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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 471

Biracial Jews

From left: Gyulane Farkas, Istvan Feher, Aron Feher and David Feher at Giero Pub, Budapest, May 16, 2022. (Yaakov Schwartz/Times of Israel)
July 21, 2022, 3:57 am
In Budapest, an underground ‘Gypsy music’ pub plays on Jewish heartstrings
One of the Hungarian capital’s best-kept open secrets is Giero Pub, a small but charming basement venue with top-notch music – and a tragic family history marred by the Holocaust
By Yaakov Schwartz
Sarah Podemski in 'Reservation Dogs.' (Shane Brown/FX via JTA)
October 22, 2021, 2:17 am
For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist
The star of the hit FX series ‘Reservation Dogs’ talks about her dual identities, growing up with a Holocaust survivor grandfather, reparations, and why she loves matzah ball soup
By EVELYN FRICK
Members of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, including in the front row April Baskin, on the far right and Leo Ferguson, third from right, march as part of a Jews4BlackLives protest in New York in 2016. (Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images/ via JTA)
July 18, 2020, 2:11 am
US Jewish recognition of Jews of color took decades of sweat, blood and tears
With the BLM movement center stage, many Jewish organizations move to make communities more welcoming — but that’s no coincidence: such initiatives have been decades in the making
By Josefin Dolsten
People attend a public Shabbat service to protest against police brutality and in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Providence, R.I. (AP/Michael Dwyer)
June 19, 2020, 2:04 am
As US seethes over racial injustice, Jews find meaning in Juneteenth observances
Several events planned for Jewish congregants and activists to mark holiday celebrating emancipation of black slaves, many incorporating a new Kaddish for Black Lives prayer
By Josefin Dolsten and PHILISSA CRAMER
A still from 'Broken Bird,' the first film made by Rachel Harrison Gordon. (Courtesy)
March 6, 2020, 6:24 am
Biracial Jew portrays ostracism as a child in NJ in Berlin film festival debut
In ‘Broken Bird,’ novice filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon returns to her family synagogue to capture liminal time as a rare black Jewish bat mitzvah
By Igal Avidan
Lacey Schwartz Delgado. (Courtesy)
October 6, 2019, 3:00 am
A biracial Jewish filmmaker refuses to shy from thorny questions of identity
Lacey Schwartz Delgado’s dual identities as an African-American and New York Jew inform her documentary, ‘Little White Lie,’ and her current work with youth via Be’chol Lashon
By Rich Tenorio
Cover collage via Alma
August 28, 2019, 5:27 am
10 books that capture what it’s like to grow up in an interfaith family
Navigating a blended identity poses a challenge to many Jews with mixed faith parents. These writings illuminate the complex world of Jew-ish heritage
By Julia Metraux
Rain Pryor with daughter Lotus, named for her great-grandmother, Mama. (Courtesy)
July 31, 2019, 4:18 am
Is there anything Jewish mama Rain Pryor — Richard’s daughter — can’t do?
The singer, actress, author and comedian who has carved a space of her own in the entertainment industry announces that she is dipping her toes into another pool: politics
By Arielle Kaplan
The photographer uses a process that gives her work a weathered, antique look. (Kali Spitzer/via JTA)
May 3, 2019, 10:59 pm
Native-Jewish artist documents story of her dwindling people through photos
After spending 7 months with her relatives, Kali Spitzer returned home eager to teach others about indigenous culture through her passion, photography
By Josefin Dolsten
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