Tag: African American Jews

In this article, the author addresses white Jewish parents and encourages them to talk to their children about police brutality and the current protests.
Andre Allen Hairston, a black convert, discovered Judaism in an Indiana prison through weekly Torah studies led by rabbis aiming to convert inmates.
The text challenges white American Jews to reconsider their views on race, pointing out the historical alliance between Jews and African Americans in fighting oppression.
Since the early 1900s, the concept of Jewish identity among diverse communities in Africa and the Americas has expanded significantly, with groups like Ethiopian Jews and the Abayudaya of Uganda gaining attention.
Ahuvah Gray, a former high-powered travel executive, shared her remarkable journey of converting to Judaism at age fifty-one, leaving behind a lucrative career and moving to Israel.