Tag: Julie Wiener

  • 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…

  • “I’m proudly biracial. I’m very adamant about this. I don’t understand why people pick one. I’m Jamaican and Jewish. I have friends who are biracial and say they’re black Jews or Latino Jews. I’m like, ‘You’re mom’s white, knock it off.’ … I like [Shlomo] Carlebach and Biggie Smalls. I listen to both on a…

  • Black And Jewish And Read All Over The Jewish Week 2013-07-16 Julie Wiener She may currently live on the Upper East Side, but Simone Weichselbaum, 31, remains a Brooklyn girl. Raised in Williamsburg and Crown Heights by her Ashkenazi Jewish dad (who freelances for The Jewish Week) and Jamaican mom, Weichselbaum, a Park East Day…

  • Multiracial Jews Moving Beyond Isolation The Jewish Week 2012-06-12 Julie Wiener, Associate Editor Now 12 percent of the community, racially diverse Jewish households making their way into mainstream — but still less ‘engaged’ than others. When Rabbi/Cantor Angela Buchdahl was growing up — the daughter of a white Jewish father and a Korean-American mother —…