Christina Jefferson grew up in a Baptist family before converting to Judaism along with her wife. Now, she attends synagogue, volunteers and sees her job as a form of 'tikkun olam'
Results show that 8% of American Jewry identifies as Black, Hispanic, Asian or multiracial, showing them to be a significant minority; that number nearly doubles for those under 30
Making history on two fronts, the newly-elected Green Party head Annamie Paul shows Jews there's nothing to be afraid of on the far left while vowing to expel hidden anti-Semites
For decades the US organization worked to shatter Ashkenormative stereotypes and pioneered programming by and for non-white Jews. It's now seeing its first Black executive director
The former NBA star went from a life in the spotlight to a 'humbling' process getting Israeli citizenship, undergoing an Orthodox conversion, and starting a youth education center
Discographer Henry Sapoznik tracks down record by international Yiddish-language performer Thomas LaRue, and slips into a rabbit hole of Black Jewish history
Founder Yitz Jordan is proud, gay, and deeply Jewish. The Tribe Herald, a centralized voice for minority Jews, is already popular with Jews of all stripes after its June 19 launch
With the BLM movement center stage, many Jewish organizations move to make communities more welcoming -- but that's no coincidence: such initiatives have been decades in the making
Elisheva Rishon's designs celebrate some of her own identities while offering universal messages of affirmation that people of all backgrounds can draw strength from
Touting studies which show diversity yields stronger public policy, the Toronto-born public affairs lawyer would be Canada's first Jew of any ethnicity heading a party in 50 years
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