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Jews, Race, and Religion Lecture 10: Mizrahi Resistance and Pride

Mizrahi Jews in Israel, like other minorities of color, have been suffering from institutionalized racism inflicted on them by Ashkenazi Jews, based on their racial and ethnic Otherness. Reversing the gaze away from this official Zionist narrative of Modern Israel, the main purpose of this lecture is to introduce students to a counter story of Modern Israel told from the perspective of Mizrahi Jews with special regard to the socio-legal oppression and racism inflicted against them encompassing many aspects of their lives from housing to education, the media, health etc.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/center-jewish-ethics/jews-race-and-religion/10

Posted on: 2020/11/10 - 1:27pm

Akharey Mot-Kedoshim d'var Torah - Yael Ridberg - 2021 week of George Floyd murder trial

[Originally posted at Times of Israel on 4/22/2021]

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/dvar-torah/mighty-waters-justice-love

Posted on: 2021/04/23 - 10:05am

Jews, Race, and Religion Lecture 11: Purity Politics and the Problem of Solidarity

This talk explores the relationship between the rise in purity politics among American Jews and the problems it raises for building solidarities in the context of such things as the Women’s March and BLM.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/center-jewish-ethics/jews-race-and-religion/11

Posted on: 2020/11/10 - 1:27pm

Jews, Race, and Religion Lecture 12: Concluding Roundtable

At this closing discussion, hosts and guests reflect on lessons from the lecture series as a whole, considering such questions as: What is the relationship between Jewishness and whiteness? How does the study of race and racism enrich our understanding of religion? Of Jewishness? How does scholarship on race and racism make a practical difference in society?

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/concluding-roundtable

Posted on: 2021/03/24 - 9:02am

Jews, Race, and Religion Landing Page

Racism is one of the most pressing ethical challenges of our time. This site provides resources for studying race and racism through the prism of Jewish experience. It accompanies a lecture series co-sponsored by the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Leading scholars in Jewish Studies, Critical Race Studies, and Religious Studies share cutting-edge research that deepens the conversation about race, racism and anti-racism in contemporary society, both American and Jewish.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/center-jewish-ethics/jews-race-and-religion

Posted on: 2020/11/09 - 1:04pm

Jews, Race, and Religion Intro: Jews, Race, and Religion

We are in the midst of what might be a major new chapter in the history of race relations in the United States, with untold numbers of protestors demanding that the country confront abiding race-based injustice. Among the consequences of this movement is a wider recognition of how race and racism are interwoven into all aspects of society, including government, education, health, and religion.

https://archive.reconstructingjudaism.org/center-jewish-ethics/jews-race-and-religion/intro

Posted on: 2020/11/10 - 1:18pm