South Africa stands as a glaring cautionary example. Unlike others, it never formally severed ties in 1973. Yet under the ANC ...
The proposed legislation document outlines concerns that a proposed Apartheid Bill in South Africa could disproportionately ...
Jews including Elie Wiesel (lower left) were leading forces in the Save Darfur Coalition in the mid-2000s. Today's Jewish ...
This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. (JTA) — When she was in ...
After years of tension between South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party and the country’s Jews, matters seemed to be approaching a boiling point in recent months, leading many ...
To be born a Jew is to be born with a target on your back. You go to the same movies others do. Enjoy similar foods, although — if you play by the rules — you restrict yourself to kosher ingredients ...
(This is Article 7 of the eight-part series, “Bridges of Liberation: Jewish & African Paths to Freedom.” The full disclaimer regarding the author’s independent views is contained in the preceding ...
I never thought I’d be hosting a Passover Seder for one of the survivors of the Rwanda genocide, a tragedy in which almost a million people perished in 1994. The survivor, a sweet-looking woman named ...
She wanted them to feel connected to their origins by helping them start businesses and open synagogues and schools. By Joseph Berger In the summer of 2001, Harriet Bograd decided to visit her ...
The "View" star — one of several celebrities to get into hot water for troubling remarks about Jews — was born Caryn Elaine Johnson. The "Goldberg" was pure imagination. Cross-cultural empathy.
After deadly Hanukkah attack, Black Jews say rising antisemitism and enduring racism demand renewed alliances.