When I made a comment about how cool it is that “Glee” might have a Jewish Asian character (aptly named Tina Cohen-Chang), everyone in the room [all white Jews] made a face like someone had passed gas. Funny until that comment, they were smiling or at least calm while I described how “Glee” put on… Continue reading Being Jewish & Asian isn’t a joke…duh!
Sometimes I think I must be going crazy. Never before in my life have I stumbled across so many well-meaning (and not well-meaning) white people (usually Orthodox Jews) who consider themselves “not racist” but make all manner of racist comments in front of me. Growing up, I heard racist comments from my family members but… Continue reading From Safe to Unsafe and Back Again
random manishtana fact no 78: i worked in a comic book and videogame store for eight years. and im a proud dc boy. superman. bats. flash. justice league. yknow. see, i never got the marvel universe. actually, more to the point, i never got the deal with how the marvel universe reacted to mutants. everyone… Continue reading Just when you thought it was safe to talk to your friends about…
Event: Intersecting Jewish Identities Workshop led by Jared JacksonDate: Friday, November 13, 2009Time: 8pmPlace: The Hill at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Remember if you know of any cool events about or led by racially and/or ethnically diverse Jews send them my way and I’ll post it up on my blog!
Jew of color Danielle Abrams performing “After Before the Revolution – A Tribute to Eleanor Antin, Eleanora Antinova, and The Black Panthers.” This work has been adapted from play scripts by Eleanor Antin. Malcolm Tulip has directed the piece. Vince Mountain has done set design. Michael Stone Richards will be gracing the stage with a… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Danielle Abrams Performing
2009 Race and Judaism Symposium Date: Thursday, November, 19, 2009 Time: 10:30am-5:30pm Place: Philadelphia, PA/Temple University, Paley Library Lecture Hall, Ground Floor The 2009 Race and Judaism Symposium at Temple University will be devoted to themes in memory of Dr. Gary Tobin, the President of the Institute for Jewish Research and Community, who died on… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Race and Judaism Symposium
From now on, I’ll be posting events that feature racially and ethnically diverse Jews! If it’s happening anywhere, doesn’t have to be New York, tell me about it and I’ll post it! Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, the Rabbi of the Abayudaya Congregation in Uganda, will be speaking at Congregation B’nai Tzedek, 10621 South Glen Road Potomac,… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events
Going to a new community is never easy when you’re a Jew of color. There’s this paranoid (but not paranoid) feeling that everyone is staring at you. You twiddle your thumbs during services and wait for the questions that come after: “Where are you from?” and “Where are you REALLY from?” and “Are you a… Continue reading Wearing this to shul
http://www.hulu.com/embed/X38IH5qfXSpRb29ugb33uA Or just continue to do JOC-slapping.
I’d like to respond to a number of issues in this post. For one, I’d like to respond to a number of criticisms of my video post, “Going to the mikvah with your ‘nappy’ hair”. 1. Too negative. I hate this criticism. Heehee, H-A-T-E. I feel like I hear it every time I write something… Continue reading The Mikvah and "Black" Hairstyles
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 