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Photo Credit: Courtesy of the American Jewish Archives Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel marched with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, March 21, 1965. Partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) on Thursday announced a . . .
Our democracy is in peril — and it’s imperative that Jews and Blacks not let differences over Israel obscure what’s most urgent. Photo by iStock by Getty Images Tamar Manasseh March 1, 2024 One of the unintended consequences of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza has been the rapid deterioration of […]
When Rabbi Capers Funnye Jr. enters an unfamiliar synagogue at dawn to join the daily recitation of Hebrew prayers, his presence inevitably prompts questions. The 63-year-old African-American occasionally shares his story about growing up in the AME church on Chicago’s South Side, then discovering Judaism as an adult. Or he makes light of the suggestion […]
Students participate in a protest in support of Palestine outside of the Columbia University campus on Nov. 15. A large banner reads, “by any means necessary,” with an image of the Palestinian flag Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images By David Christopher Kaufman February 8, 2024 No relationship is more primed for a reset right now […]
Jason Whitlock Photo: YouTube screenshot Anti-LGBTQ+ right-wing broadcaster Jason Whitlock has praised, platformed, and promoted E. Michael Jones, an antisemitic author whom Whitlock recently interviewed for the right-wing outlet Blaze Media. In the interview, Jones said that Jews “took over the Blacks early on,” are “undermining the moral fabric of the American people,” and are […]
Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath carries a Torah while marching with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Courtesy Central Conference of American Rabbis The global intensity of the Israel-Hamas War and the saturation of media around it requires a lot of discernment and the ability to unearth and understand sources. I have been doing this, especially while […]
During a podcast interview on the war between Israel and Hamas, actor Julianna Margulies asserted that Black people should be completely supporting Israel but have been “brainwashed to hate Jews.” The claims that are just going viral were delivered on a Nov. 21 episode of “The Back Room With Andy Ostroy,” a podcast described as […]
New York CNN — There is a palpable fear and tension in communities across the United States already scarred by the violent incidents stemming from the early days
As violence and reprisals in Israel and Gaza have intensified since Hamas’s attack on October 7, reactions (or non-reactions) from Black Lives Matter and related groups in the US have come in for particular scrutiny. Black Lives Matter Chicago was heavily criticized for