Jews of color on what Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to them in 2019
JTA asked Jews of color to share their thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Born in Ethiopia, S.F. student is now an Israeli citizen and a Jew
Bezawit Abebe's story may not be typical, but it is one that touches many aspects of what it means to be a Jew in the modern global world.
Making space for teen Jews of color to explore their identities
"There are a lot of questions about identity through young adulthood, so that’s why this felt important."
NY House candidate Antonio Delgado’s wife opens up about the couple’s Jewish involvement
JTA spoke with Lacey Schwartz Delgado on the phone last week about her involvement in her husband's campaign for Congress.
For Jewish Children Of Color, Finding Friends Like Them Is A Revelation
Parents must work hard to find friends for their children who are also racially and ethnically diverse.
The Tragic Tale of Superman’s Jewish Creators, Told in Graphic Novel Form
Julian Voloj talks about his new graphic novel, “The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman."
How a multiracial Orthodox rabbi is using his background to create a unique community in Brooklyn
Growing up in the Orthodox community of Monsey, New York, as the son of an African-American mother who converted to Judaism and a white Ashkenazi father who became religious later in life, Isaiah Rothstein knows what it’s like not to fit in.
Israel showed me I have a place in the global Jewish community
Even though neither of my parents has been to Israel, my journey to Israel starts with them and their families. I am the result of the love shared between a Jewish man and a Catholic woman from opposite coasts of the United States.
5 Haggadahs and other Passover supplements to modernize your seder this year
Although Jews have celebrated Passover by reading from the Haggadah in one form or another for 2,000 years, Jewish organizations and publishers strive each year to connect the holiday to modern times with fresh Haggadahs as well as supplements.