How My Hispanic-Filipino and Jewish Identities Come Together through Teaching
As someone who is half-Filipino and half-Hispanic and grew up in a diverse Dallas, TX, neighborhood, I never gave much thought to the politics of skin color and how that affected me – at least not until I entered the Jewish community.
A-Wa, a Band of Yemenite Jewish Sisters, Wants You to Feel at Home
Let us introduce you to a band of sisters with the last name Haim. No, not the ones you’re thinking of. Tair, Liron, and Tagel Haim are sisters from southern Israel, and together they form a band called A-WA (Arabic for “Yes,” pronounced AY-wah).
A Graphic Novel That Answers a Child’s Question About Being Biracial
For a person of color in America, the term person of color can be both useful and divisive, at once a form of solidarity and a badge of alienation. There’s a flattening effect, too: A multitude of ethnicities and cultures, with their own color-coded nuances, get crammed into the initials P.O.C. Among its many virtues, Mira Jacob’s graphic memoir, GOOD TALK (One World, $30), helps us think through this term with grace and disarming wit.
Singer and Actress Gives Her Voice to Jewish and Black Cultures
Tatiana Wechsler will likely go down as the only actress to belt out a showstopper in a Yiddish musical, and then — less than a month later — play a member of the Nation of Islam in a theatrical production.
Adrian Piper’s Show at MoMA is the Largest Ever for a Living Artist. Why Hasn’t She Seen It?
The conceptual artist’s life and work push against the boundaries of race and identity in America.
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.
Trip to Africa Redefines Family for African-American Rabbi
Lessons learned in Rwanda in 2017 are inspiring a rabbi's work in the United States.
Turning A Daughter’s Short-Term Loss into a Long-Term Win
How one mom turned her professional loss into a parenting win.
Finding my wild Sephardi voice
The Israeli singer who had to fight for the right to sing in his own distinctive style
Who are the Jews of Belgium? A primer
Reflecting the history of their complicated binational country, the Jews of Belgium form a community that is both defined and divided by its diversity.
Uganda Rabbi Wins Opposition Seat in Parliament as Authoritarian Leader Clings to Power
The Year of the Bar Mitzvahs
The “Derby Bunch”, or “Six Pack” as my parents like to call them, are a motley crew of grandkids – three of each gender – born within a six-year span to my two siblings and myself. And though all Jewish, we are spread across the ethnic and denominational map as well.
Chris Rock will remain Oscars host and plans to address white-only race row
Stomping the Yard: Black Students, White Spaces
The struggle to survive at predominantly white institutions... “There is one sin that slavery committed against me which I will never forgive. It robbed me of my education.” – Dr. James D. Anderson