Water and Oil: An Exploration of Identity
Jenni Rudolphs most recent release, Water & Oil, speaks to her identity as a mixed race Jew.
What Does Loving Day Mean to Me?
The simpler answer may actually be what it doesn’t.
Diverse families like mine are the Jewish future
I am pleased to see that the new Pew 2020 study has found that the US Jewish population, along with the country’s population as a whole, is growing more racially and ethnically diverse.
My Black son is a baby, but he won’t always be
Being Black in America is its own journey within the journey of just being human, and living, and discovering who you really are on a soul level. Then there’s being Black and Jewish.
Learning to See My Jewish and Korean Identities as Complementary
I am constantly making mistakes, questioning my identity, and second-guessing myself, but I know that this work is a process.
Finding Encouragement in MLK’s Words—And America’s Changing Demographics
My mixed-race daughter will be part of the nonwhite majority of American youth, which is cause for both celebration and fear.
Armenian, Russian, Mexican and…Jewish
Growing into my Jewish multicultural heritage and future.
Wandering in translation, learning to speak the language of my people
Due to diasporic persecution and the pressures of cultural conformity, I cannot speak a language murdered out of my bloodline.
Are Jews White? American History Says It’s Complicated
I appreciate the discomfort that many Jews feel being categorized as white. And yet, this use of the term “passing” is wrong.