Tag: JTA

  • “As the Jewish community reaches in and says how do we support their cause and how do we support the black community, it’s really important that people reach in to black Jews and other Jews of color and realize that we’re here,” Tanner said. “And we need our community.”

  • The top 13 Jewish newsmakers of 5775 JTA: Jewish Telegraphic Agency 2015-08-26 Julie Wiener (JTA) — With the Jewish year winding down, here’s a look back at 13 Jews who repeatedly made the news in 5775. Whether you love them or hate them — or your feelings are purely pareve — it’s hard to deny…

  • Black, Jewish and challenging ideas about the face of federation Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) New York, New York 2014-12-01 Rebecca Spence (JTA) — When Ilana Kaufman, a program officer at the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation, arrived at San Quentin State Prison for a meeting with the Jewish chaplain at California’s oldest correctional facility, the…

  • Op-Ed: For black Orthodox Jews, constant racism is exhausting Jewish Telegraphic Agency New York, New York 2015-07-16 Chava Shervington, President Jewish Multiracial Network NEW YORK (JTA) – When I was 24, an Orthodox matchmaker tried to set me up on a date with a man older than my parents. When I objected, she told me,…