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Juneteenth reminds Jewish communities that belonging requires more than a declaration

JL;DR SUMMARY Juneteenth serves as a poignant reminder to Jewish communities of the essential work required to achieve true belonging beyond mere declarations of inclusion. 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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LeadershipJewish IdentityDiversityEquityCommunityInclusionJews Of ColorBelongingJuneteenthJewish Diversity

Places mentioned

Texas, United States
"Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas were told they were free."
United States
"Too often, American Jewish institutions overlook key members of our community here because they do not match our inherited picture of leadership: Jews of Color, multiracial and multiethnic Jews, LGBTQ+ Jews, disabled Jews, Jews by choice, interfaith families, younger and older adults, and those whose Jewish journeys did not begin in the institutions many of us take for granted."
South Carolina, United States
"As a Black, Jewish woman who grew up in the South, I felt for the first time a true sense of belonging to a country that brought my ancestors here against their will."

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