‘As a Jew of Color, I Need More People in My Community to Speak Up’

As Americans continue to take to the streets following the killing of George Floyd, three American Jews of color tell Haaretz why all members of the Jewish community need to do more to confront racial injustice

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Sitting on the stoop of his apartment building in Crown Heights early last week, Yehudah Webster took out his cellphone and began recording himself. Being a community organizer for the group Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, he had been conducting virtual meetings from his apartment all day and stepped out for some much-needed air.

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