JMNers came from as far away as Boston and Philly to eat, play and schmooze JMN-style on July 18.
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The Retreat is Over
This year’s annual retreat, from all reports, was fantastic!! From what I heard, there was a palpable joy in the air. New participants and habitual
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JMN President Invited to the White House
JMN Board President, Tanya Bowers, recalls her visit to the White House, May 27th, 2010. You can imagine my excitement at receiving the invitation to
Falash Mura Campaign Gains Steam
After months of fits and starts, advocates for Ethiopian aliyah are hoping that a visit to the African country this week by Israel’s minister of immigrant absorption will help set in motion a process that will bring some 7,500 additional Ethiopians to Israel.
Topics: News
JMN Sponsors Picnic at Central Park
JMNers came from as far away as Boston and Philly to eat, play and schmooze JMN-style on July 18.
Topics: Events
MaNishtana Blogs on JMN Retreat
…For a second, I really thought I might’ve been accomplishing something. Then came the Jewish Multiracial Network retreat. It was awesome. Mindblowing even. At a point during one of the workshops, I zoned out and looked around at the roomfull of these typically “black” and “urbanly” dressed people and had a “Holy crap! Everyone here is Jewish!” moment.
Topics: Retreat 2010
Jews of Color Roundtable
A panel of Jews of color features host Joel Sanchez (Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services), Aliza Hausman (blogger, “Memoirs of a Jewminicana”), Akira Ohiso (author, “Survivor”), Yitz Jordan a.k.a. Y-Love (rapper, writer, activist), and Yavilah McCoy (Jewish educator, diversity practitioner and founder of Ayecha Jewish Diversity Resources).
Topics: News
Black Jew Syndrome
Being an American of mixed-heritage, I have always found dating Jewish women to be a somewhat…complicated endeavor. Sure, my mother was of Jewish heritage, as was her mother, but neither of them married Jewish men. Consequently, in addition to being Jewish, I am Irish, Czech, German, African, Indian, and Carib.
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