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\u2018Black & Jewish Talk Series\u2019 starts with \u2018A Conversation\u2019<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Harvard Gazette<\/a>
2021-02-18<\/p>\n

Manisha Aggarwal-Schifellite<\/strong><\/a>, Harvard Staff Writer<\/p>\n

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Exploring their identities through culture, politics, and religion<\/em><\/p>\n

The Center for Jewish Studies<\/a> and the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research<\/a> debut Monday \u201cBlack & Jewish: A Conversation<\/a>,\u201d the first installment of a new joint venture to shed light on the multifaceted nature of Black and Jewish identities in North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cBlack & Jewish\u201d is the first of three scheduled events this semester in the \u201cBlack & Jewish Talk Series,\u201d focused on culture, politics, and religion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a lot of focus on the relationship between Black communities and Jewish communities in the U.S., but Black and Jewish identity hasn\u2019t received very much scholarly attention,\u201d said Sara Feldman<\/a>, a preceptor<\/a> of Yiddish<\/a> in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and a co-organizer of the series. \u201cThere are many people in the United States who identify as both Black and Jewish. It\u2019s time that their voices are amplified here at Harvard.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBlack and Jewish: A Conversation,\u201d takes place with vocalist and composer Anthony Russell<\/a> and Rebecca Pierce<\/a>, a writer and filmmaker. The discussion will be moderated by Katya Gibel Mevorach<\/a>, Professor of Anthropology and American Studies at Grinnell College, and will focus on how Jewish diversity is discussed in public life and how it can and should change…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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