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A Black Lives Matter protester raises his fist during a march to honor George Floyd in New York City, May 31, 2020. (Photo/JTA-John Moore-Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel isn’t an excuse not to support Black Lives Matter

by Maayan Belding-Zidon June 15, 2020June 15, 2020
New York police officers stand guard at the door of the Union Temple of Brooklyn after it was vandalized with graffiti, Nov. 2, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Kena Betancur-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

Calls to defund police put some Jewish institutions in a tough position

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA June 15, 2020
David Waksberg at a Simchat Torah rally for Soviet Jews in front of the San Francisco Soviet consulate in 1984 with son Raphael Bob-Waksberg on his chest. (Photo/Courtesy Waksberg)
Posted inLocal Voice

1980s Soviet Jewry activist turns his eyes toward a battle for today: Black Lives Matter

by David Waksberg June 12, 2020June 12, 2020
Jewish Youth for Community Action members at a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland in 2020. (Rachel Gottfried)
Posted inUncategorized

Racial justice is a Jewish imperative

by J. Editorial Board June 12, 2020
Pastor Kaloma Smith (left) and Rabbi David Booth (right) on a group trip to Israel.
Posted inNews

Local rabbi and pastor lead coast-to-coast ‘Night of Hope’ to fight racism

by Sue Fishkoff June 12, 2020June 23, 2020
Sign on the front gate of Jewish Community High School of the Bay in San Francisco. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inEducation

Over 200 alumni of S.F. Jewish high school call for anti-racist reforms in open letter

by Gabriel Greschler June 11, 2020July 17, 2020
(Graphic/JTA-Kveller)
Posted inCulture

A Jewish anti-racist reading list for children of all ages

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA June 11, 2020
College student and former J. intern Tova Ricardo: "There are people who doubt my Jewishness. They’ll doubt my Jewish knowledge. They will assume I don’t know their stories." (Photo/Kara Fleishhacker)
Posted inUncategorized

For Jews of color, protests are reminders of pain — even within Jewish community

by Gabriel Greschler June 11, 2020January 25, 2021
The author (left) age 9, with her mother and siblings in Oakland. (Photo/Courtesy Larks)
Posted inFirst Person

Black Jews are grieving, and we need you to help us mourn

Shekhiynah Larks by Shekhiynah Larks June 9, 2020
Mort Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing discussing hate crimes and the rise of white nationalism, April 9, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Zach Gibson-Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

At a time of racial strife, liberal groups say no room at communal table for a leader whose tweets inflame

by Ron Kampeas and JTA June 9, 2020

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