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US President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, May 4, 2022, in Washington. From left, Biden, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young and Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers and Brian Deese. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 13, 2023, 2:14 pm
Are Jews a racial group? US government ponders the meaning of race and ethnicity
As Biden administration mulls updating racial and ethnic categories for first time since 1997, some want separation of Black from African American, or South Asian from East Asian
By Mike Schneider
A Jews For Asians event that took place in March 2021 in New York City. (Courtesy/via JTA)
February 1, 2023, 9:19 am
Jewish initiative aims to support Asian New Yorkers following Monterey Park shooting
Jews For Asians will send volunteers to help mourners feel safe at vigils and solidarity events this week as the Asian American community processes yet another tragedy
By Jacob Henry
Screen capture from video of Devorah Halberstam, a Hasidic woman whose son Ari was killed in a terrorist attack in New York City in 1994, speaking at a news conference in Manhattan announcing a new police task force on identifying hate crimes, April 19, 2021. (YouTube)
April 21, 2021, 10:21 am
NYC police’s panel advising on hate crimes includes Hasidic woman
Devorah Halberstam, whose son was murdered by a terrorist in 1994, will sit on five-member civilian forum spurred by rising incidence of attacks against Asian Americans
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Clockwise from top left: Rebecca Kuss, Melody Muhlrad, Yoshi Silverstein, Hanah Bloom (Kuss: Emily Berge-Thielmann; Muhlrad: Courtesy of Muhlrad; Silverstein: Courtesy of Silverstein; Bloom: Courtesy of Bloom/ all via JTA)
March 25, 2021, 3:31 am
Asian-American Jews react to Atlanta spa murders, rising anti-Asian hate crimes
Though predating the pandemic, bigotry has escalated in the last year. Here’s what leaders and active members of the Asian-American Jewish community have to say, in their own words
By Asaf Shalev and Andrew Lapin
President Joe Biden speaks after meeting with leaders from Georgia's Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, Friday, March 19, 2021, at Emory University in Atlanta, as Vice President Kamala Harris listens. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
March 20, 2021, 1:15 am
Biden, Harris console Asian American community after deadly attack
During Atlanta visit, Harris, first person of South Asian descent to hold national office, vows administration will never be silent in face of hate crimes and discrimination
By Jonathan Lemire, Jeff Amy and Zeke Miller
A man walks past a massage parlor where three women were shot and killed in Atlanta, March 17, 2021. (Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
March 17, 2021, 10:37 pm
Following Atlanta murders, Jewish groups voice support for Asian Americans
Jewish organizations express solidarity after shooting in Georgia kills eight people, including six of Asian origin
By Ron Kampeas
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