We are painfully aware that news media and social media have exploded with horrific blood libels and lies since October 7, but Jewish depictions in Hollywood were quite problematic long before that. In the last few years, Jews were represented as moneyed and scheming (“Cobra Kai”), benefiting from the slave trade (“You People”) and committing […]
For generations of New Yorkers, Century 21 NYC has been synonymous with the city itself. It is a downtown Manhattan institution where shoppers line up to score designer labels at unbeatable prices. But many who walked through its famous doors never knew that behind the iconic retailer were two observant Syrian Jewish families whose Torah […]
Black Orthodox Jews are under double the scrutiny. By not feeling like they fully fit into either group, they have experienced both the uptick in Anti-Semitism that the last year brought, as well as the roller coaster aftermath of the George Floyd murder and subsequent protests. Raphi ‘Hebro’ Fulcher grew up as the son of […]
With a worldwide interest in K-Pop, Korean television dramas, and Kimchi, Korean pride is nothing new to Chana Bilek, an Orthodox Jew from South Korea, with equal pride in the cultures she calls her own. “I was born in Korea. When I was just under 2 years old, I was left abandoned in a hotel […]
On the surface, the game of football and the Jewish religion have nothing to do with each other, but to former NFL running back and Orthodox Jew, Yosef Murray, one could not exist without the other. Having converted to Judaism, Yosef is now making an impact off the field, but it was not a clear […]
We often hear about the racism that Black people in America face, but rarely about the antisemitism and racism Black Jews face. In honor of Black History Month, Allison Josephs spoke with Elisheva Rishon, a Black Orthodox Jewish woman about her experience in both communities — she’s a part of each one yet an outsider as […]
