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Work, Writings and Wonders of Jews of Color

Horizons – April 2021

Why Qualitative Interviews Will Change How We Understand the Count Me In Survey

“I get to sit in a room where it’s happening”: How Paula Pretlow is Cultivating Justice in Philanthropy

Why the Atlanta Shootings and Anti-Asian Racism are Jewish Issues

6 Must-Read Articles by Asian Jews on Anti-Asian Racism and the Atlanta Shootings

Horizons—March 2021

Research Recap—You Helped Us Reach Over 1,000 Jews of Color! What’s Next for the Count Me In Study?

This JoC Philanthropy Cohort is Taking Funding into Their Own Hands

Grants on the Ground—Under New Leadership, the Queer Mikveh Project is Creating Liberatory Space for Queer Jews of Color

Ammud Gala Triumph Shows the Beauty and Power of JoC Community

Grants on the Ground—Creating the Media They Want to See: The New Film Project by and for Asian-American Jews

JoCI In Session— “Education Feels a lot More Spiritual to Me”: An Emerging JoC Leader Guided by History and Poetry

Research Recap—The Research Team Behind Count Me In

Horizons—February 2021

Jews of Color Say Count Us In – Jewish Journal

How the Jews of Color Initiative is Funding Work for a More Inclusive Jewish Community – Inside Philanthropy

The Jews of Color of the 2020 Forward 50

Grants on the Ground—How Caucus Groups Can Help Build Change

Research Recap—What Happens After We Learn There are 1 Million JoCs? We Dig Deeper—And Ask 1,000 of You to Participate!

JoCI In Session— “From Understanding to Action”

The JoCI Pilot for a New York Hub

JoCI In Session— “Resilience is the Second Chapter of the Story”

Grants on the Ground— A Steppingstone Towards More JoC Religious Leaders

Research Recap— “This is Magical”: A Queer Jew of Color’s Journey Towards JoC Research

Horizons—December 2020

Grants on the Ground—Beloved Community: Jews of Color and Wellness Practice at Mitsui Collective

Horizons — November 2020

JoCI In Session—Reimagining the East Bay: Action-Planning for Racial Equity and Inclusion Among Jewish Leadership

Research Recap— “A Beautiful Story of the Human Experience”: Two JoC Researchers Dive into Our Community and Find Meaning in Multiplicity

Rabbi Sandra Lawson is Leading Progress in Jewish Communities—And Not Just for the Reasons Many Believe

JoCI In Session—How Leaders of Color Are Bringing Anti-Racism to Their Faith Communities

Research Recap—JoC Leaders in Their Own Words: The Importance of Counting Inconsistencies

Grants on the Ground—Latinx Jews and the Power of Storytelling 

Horizons—October 2020

Horizons—September 2020

Research Recap —Asking Different Questions and Finding Remarkable Answers: A Dive into Our Study Counting Inconsistencies

Grants on the Ground—People of the Book: Jews of Color Reclaiming Jewish Learning

Koleinu/Our Voices—A Letter from Executive Director, Ilana Kaufman

JoCI In Session—Not “Us-Versus-Them”: Black Jews, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Fight for Equity

The Jewish Learning Organization Inspiring Jews of Color to Study Together – Slingshot

Janu Mendel’s “Calling” and His Vision for an Inclusive Jewish World – Slingshot

Jewish Philanthropy for Jews of Color – Slingshot

How COVID-19 is Impacting Jews of Color – Jewish Funders Network

Race and Religion: Cultivating Anti-Racist Faith Communities – The Aspen Institute

White Supremacy, Racism, Anti-Semitism in America – Manhattan JCC

Judaism Shouldn’t Have to Stay Alive Only Because Jews Are Afraid of Everything Else – Haaretz

Are Jews White? American History Says It’s Complicated – The Forward

Alice Walker’s Terrible Anti-Semitic Poem Felt Personal – to Her and to Me – NY Mag’s Intelligencer

7 Self-Care Tips for Jewish Women of Color – Alma

Member of Whose Tribe? – NPR’s Code Switch

Many Faces – One Community: K’hal Amim – ELI Talks

Who Counts? Race and the Jewish Future – ELI Talks

What Makes This Jew Different Than All Other Jews? Race, Difference and Safety in Jewish Spaces – ELI Talks

Owning My Identities – Evan Traylor