As the World Grapples with Systemic Racism… Israel Seeks to Empower Ethiopian Youth
by Sharon Gelbach (June 2020) – The growing protests against racism in the US have aroused strong feelings across the globe and Israel is no…
Human Rights
White Jews should understand why Black Americans need reparations now
by Lilli Sher This story originally appeared on Alma. As a white person, as a Jewish person and as the descendant of Holocaust survivors who…
Amid a national reckoning over race, Jews are embracing Juneteenth
by Josefin Dolsten, Philissa Cramer (JTA) — After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic this spring delayed the launch of the website for TribeHerald, a…
A Jewish ‘Dreamer’ breathes a sigh of relief after US Supreme Court preserves DACA
by Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – Elias Rosenfeld’s phone rang on Thursday morning hours after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump from moving…
‘We stand in solidarity’: Jewish organizations respond to the protests over George Floyd’s death
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Jewish groups are expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed last week by a Minneapolis…