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Tag: Intercultural Dialogue

0 Communities Education

Black and Jewish college students explore shared adversity and allyship at DC-area ‘Unity Dinner’

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 11 Nov

Black and Jewish college students from various universities in Washington DC gathered to explore shared challenges and alliances through a Unity Dinner.

0 Communities Politics

Talia Khan: A Jewish Israel Activist and Her Muslim Father [Divergence 5/6]

18forty · 29 Apr

Talia Khan, an MIT graduate student and Israel activist, engages in a profound dialogue with her Afghan Muslim father about their ideological differences and how they maintain a close father-daughter relationship despite them.

0 Culture Politics

These Israelis and Palestinians aren’t sworn enemies — in a new documentary, they work together towards peace

Olivia Haynie in Forward · 12 Dec 2024

Israeli-American filmmaker Joy Sela's documentary, "The Other," explores efforts for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, focusing on personal stories of loss and reconciliation.

0 Culture Jewish Law

To fight hate, these Brooklyn-based nonprofit professionals wrote a comic book together

Jackie Hajdenberg in JTA · 20 Nov 2024

We Are Brooklyn: Stories of Hope is a new comic book that features personal narratives highlighting diverse cultural intersections in Brooklyn, developed by nonprofit professionals participating in the We Are All Brooklyn Fellowship Against Hate.

0 Communities Culture

Jews and Muslims need to embrace commonalities over differences

Zara Hai in Forward · 30 Sep 2024

Zara Hai, a Pakistani-American Muslim high school student, reflects on her experiences following the events of October 7, where both Israelis and Palestinians suffered.

0 Literature Communities

A Vision of Decency and Hope: Why James McBride Is Today’s Charles Dickens

Susan Rubin Suleiman in Moment · 15 Feb 2024

James McBride's novel, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, has won two National Jewish Book Awards, making McBride the first African-American author to achieve this.