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Books coverage is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund. A few years ago, San Francisco writer Jason K. Friedman and his husband decided to […]

slavery

S.F. author reckons with Southern Jews’ slave ownership in ‘Liberty Street’

Not just a second Passover: Juneteenth’s unfinished journey

From Moses to Memphis, the work of liberation remains unfinished

What would happen if Black Californians received reparations? The Jewish experience provides some answers.

My Jewish ancestors owned slaves. Here’s what I’m doing about it.

Why Reform Jewish leaders support H.R. 40, the federal reparations bill

Why Burlingame synagogue covered up name of Confederate Jewish official in window

I cried tears of relief when Reform Jews embraced slavery reparations

Atonement: The Jewish case for black reparations