How did Michael Jackson go from being a proud black man to, well, becoming a “white lady”? Whether it’s you or your kids who are wondering, the Anti-Racist Parent blog has a piece called “Explaining Michael Jackson.” In “Michael Jackson was a genius and his genius was black”, Nesha Z. Haniff compares how Michael was… Continue reading Michael Jackson, The Victim
Whether or not, you love it or hate it, The Jerusalem Post claims Judaism is getting in touch with its feminine side. You’ve heard my spiel before in previous posts about whether or not I would call myself a feminist, much less a Jewish feminist. And here is a redux. In short, I grew up… Continue reading The softer side of Judaism
Rabbi Avraham Sherman, one of Jewcy‘s “Haredi’s Most Wanted: The 5 Worst Offenders”, has the magical power to turn non-Jews into Jews and back to non-Jews to Jews to non-Jews. Oy, I’m confused, are you? “No one will be willing to go through the trouble of converting if there is a real fear that, sometime… Continue reading Conversion News Roundup: Keeping you informed or scared out of your mind?
When I think of Jewish culture in unusual places, I think of Chabad and how they’ve managed to canvas the whole world to make Jews connect to Judaism. Apparently, when Rachel Mauro thinks of Jewish culture in unusual places, she also thinks of me! Check out my honorable mention in “Smithsonian Folklife Festival: Jewish Culture in Unusual… Continue reading Jewish Diversity, where it’s at…
When I wasn’t fighting about my Jewish friends over whether Benjamin Cardozo was the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice(he wasn’t), I was fighting with them about whether or not Sonia Sotomayor was qualified to be a Supreme Court judge (she is). They assured me that because she’d only been picked because she was a Latina… Continue reading A little "Justice for All"…
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Blacks and Jews http://www.thedailyshow.com http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:230699 Daily ShowFull Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran Blacks and Jews, everyone knows that this relationship has been fraught with tension in America. Things were really “tight” between the two groups during the Civil Rights movement but… Continue reading Blacks and Jews: Tension or Comedy?
The picture book, “I am Latino” is a celebration of Latino children everywhere and their various shades, cultures, and customs that define them. While the book is for ages 4-8, it would surely serve adults as well, especially the kind who like to remind me rather often that I do not look 1) Dominican and… Continue reading I AM LATINO!
The video might be fuzzy but the music comes across loud and clear. If you’re into Cuban Jewish fusion, then you’re going to love Roberto Juan Rodriguez and Sexteto Rodriguez. Their latest album is Timba Talmud. Now excuse me while I go order this and every other album this group has put out!
“…America at its best — open, diverse, pluralistic, fighting for human dignity and decency, confronting the hatreds that resulted in the Holocaust, the hatreds that would invite its repetition.” “Holocaust Museum: America at its best” is a heartfelt look at the latest tragedy and how we can fight against it.
In this week’s Jewish Week, “The Sotomayor Effect” talks about the relationship between the Hispanic and Jewish communities. For the piece, some Latinos, some Jews and of course, some Latino Jews were interviewed. Some good soundbites: “Relations between the two communities are good, I think maybe better than ever,” said Moises Perez, president and CEO… Continue reading The Sotomayor Effect
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 