A uniquely engaging Shabbat service with guest d’var Torah and song by Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, a trailblazer of the national Jews of Color community and a national leadership voice in the Reconstructionist movement. DIGITAL FLYER Sponsored by The Network | Jewish People of Color of Greater Ann Arbor. With support from: Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation, Beth […]
Join in a conversation with Shahanna McKinney-Baldon moderated by U-M Professor Bryan Roby. Shahanna McKinney-Baldon will discuss the story of Madame Goldye Steiner, the groundbreaking African American vocalist of the Harlem Renaissance era whose career spanned vaudeville, Yiddish theater, early jazz, and the “golden age” of Jewish cantorial singing, or khazones. McKinney-Baldon's research uncovers a […]
Jews of color are much in the news, but who are they and where do they come from? This talk explores the many ways that Jews of color come to and understand their Jewish identities, dispelling common misperceptions and answering questions about the experience of Jews of color in the United States. Sponsor: EMU Center […]
We Are Black Jews: Ethiopian Jewry and the Journey to Equality in Israel is a deeply moving memoir by Roni Fantanesh Malkai that blends personal experience with collective history. With […]