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Black history isn't a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that.
—Karyn Parsons, writer, actor, and lead in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 2014.  See what we have planned for this month.

Rabbi Joachim Prinz, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Shad Polier at an American Jewish Congress fundraising event in 1963. Photo via American Jewish Historical Society

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/17/the-many-lives-of-pauli-murray

https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/reconciliation/my-grandpa-didnt-go-to-my-moms-wedding

https://jewishunpacked.com/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-black-jewish-relationship-in-america/

https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/despite-fraught-conversations-this-black-jewish-dialogue-group-in-cleveland-wants-to-keep-talking/

The following are ADL webinars that are also of interest...

Building Bridges: A Discussion Between Black and Jewish Communities – webinar hosted by Scott Richman of NY/NJ ADL with the NAACP of Long Island, NY

Never Is Now: A Conversation about Antisemitism and Anti-Black Racism – Fire Side Chat with ADL National Chairman & CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, Michael Eric Dyson, author and Professor, and David Schwimmer, actor.

On Wednesday mornings, 11am-noon, from late November to late-May, people gather at Congregation Or Shalom in Orange to explore the ancient texts of our tradition and the light they shed on the issues of our own day.

Past topics have included: "Three Ideas that Changed the World;" "Bible Stories Your Rabbi/Minister Hoped You Wouldn't Notice;" "Is the Tower of Babel Story a parable for Modern-Day America?" "Understanding Judaism - & life - through the lens of the Kabbalah." Anyone interested is encouraged to attend, in person or via zoom - either the entire series or specific the topics.

Call the office 203.799.2341 for more information

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