have not done enough.

Rabbi Sid Schwarz by Rabbi Sid Schwarz June 30, 2020
Judah Benjamin, seen in a photo circa 1860, served as attorney general, secretary of war and secretary of state for the Confederacy. (Photo/JTA-MPI-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Our synagogues’ names are on a monument to Judah Benjamin. It’s time to take it down.

Rabbi Asher Knight by Rabbi Asher Knight June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
A Black Lives Matter sign outside the White House during a protest in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, June 7, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Aurora Samperio-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Over 400 Jewish groups and synagogues sign letter supporting Black Lives Matter

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

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