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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 467

race relations

Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby have a new book titled 'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew,' which candidly discusses race and antisemitism. (Courtesy)
May 3, 2024, 6:00 pm
Noa Tishby and Emmanuel Acho discuss their candid new book on Black-Jewish relations
The Israeli actress and the former NFL linebacker have both turned to activism. Their collaboration, ‘Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew,’ breaks taboos to find common ground
By Jordana Horn
Lilaq Logan, an IDF commander with Jewish and Hebrew Israelite heritage, has been posting videos about the war on Instagram, where she has more than 25,000 followers. (Courtesy via JTA)
December 22, 2023, 10:57 am
Israelis of color push back against race-based, anti-Israel narratives spread abroad
With backgrounds as varied as their online personas, a growing number of Israeli social media influencers work to dispel lies disseminated by pro-Palestinian activists since Oct. 7
By Andrew Esensten
Jamie Foxx speaks to a large crowd during a 'kneel-in' to protest police racism on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, June 1, 2020. (AP/Eric Risberg)
August 9, 2023, 9:48 pm
In antisemitism discourse around Jamie Foxx’s ‘Jesus’ post, evidence of culture clash
The star quickly apologized for a social media post many saw as antisemitic, but does the conversation about it reflect a larger disconnect between Black and Jewish communities?
By Ben Sales
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
Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss sits with members of her new cabinet inside 10 Downing Street in central London on September 7, 2022. (Jeremy Selwyn/AFP)
September 7, 2022, 1:42 pm
UK PM Liz Truss makes history with no white men in the 4 ‘great offices of state’
New prime minister’s three top lieutenants are people of color; Tories have made bigger strides toward ethnic and gender diversity than Labour opposition
By Jitendra Joshi
In this June 8, 2013, photo, students of the East Ramapo School District hold a sign during the One Voice United Rally in Albany, NY. (AP Photo/Shannon DeCelle, File)
April 9, 2022, 4:46 am
In a NY town, increasing Haredi influence turns a school board into a battleground
A court says public schools in Ramapo, home to a large and growing ultra-Orthodox community, have been gutted by officials who prefer that tax funds benefit religious school pupils
By Ethan Freedman
Former US president Donald Trump prepares to speak at a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds on January 15, 2022 in Florence, Arizona. The rally marks Trump's first of the midterm election year with races for both theUS Senate and governor in Arizona this year. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)
January 17, 2022, 1:25 am
At Arizona rally, Trump stirs racial tensions, repeats claim of stolen election
Former US president falsely claims white people being denied vaccines, sent to back of line for therapeutics; indicates he won’t endorse candidates who accept 2020 results
By Agencies
The Jewish creators of 'West Side Story,' Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, on the opening night of the original Broadway musical, on September 26, 1957. (Ben Martin/Getty Images/ via JTA)
December 12, 2021, 2:53 am
Jews were behind the original ‘West Side Story’ and today’s remake. Should they be?
Originally titled ‘East Side Story,’ the musical was about warring Jews and Catholics and was altered to reflect a changing NYC. Now, critics ask: Is the classic truly ‘timeless’?
By Jordyn Haime
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss (Scott Olson/Getty Images/ via JTA) and local resident Lesley Williams (Courtesy of Lesley Williams/ via JTA).
November 7, 2021, 3:20 am
The case for reparations, according to 2 Jews in the first US city to offer them
As Chicago suburb Evanston compensates some Black residents for past housing injustices, Jewish mayor Daniel Biss and local Lesley Williams disagree on whether it’s a good start
By Asaf Shalev and PHILISSA CRAMER
A Blend.ar participant volunteering at a restaurant in Abu Ghosh, October 2021. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
November 6, 2021, 8:43 am
Immersive Arabic program invites Israelis to blend into life in Abu Ghosh
Chen Kupperman’s innovative courses at Blend.ar teach more than just language — they bring participants to live, work, eat and socialize with Israeli Arabs around the clock
By Aviva Bar-Am
Jessica Krug (Duke University Press)
September 10, 2020, 4:28 am
White Jewish professor who posed as black woman quits university
George Washington University says Jessica Krug resigned her position, effective immediately
By AFP
Jessica Krug (Duke University Press)
September 6, 2020, 11:57 am
Jewish professor who lied about being Black steered clear of her family – report
British tabloid cites unnamed family friend saying Jessica Krug missed mother’s 2013 funeral and cut ties with family, ‘and maybe we now know why’
By ToI Staff and AP
Jessica Krug (Duke University Press)
September 5, 2020, 8:27 am
University says Jewish prof who lied about being Black won’t teach this semester
Friend and editor recalls clues to Jessica Krug’s deception including her ‘clearly inexpert salsa dancing’ and ‘awful New York accent’; George Washington University probing case
By ASHRAF KHALIL
Jessica Krug (Duke University Press)
September 4, 2020, 11:30 pm
Professor who faked Afro-Latina identity went to Kansas City Jewish day school
Jessica Krug attended Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy and her family belonged to Congregation Ohev Sholom in suburban Prairie Village
By PHILISSA CRAMER
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