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We needed this : Jews of color in US come together for first Shabbaton conference
Deena Yellin, NorthJersey.com
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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.   ....

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