‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words
by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — As Enzi Tanner participated in an online havdalah ceremony marking the end of Shabbat Saturday night, his city — Minneapolis…
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Jewish Justice Work at Calgary Jewish Academy
By Lesley Machon (Calgary) – When stigma, stereotype and marginalization prevail, none of us are free. The importance of Jewish voice and oration was the…
2019 saw the most anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. in at least 40 years, ADL says
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Last year saw the most anti-Semitic incidents in the United States since at least 1979, according to the Anti-Defamation League….
Visions for the post-pandemic Jewish world: Imagining a better future
by Laura E. Adkins NEW YORK (JTA) — After nearly two months of intense social distancing, we are all finding ourselves longing for things to…
Why Victory Day is Important for Holocaust Survivors and War Veterans from Russia
by Greg Storozhakov (AJNews) – For many of the Jewish people who emigrated from the former Soviet Union recently or many years ago, the victory…