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Their Fathers Fought for Civil Rights Together. They Say the Struggle Isn't Done Yet MLK and Rabbi Heschel Fought for Civil Rights Together. Their Daughters Say the Struggle Isn't Done

Eetta Prince-Gibson

The Dilemma of French Jews and the Fight Against Racism

Shirli Sitbon

Rapper Kodak Black Donates $1,000 to Orthodox Synagogue From Prison

JTA,
Ben Sales

After Deadly Shooting, Black and Jewish Jersey City Residents Hold Charity Drive After Deadly Shooting, Black and Jewish Jersey City Residents Unite for Holiday Charity Drive

JTA,
Ben Sales

Jews Should Speak Out for Marginalized Communities, Seth Rogen Tells Haaretz

Danielle Ziri
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the White House in Washington, DC for Camp David in Maryland on August 30, 2019
Opinion |

In 2020, American Jews Must Decide: Will We Become White, or Not? In the 2020 Elections, American Jews Must Decide: Will We Become White, or Not?

Samuel G. Freedman
Sep. 2, 2019
Adam Driver and John David Washington in “BlacKkKlansman.”

'BlacKkKlansman' Is Less Angry Than Spike Lee’s Previous Films

Uri Klein
Aug. 14, 2018
Image of the latest cover of Commentary Magazine

Commentary Magazine Sees a New Split in the black-Jewish Alliance

JTA,
Charles Dunst
Jun. 17, 2018
Chadwick Boseman in a scene from "Black Panther." December 21, 2017.

How 'Black Panther' Could Heal Black-Jewish Relations

JTA,
Gabe Friedman
Feb. 23, 2018
Cornel West speaks during an interfaith ceremony at a demonstration against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North Dakota, U.S. December 4, 2016
Opinion |

Cornel West Has a Jewish Problem

Yishai Schwartz
Dec. 28, 2017
Actor Adam Goldberg in the 2017 promo for the sequel to "The Hebrew Hammer" (2003). The new version is titled “The Hebrew Hammer Vs. Hitler.”

The Hebrew Hammer Is Set to Fight His Biggest Foes Yet The Hebrew Hammer Is Set to Fight His Biggest Foes Yet - Hitler and anti-Semitism

David B. Green
Nov. 21, 2017
Activist Linda Sarsour speaks ahead of the March for Racial Justice in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. The March for Racial Justice is a multi-community movement organized to protest against systemic racism and promote civil rights for all. Photographer: Yana Paskova/Bloomberg

Sarsour: 'Not My Job to Teach Jews That Palestinians Deserve Dignity' Linda Sarsour at Racial Justice March: 'It Is Not My Job to Educate Jewish People That Palestinians Deserve Dignity'

Taly Krupkin
Oct. 2, 2017
The Rev. Al Sharpton (center), Rabbi Jonah Pesner of Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (to his left) lead the Ministers March for Justice, in Washington, August 28, 2017.
Opinion |

Only Unified Jewish-black Coalition Can Defeat Hate Al Sharpton: Only a Unified Jewish-African American Coalition Can Defeat Hate in U.S.

Rev. Al Sharpton
Aug. 30, 2017
An anti Israel protester holds up a sign during a demonstration in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. June 23, 2017.

The More Americans Learn About Israel, the Less They Like It, Study Suggests

JTA
Jul. 1, 2017
The West Bank Jewish settlement of Ofra is photographed as seen from the Jewish settler outpost of Amona in the occupied West Bank, October 20, 2016.
Exclusive Excerpt |

'City on a Hilltop: American Jews and the Israeli Settler Movement'

Sara Yael Hirschhorn
Jun. 3, 2017
Former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann,left, Jon Voight, and Mort Klein at the awards dinner.

It's Not Racist to Say Blacks Are Better Dancers, Mort Klein Says It's Not Racist to Say Blacks Are Better Dancers, Zionist Organization Of America Head Says

The Forward,
Josh Nathan-Kazis
Apr. 12, 2017
Pepsi ad 'Live For Now Moments Anthem' starring Kendall Jenner and feat. 'Lions' by Skip Marley, April 3, 2017.
WATCH |

SNL's Hilarious Behind-the-scenes Look at Kendall Jenner's Pepsi Ad SNL's Hilarious Behind-the-scenes Look at Kendall Jenner's Infamous Pepsi Ad

Haaretz,
The Associated Press
Apr. 9, 2017
FILE PHOTO: An Israeli nurse who did not identify herself adjusts a protective mask as she stands outside the room of a swine flu patient at Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, Israel, Thursday, April 30, 2009.

Israel's Health Care System Seeks to Tackle Racial Bias Israel's Health Care System Seeks to Tackle Racial Bias for First Time

Ido Efrati
Apr. 3, 2017
A Priest, Rabbi, and Atheist Smoke Weed Together
WATCH |

What Happens When a Priest, a Rabbi and a Gay Atheist Get High What Happens When a Priest, a Rabbi and a Gay Atheist Smoke a Joint Together

JTA
Mar. 17, 2017
Tulane University.
Opinion |

The Privilege and Responsibility of Jewish 'Whiteness'

Josh Rosenbaum
Mar. 2, 2017
Tulane University.
Opinion |

What Happens When a Tulane Student Queries Jews' 'Whiteness'

Carly Goldberg
Feb. 15, 2017
Betsy Rosen of Charlotte, N.C., hugs Muslim girl of Moroccan descent Aya Laoufir, 17, of Arlington, Va., during a women's rally against President Donald Trump in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Jewish and Muslim Feminists Unite to Pray With Their Feet Putting Aside Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish and Muslim Feminists Unite to Pray With Their Feet

Marisa Fox-Bevilacqua
Jan. 22, 2017
People participate in a Women's March to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

Jewish Groups Protest Trump in N.Y.C.: We Must Speak Out Jewish Groups Protest Trump in N.Y.C.: 'As Jews, We Have an Obligation to Speak Out'

Taly Krupkin
Jan. 22, 2017
A voter leaves the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station after casting his ballot in the presidential election in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 8, 2016.

Clinton Won Majority of Jewish-American Vote, Polls Say Clinton Won Overwhelming Majority of Jewish-American Vote, Polls Say

Judy Maltz
Nov. 9, 2016
Christopher Bollyn at the Oscars during his Solving 9-11 book tour, February 2015

9/11 Truther's Controversial Speech at Hipster Bastion Draws Protesters, NYPD 9/11 Truther's Controversial Speech at Hipster Brooklyn Bastion Draws Protesters, Police

Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Sep. 9, 2016
Cleavon Little

In ‘Blazing Saddles,’ Gene Wilder Helped Recall a Fading black-Jewish Alliance

Andrew Silow-Carroll
Aug. 30, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign event in Reno, Nevada on August 25, 2016. Clinton remarked that her opponent, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, runs a campaign based on prejudice and paranoia.

Clinton Leads Trump by Massive 43 Points Among Florida Jews

Jacob Kornbluh, Jewish Insider
Aug. 26, 2016
Directions to the Maine Conference for Jewish Life, held in Waterville, Maine last weekend on the quaintly colonial campus of Colby College.

Jewish Identity Plan Raises Ire of non-Orthodox Jews in U.S.

Or Kashti
Aug. 20, 2016
Illustration

This Israeli Summer, Some Palestinian Lives Matter

Sayed Kashua
Aug. 19, 2016
Taj Patterson was allegedly beaten by a group of Hasidic Jews, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2013.

Court Issues Community Service to Haredim Who Beat Up Black Gay Man Two Orthodox Jews Who Beat Up Black Gay Man in Brooklyn Sentenced to Community Service

JTA
Aug. 18, 2016
Black Lives Matter protestors at City Hall Park in New York City, August 1, 2016.

BLM Platform Dashed My Dream of a Common Vision for Society The Movement for Black Lives Platform Dashed My Dream of a Common Vision for Society

Noah Efron
Aug. 16, 2016
New York City Mayor David Dinkins, fourth from right, looking on while a Hasidic Jew and a black man argue during riots in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 1991.

Black-Jewish Tensions in Crown Heights Contained, but Not Erased 25 Years After Crown Heights 'Pogrom,' Black-Jewish Tensions Contained, but Not Erased

Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Aug. 16, 2016
Demonstrators chant slogans during a march by various groups, including "Black Lives Matter" ahead of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 17, 2016.

Black Churches Condemn Black Lives Matter for 'Apartheid Israel' Platform Black Churches in Missouri Condemn Black Lives Matter Over 'Apartheid Israel' Platform

JTA
Aug. 16, 2016
people pass the signs telling of the requirement for voters to show an acceptable photo ID to vote as they head into the the Penndot Drivers License Center in Butler, PA.

Reform Jews, Black Groups Aim to Protect Voting Rights Reform Jews, NAACP, PICO Launch Nationwide Initiative Aimed at Protecting Voting Rights

JTA
Aug. 16, 2016
An anti-Israel protest at Carnegie Mellon University campus in Pittsburgh.

Jewish Millennials Starting to Realize Values Come at a Price Black Lives Matter vs. Israel: Jewish Millennials Starting to Realize Values Come at a Price

Omer Benjakob
Aug. 15, 2016
A protester wears a shirt reading 'Stop Killing Black People' while demonstrating at a Black Lives Matter rally during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26, 2016.

U.S. Jews Must Support Black Lives Matter U.S. Jews Must Support Black Lives Matter, Regardless of Its Platform's anti-Israel Assertions

Rabbi Michael Knopf
Aug. 10, 2016
Black Lives Matter protestors at City Hall Park in New York City, August 1, 2016.

I Can't Support Black Lives Matter When They Back BDS As a Rabbi, I Can't Support Black Lives Matter When They Call to Boycott 'Apartheid' Israel

Rabbi Dan Dorsch
Aug. 7, 2016
A woman wears the #BlackLivesMatter slogan on her mouth to protest police brutality in the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson.

Jewish Allies Condemn Black Lives Matter’s ‘Apartheid’ Platform Jewish Groups Condemn Black Lives Matter Platform for Accusing 'Apartheid' Israel of 'Genocide'

The Forward,
Sam Kestenbaum
Aug. 5, 2016
Ethiopian Israelis protest in Tel Aviv, June 22, 2015.

In Israel Too, Young Black Men Face Police Racism and Brutality

Don Futterman
Jul. 25, 2016
Nate Fish

Israeli Baseball Says Goodbye to Nate Fish Israeli Baseball Says Goodbye to Head Coach Nate Fish

Haaretz Sports Staff
Jul. 21, 2016
Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement march during a demonstration against the killing of black men by police in the U.S., London, U.K., July 10, 2016.

51 Years After Selma, Black Lives Still Matter How the Jewish Community Can Be a Better Ally to Black Lives Matter

Krissy Roth
Jul. 10, 2016
Pastor Mark Burns warming up an audience at a Donald Trump rally.

Trump Supporter Regrets Calling on Bernie Sanders to 'Meet Jesus'

JTA
Jul. 2, 2016
Taj Patterson was allegedly beaten by a group of Hasidic Jews, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2013.

Brooklyn Beating Victim Orthodox Security Patrol, NYPD African-American Beating Victim Sues Orthodox Security Patrol, NYPD

JTA
Jun. 28, 2016
Heschel (second from right) in the March 21, 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama with civil rights and labor leaders. Martin Luther King Jr. is fourth from the right.

Senators Urge Posthumous Award for Civil Rights Leader Rabbi Abraham Heschel 20 Senators Urge Posthumous Medal of Freedom for Civil Rights Leader Rabbi Abraham Heschel

JTA
Jun. 16, 2016
The 1964 FBI poster listing Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney and Michael Schwerner missing.

PAC Marking ’64 Civil Rights Workers' Murders Anniversary With anti-Trump Actions Jewish PAC Marking Anniversary of Mississippi Civil Rights Workers' Murders With anti-Trump Actions

JTA
Jun. 8, 2016
Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, 85, center, and activists of "Gaza Freedom Marchers"  at  a protest in Cairo, in 2009. Do survivors have greater moral authority than the rest of us?

Hedy Epstein Dies at 91 Hedy Epstein, Holocaust Survivor and pro-Palestinian Activist, Dies at 91

JTA
May. 27, 2016
An archive photo from 2008 of Crown Heights residents waiting in line to vote.

Police Search for Suspects Following N.Y. Jewish School Bus Blaze

The Associated Press
May. 11, 2016
Malia Bouattia, head of  United Kingdom's National Union of Students (NUS).

Jewish Students Disturbed by New NUS Head's anti-Zionism On Campus, Jews Disturbed by anti-Zionist Stance of New British Student Leader

Daniella Peled
Apr. 27, 2016
A poster in Dimona for Toveet Racliffe, a member of the Hebrew Israelite community who died in unclear circumstances in an IDF base.

Army Death Agitates Hebrew Israelite Community in Dimona Mysterious Army Death Agitates Hebrew Israelite Community in Dimona

Or Kashti
Apr. 16, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton talks during a conversation on gun violence at the Landmark Theater on April 11, 2016.

Clinton Slammed for Racially Insensitive Skit Clinton, De Blasio Under Fire for Comedy Sketch Deemed Racially Insensitive

Jonathan Lemire
Apr. 12, 2016
Protesters and police clash at Tel Aviv demonstration of Ethiopian Israelis, May 3, 2015.

Before Rally, Police Call Give Ethiopian-Israelis ‘Friendly Warning’ Police Call Ethiopian-Israeli Activists With ‘Friendly Warning’ Ahead of Demonstration

Ilan Lior
Mar. 20, 2016
Yossi Klein Halevi, left, and Abdullah Antepli are co-directors of the Muslim Leadership Initiative.

U.S. Imam Fights Trump’s Muslim-baiting Rhetoric, Warns 'Cancer' Will Spread U.S. Imam Says Trump’s Muslim-baiting Rhetoric Made of 'Same Cloth' as anti-Semitism

Ilene Prusher
Mar. 14, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a rally Friday, March 11, 2016, in Summit, Ill.

Some U.S. Jews Perplexed as Sanders Courts Arab Americans Sanders' Arab-American Support Grows as He Struggles to Connect With Jewish Voters

The Forward,
Nathan Guttman
Mar. 12, 2016
Supporters of Donald Trump, left, face off with protesters after a rally at University of Illinois-Chicago was cancelled due to security concerns, March 11, 2016.

Chicago Pandemonium Tests Trump's Vows of Unity Chicago Pandemonium Tests Donald Trump's Vows of Unity

Steve Peoples, Julie Pace
Mar. 12, 2016
A man holds up his hand toward a group of demonstrators outside a canceled campaign event with Donald Trump. March 11, 2016.

Protests, Security Concerns Prompt Trump to Cancel Chicago Rally Chaos Erupts After Protests, Security Concerns Prompt Trump to Cancel Chicago Rally

Michael Tarm and Don Babwin
Mar. 12, 2016
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