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United against hate: Why Black and Jewish communities in America must stand together

Today, amid a terrifying global resurgence of antisemitism and racism, the memory of the world-changing cooperation between Black and Jewish activists is dangerously fading.

African-American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr (1929 - 1968, centre) among other marchers is Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (far right)
ETHIOPIAN JEWS take part in a prayer of the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem last November. The God of Israel sees the heart, not the color of one’s skin, the writer affirms.

Why Black Jews must be part of the global conversation on Israel - opinion

Historian and host Henry Louis Gates Jr. attends a seder in “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History.”

America’s Black-Jewish story gets an update on new PBS series featuring Henry Louis Gates

Shmuel Legesse at his wedding at The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst in Cedarhurst, NY, June 8, 2014.

Message for Netanyahu: Let Ethiopian Jews represent Israel, not just clean its offices - opinion


A first-step love story set in New York - book review

What makes Hatzaad Harishon: A “First Step” Love Story remarkable is that Hatzaad Harishon’s membership was all black and Jewish. And Sybil, while Jewish, is, well, white.

FOR NEW YORK City, the financial capital of the world, cyberattacks have always posed a major threat.

The story of Black American basketball player and Jewish convert Aulcie Perry

New documentary "Aulcie" showcases the story of unlikely Israeli superstar basketball player Aulcie Perry.

‘AULCIE’ is a story about redemption

For US Jews of color, meeting Israel’s diversity was affirming experience

“When I face antisemitism, I know that I am part of this legacy and this nation. And I know that in the worst possible case scenario, I always have a home as a Jewish person.”

The Flower Moon is seen in the sky over Israel, May 26th 2021

First Jew of color to lead Reconstructionist rabbinical school

The 44-year-old is currently a faculty member at High Point University, a liberal arts college in North Carolina, where she helped found the school’s minor in Jewish studies.

Dr. Amanda Mbuvi

In wake of Floyd murder, Kamochah created to support Black Orthodox Jews

Many Jews of color say they are often questioned or made to feel unwelcome when they enter Jewish spaces, but Kamochah is set on guiding and educating Jewish communities to accept them.

Jews of color were among those representing the Indianapolis Jewish community at the annual Festival of Faiths to celebrate the diverse religious landscape in central Indiana.

First Jew of color to lead American Jewish museum resigns, cites racism

Moyo is publicly accusing the board of dysfunction fueled by racism and sexism — and the board is threatening to sue her for allegedly leaking private information.

Gugulethu Moyo, former executive director of the Jewish History Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

Orthodox Rabbi, anti-racism advocate, turns his gaze to Jewish texts

The commentary, titled “In Black Fire,” represents an extension of Rishon’s ongoing efforts to speak up against racism in the Orthodox world.

Rabbi Shais Rishon speaks at a rally in New York City, January 2020.

Over 170 celebrities join Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance

“I think we are all much more aware of patterns of systemic racism and the damage done to us all when anyone is denigrated," Mayim Bialik told The Jerusalem Post via email.

TV star Mayim Bialik.

2021 NAACP Image Awards: Jewish nominees, from Daveed Diggs to Doja Cat

The ceremony will air virtually on March 27. Here are the Jews to know.

51st NAACP Image Awards: Tracee Ellis Ross poses backstage with her Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for "Blackish

'Pinprick of light' Black Jewish novelist wins lifetime achievement award

"To be a Jew is to be a part of a tribe,” Mosley said, "in the end you’re always answerable to your blood.”

Actor Don Cheadle (L), one of the co-stars in the new film "Devil In A Blue Dress," poses with novelist Walter Mosley at the post-premiere party at The Beverly Hills Hotel, September 22. The film, based on Mosley's novel of the same name, is set in Los Angeles during the 1940's and deals with the in