In the two months since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, American Jewish day schools have begun to rethink how they teach students about the brutal legacy of American racism. Among the subjects theyll have to examine?
So how did you commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month this May? If you didnt or if you didnt even know such a month existed you are in good company, that of the majority of American Jews.
Featured photo courtesy of Shulamit Seidler-Feller/MaharatBy JTA Staff NEW YORK (JTA) All of the gloom and doom that many in the Jewish community have felt toward the end of this decade should not obscure the fact that the 2010s were full of innovation. Yes, there was an alarming rise in anti-Semitism across the U.S. and the world, which culminated in several violent attacks on Jews and Jewish institutions
Genie Milgrom, pictured in 2013, stands in the entryway of her Miami home wrapped in a long family tree, filled with the names of 22 generations of grandmothers. Raised Catholic, Milgrom traced her family's hidden Jewish roots with the help of a trove of ancient family recipes written down by the women of her family over generations.Image credit: Miami Herald With the holidays approaching, its the time of year for families to come together and share their traditions
The bad news is that hostility towards Jews as Jews, otherwise known as antisemitism, exists. The good news is that there are attempts made, at highest places, to combat it.
Genie Milgrom, pictured in 2013, stands in the entryway of her Miami home wrapped in a long family tree, filled with the names of 22 generations of grandmothers. Raised Catholic, Milgrom traced her family's hidden Jewish roots with the help of a trove of ancient family recipes written down by the women of her family over generations.
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Sociologists Helen Kim and Noah Leavitt look on during their son Ari's bris.
Claypool, a tall, bald man who looked as if he had rolled out of bed in his magisterial robes, appeared to be unmoved by the defense lawyers attempts to reduce the $500,000 bail or to characterize their clients, none of whom had a criminal record, as law-abiding citizens. I know that what Im supposed to be seeing in front of me are some nicely dressed, cooperative kids, Claypool said in a flat drawl. What were seeing here is different from what happened that night
NEW YORK Families that receive free Jewish children's books from the Massachusetts-based PJ Library say the program has helped them feel more connected to their Jewish communities, with interfaith families especially saying it has spurred them to celebrate Jewish holidays and Shabbat and to learn more about Judaism, a new study found.
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