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diversity

Posted inBay Area, News

‘Judaisms,’ plural, is theme of this year’s Jewbilee event

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene January 19, 2023January 20, 2023

For more than a decade, Jewbilee has been one of the marquee Jewish learning conferences in the Bay Area. But the 14th annual event scheduled for Jan. 29 in Los Gatos is hoping to really hit people where they live. Its long lineup of workshops and interactive classes will focus on the way people practice, […]

Posted inBay Area, U.S., Northern California, News

Rabbis’ letter warns Jews are ‘self-censoring’ on race and gender

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward December 15, 2021December 23, 2021
Posted inLocal Voice, Opinion

We asked people about their experiences as Jews of color. Here’s what they told us.

Ilana Kaufman by Ilana Kaufman and JTA August 12, 2021August 12, 2021
Paula Pretlow (right) with her daughter Alison in Jerusalem.
Posted inBay Area, Analysis, Jewish Life

Jews of color, once sidelined, now being recruited by Jewish agencies

Rachele Kanigel by Rachele Kanigel August 5, 2021March 10, 2025
Posted inBay Area, News

Half of new Federation board members are Jews of color

by Gabriel Greschler July 2, 2021July 6, 2021
a smiling black woman in a red shirt leans on a tree
Posted inBay Area, Jewish Life, News, Sports

49ers draft Jew of color to tackle diversity

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
Posted inBay Area, U.S., Northern California, California, News

New head of S.F. diversity agency: All hands on deck in fight for Jews of color

by Maya Mirsky February 24, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted inBay Area, News

For the first time, a Jew of color will lead S.F.-based diversity advocacy organization Be’chol Lashon

Gabe Friedman by Gabe Friedman and JTA January 18, 2021January 20, 2021
Posted inFirst Person, Local Voice, Opinion

How I learned to love myself as a Black Jew

Aviva Davis by Aviva Davis June 19, 2020
Three teens stand together — one Latina, one Asian, one black — the Asian one is wearing a t-shirt that reads "This is what Jewish looks like."
Posted inUncategorized, Bay Area, Education, News

Making space for teen Jews of color to explore their identities

by Rob Gloster November 9, 2018January 30, 2019

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