The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/blackface/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png blackface | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/blackface/ 32 32 Haredi kids in New Jersey seen in racist Purim costumes https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-kids-in-new-jersey-seen-in-racist-purim-costumes/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 22:13:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2498125 NAACP chapter seeks meeting with Jewish leaders in Lakewood after children photographed wearing blackface, Afro wigs and Black Lives Matter sweatshirts

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]]> Sarah Silverman says she was fired from film project over blackface clip https://www.timesofisrael.com/sarah-silverman-says-she-was-fired-from-film-project-over-blackface-clip/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:10:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2129088 Comedian explains sketch sought to prove point about discrimination, adds she now knows donning blackface is 'never OK'

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]]> Egypt blackface sketch spotlights racism in region https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-blackface-sketch-spotlights-racism-in-region/ Sun, 19 May 2019 03:55:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2078581 Longstanding racist trope in Middle East entertainment is rooted in history of slavery, expert says

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]]> Gucci pulls ‘blackface sweater’ from stores after complaints https://www.timesofisrael.com/gucci-pulls-blackface-sweater-from-stores-after-complaints/ Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:01:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2014364 Criticism of wool sweater with oversized collar comes after series of other blunders by European fashion houses

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]]> Joe Lieberman: Don’t ‘rush to judgment’ on Virginia governor accused of racism https://www.timesofisrael.com/joe-lieberman-dont-rush-to-judgment-on-virginia-governor-accused-of-racism/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 02:09:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2013092 Former senator says Ralph Northam need not resign immediately over 1984 yearbook image of unidentified person in blackface next to someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood

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]]> In about-face, Virginia governor denies appearing in racist photo https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-about-face-virginia-governor-denies-appearing-in-racist-photo/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 02:01:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2011147 Ralph Northam resists calls to step down, admits to wearing blackface while dressing up as Michael Jackson on another occasion

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]]> Aussie school under fire for photos of students in blackface, Hitler costume https://www.timesofisrael.com/aussie-school-under-fire-for-photos-of-students-in-blackface-hitler-costume/ Sat, 22 Dec 2018 19:07:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1984673 Rowena Public School apologizes, takes down images on its Facebook page; head of Anti-Defamation Commission calls incident 'egregious'

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]]> Australian students slammed for Nazi, KKK uniform costume party https://www.timesofisrael.com/australian-students-slammed-for-nazi-kkk-uniform-costume-party/ Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:18:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1871603 Anti-Defamation Commission says the 'foolish students' from Charles Sturt University 'crossed every line of decency'

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]]> French soccer star’s blackface photo kicks up outrage https://www.timesofisrael.com/french-soccer-stars-blackface-photo-kicks-up-outrage/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:36:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1753870 Antoine Griezmann apologizes for 'tribute' photo of himself as a 1980s Harlem Globetrotter wearing a wig and painted as a black man

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]]> Europeans ask if it’s ‘America First,’ who’s 2nd? https://www.timesofisrael.com/europeans-ask-whos-2nd-after-trumps-america-first/ Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:09:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1554444 The Swiss are plugging their 'big fat mountains,' while the Portuguese note their 'huge, enormous beaches'

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]]> Black-faced Purim effigy in NY county draws condemnation https://www.timesofisrael.com/black-faced-purim-effigy-in-ny-county-draws-condemnation/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 20:02:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1364724 Local Jewish Federation, board of rabbis issue joint statement decrying offensive 'hanging of Haman' practice

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]]> French policemen questioned over blackface http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/french-police-officers-investigated-over-blackface-party Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:53:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1005784 Officers accused of racism after photos surface of them posing with bananas during a 'negro party,' the Guardian reports

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]]> ‘Daily Show’ mocks Purim controversy https://www.timesofisrael.com/daily-show-mocks-purim-controversy/ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:17:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=392106 Comedy Central takes on outrage over Jewish lawmaker's Purim blackface costume

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]]> Legislator’s Purim costume: Blackface https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-ny-lawmakers-purim-costume-blackface/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:21:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=389154 Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind says it was 'a lot of fun' dressing up as an African-American basketball player

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