Over the past year, JoCI and our partners created meaningful opportunities for leadership and belonging for Jews of Color through dynamic fellowships and programs, forward-thinking dialogue and research, and grants for innovative projects. Take a look at the powerful impact we made together in 2023-2024.

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Join us on September 25th at 9am PT / 12pm ET for an informational webinar to launch our 2024-2025 grantmaking cycle.

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Innovative research by Mitsui Collective explores impacts of racism and antisemitism on the bodies of Jews of Color.

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JoCI and the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles support a set of ten grants to foster connection, learning, leadership, and healing for Jews of Color in Greater Los Angeles. View the grants that are pursuing this impact through arts, research, and Jewish life.

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We are honored to elevate and celebrate the leadership of two exceptional existing Board members to their new roles on our Board as well as two new Board members.

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Mission Statement

The Jews of Color Initiative’s mission is to advance racial equity in the U.S. Jewish community by centering the leadership of Jews of Color and ensuring that our communities and institutions reflect the multiracial reality of the Jewish people.

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Opportunities to Engage

Our grantees are generating cutting-edge research, creating innovative programs, and advancing the field for Jews of Color. This page shares some of the current opportunities to engage with their work and make your voice heard.

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Op-ed: Staying the course on DEI

JoCI’s CEO Ilana Kaufman makes the case that sustaining efforts for diversity, equity and inclusion in the Jewish community must persist beyond conflicts of values, beliefs, cultures, or ways of being.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging is important in the Jewish community - opinion by Dr. Deitra Reiser

We sat down with Dollinger and Kaufman to learn more about the revised edition of "Black Power, Jewish Politics," their thought partnership, their reflections on the powerful book launch at Skirball Cultural Center, and how Dollinger and Kaufman became co-conspirators in the work of re-telling history. 

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Popular Resources

There are incredible leaders, organizations, tools and texts that strengthen all facets of the Jewish community for Jews of Color.

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Statistics one-pager on Jews of Color and Multiracial Jewish Families

View some of the most essential statistics on Jews of Color and multiracial Jewish families.

Top 5 Teachings from Beyond the Count

The five most essential teachings from Beyond the Count, our unprecedented research study on the perspectives and experiences of Jews of Color in the U.S.

How Tokenism Affects Jews of Color and 5 Ways Allies Can Interrupt It

While inclusion efforts must be made to counteract the inequities that persist in our community, efforts that rely on tokenism will not heal our racial wounds.

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