Jews of color

Why Jews of color like me need to tell our stories

“My appearance tells one narrative, while my heritage tells another,” writes a JTA Teen Fellow.

Ideas

Hebrew Israelites and Jews of color are not the same, and it’s not racist for us to say so

Tradition defines Judaism according to legal standards that a novel African-American religion simply does not meet, write leaders of the Conservative movement.

For Jewish Indigenous actress Sarah Podemski, it’s a miracle just to exist

The “Reservation Dogs” co-star is Ojibwe and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Podemski discusses her love of both cultures, youth involvement with Hashomer Hatzair and friendship with fellow Jewish Indigenous creative Taika Waititi.