The Greek Jewish community is the most ancient in Europe. It greatly influenced the evolution of Jewish thought and practice. Following the arrival of the Sephardim in the 1490s, the port of Salonica became in the 16th -19th centuries a majority Jewish city (referred to as "Madre de Israel"), a renowned Torah learning center, and
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“Curiosity Over Assumptions” “Relationships Before Politics” “Plurality Over Parity” “Local Over International” “Respect for Self-Definition” “Safe Open Space” “Nimble and Responsive” These are the stated values of NewGround, a community-building organization that creates, connects and empowers Jewish and Muslim change-makers in America. NewGround works through a professional fellowship, high school leadership council and public programming.. Read more »
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“Last spring I found out that my father was not my biological father,” I told him, keeping the story as brief as possible.
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As a Black Jewish woman, it feels inevitable that whenever a book comes out about being Black and Jewish, someone’s going to tell me to read it. So when someone asked me to review Color Me In by Natasha Diaz, I was skeptical. Usually these books are not actually written for me they are written to. Read more »
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