Jews of color

Around 17% of American Jews identify as nonwhite. But, as the Jews of Color Initiative found, only 18% out of the 1,118 surveyed belong to a synagogue.

Some Hebrew Israelites have attributed their exclusion from normative Jewish spaces to racism. This undercuts the legitimate concerns and needs of Jews of color.

The first-ever house of prayer in Israel for Bnei Menashe immigrants from India was inaugrated last Saturday and hosted their first Shabbat service.

We all deserve to be able to express our Jewish identity without fear of being disenfranchised, especially during the Days of Awe.

To the Jewish people, I say, how long must we wait until we realize love, justice, and the pursuit of truth, is the common language we all speak, and speak together? 

There are good ways to invest in Jewish safety through law enforcement while decreasing racial and ethnic bias.

A study conducted by researchers at Stanford University puts the spotlight on the experiences of American Jews of Color.

As a Black, lesbian Jew (with a bunch of tattoos), Christina Jefferson described herself with a chuckle as a “unicorn” in the world of corporate America.

Floyd’s family is working to rebrand the date, May 25, as “Day of Enlightenment” because of how many people were awakened to issues of racial injustice.

The research will be led by academics from the University of Southern California, Standford, Washington as well as professionals from Microsoft.

Diggs said he wanted the diversity shown in the video to be understated and to not veer into the “tokenism” he said he sometimes experienced growing up.