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Black and Jewish people were allies once. Can they be again?

JL;DR SUMMARY With increasing antisemitism and hate crimes targeting African Americans, the Rekindle Fellowship and initiatives like the Exodus Leadership Forum are reviving historic Black-Jewish alliances. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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RacismCivil RightsUnityBlack Jewish RelationsCultural EventsDiversity InitiativesVan JonesRekindle FellowshipCross Cultural Dialogue

Places mentioned

Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"Its the sort of scene that Matt Fieldman, a white Jew, and Charmaine Rice, a Black Christian, envisioned when they launched Rekindle in Cleveland in 2021."
North Carolina, United States
"Additional efforts include local groups for teens or adults, such as Challah and Soul in Los Angeles and the Charlotte Black/Jewish Alliance in North Carolina."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Additional efforts include local groups for teens or adults, such as Challah and Soul in Los Angeles and the Charlotte Black/Jewish Alliance in North Carolina."
Selma, Alabama, United States
"Rabbi Judy Schindler (right), co-founder of the Charlotte Black/Jewish Alliance, on the Alliance trip to Selma, Alabama, with Cindy Kistenberg."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"The Charlotte Black/Jewish Alliance honored the 60th anniversary of the Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing in Selma, Alabama, by recreating the journey from Atlanta to Selma."
Israel
"Collaborations could include students from historically Black colleges and universities traveling to Tel Aviv to study its tech industry, or Black residents accompanying Jews at synagogue for support, Jones said."

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