Live Breaking News & Updates on Color Mishpacha Project

Stay updated with breaking news from Color mishpacha project. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

First national Shabbaton conference for Jews of color to mark yahrzeit for George Floyd

First national Shabbaton conference for Jews of color to mark yahrzeit for George Floyd
May 12, 2021
11:58 am
A photo of George Floyd is pictured on a fence in Brooklyn, N.Y., alongside other victims of police brutality, Sept. 24, 2020. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
Advertisement
(JTA) Across America, people whose lives changed when George Floyd was killed are planning to mark the one-year anniversary of his death this month.
Floyd’s family is working to rebrand the date, May 25, as “Day of Enlightenment” because of how many people were awakened to issues of racial injustice by seeing video footage of Floyd die under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. Concerts and public events will honor his legacy. ....

United States , New York , University Of Maryland , Baltimore County , San Francisco , Andy Miller , Harriette Wimms , Sabrina Sojourner , Harriette Mevakeshet , George Floyd , Yoshi Silverstein , Rachel Faulkner , Ilana Kaufman , Kohenet Hebrew Priestess Institute , Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation , Color Initiative , Jewish People Of Color National Shabbaton , Across America , Jewish People , Color National Shabbaton , Kohenet Hebrew Priestess , Color Mishpacha Project , Chinese American Jew , Chizuk Amuno Congregation , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , புதியது யார்க் ,

'We needed this': Jews of color in US come together for first 'Shabbaton' conference

We needed this : Jews of color in US come together for first Shabbaton conference
Deena Yellin, NorthJersey.com
Replay Video
It seems as if every Jew of color has that story.
Sometimes it happens at temple, where other worshippers inquire why they are there, said Harriette Wimms, an African American psychologist from Baltimore. Or they assume you re the nurse of a congregant or a member of the kitchen or cleaning crew.
Often, there s the assumption a person of color couldn t possibly be Jewish from birth. Some people ask how you became Jewish, which is rarely asked of white-skinned Jews, she said. ....

United States , New York , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Lauren Rudin , Heather Miller , Levine Ilana Kaufman , Ilana Kaufman , Jewish People Of Color National Shabbaton , Color Initiative In Berkeley , Pew Research Center , American Jewish Population Project At Brandeis University , Flatbush Shaare Torah Jewish Center , Jersey Jewish Abilities Alliance , Color Initiative , African American , Jewish People , Color National Shabbaton , Jewish Sabbath , Color Mishpacha Project , Shaare Torah Jewish Center , South Jersey Jewish Abilities Alliance , Research Center , American Jews , American Jewish Population Project , Brandeis University ,

Jews of color in US come together for for first 'Shabbaton' conference

It seems as if every Jew of color has that story.
Sometimes it happens at temple, where other worshippers inquire why they are there, said Harriette Wimms, an African American psychologist from Baltimore. Or they assume you re the nurse of a congregant or a member of the kitchen or cleaning crew.
Often, there s the assumption a person of color couldn t possibly be Jewish from birth. Some people ask how you became Jewish, which is rarely asked of white-skinned Jews, she said.
Wimms, 53, an advocate for Jewish diversity, hopes to offer an oasis from such experiences at the first Jewish People of Color National Shabbaton, which will be held virtually from Friday through Sunday. ....

United States , New York , Temple Beth El , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Lauren Rudin , Heather Miller , Amitai Aviv Mcelveen , Ilana Kaufman , Jewish People Of Color National Shabbaton , Color Initiative In Berkeley , Pew Research Center , American Jewish Population Project At Brandeis University , Flatbush Shaare Torah Jewish Center , Jersey Jewish Abilities Alliance , Color Initiative , Aviv Mcelveen , African American , Jewish People , Color National Shabbaton , Jewish Sabbath , Color Mishpacha Project , Shaare Torah Jewish Center , South Jersey Jewish Abilities Alliance , Research Center , American Jews ,