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Monday, June 17 • 4:15pm - 5:15pm
What makes this Jew different from all other Jews? Race, difference, and safety in Jewish spaces

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We are a people of questions, but perhaps certain types of questions directed at certain kinds of people diminish the safety of all of us. A modern liberal idea? MaNishtana thinks not; he explains that checking people at the door is not something we Jews can or should recognise as ‘traditional’. Join him for some personal and political reflections on the joys and challenges of being a Jew of colour in the 21st century.
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MaNishtana

Anti-racism activist & rabbi
New York–based African-American Orthodox Jew MaNishtana—born from two African-American Orthodox Jewish parents—is a writer, playwright, speaker, novelist, and rabbi. His work tackles prejudice and bias head on and shatters misconceptions about Orthodox Judaism, American Jewish... Read More →

Monday June 17, 2019 4:15pm - 5:15pm PDT
Room 5
  Society and politics, Presentation

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