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Be’chol Lashon Newsletter: June 2010
SPOTLIGHT: TOBIN HEALTH CENTER OPENING
Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, alongside Diane Tobin and her family, will dedicate the Tobin Health Center on Friday in Mbale, Uganda. The center is named in memory of Dr. Gary Tobin z”l. Read the press release | Follow Be'chol Lashon in Uganda on Facebook | Read previous updates about the Health Center
Peggy Orenstein: "It's really important to allow your child to have that fluid identity. We try, in our family, to really have aspects of both our cultures, both our identities. In my case, I identify more as Jewish than as European or Caucasian. So we really try to celebrate all of who we are."
Asian. White. Black. Hispanic. Do race and ethnicity matter when it comes to marriage? Apparently, race is mattering less these days, say researchers at the Pew Research Center, who report that nearly one out of seven new marriages in the U.S. is interracial or interethnic.
Less than 1% of the South’s population is Jewish, and southern Jews account for only 7% of American Jewry. This has not always been the case. In 1800 there were more Jews in Charleston, South Carolina than in any other American city.
Jewish communities in Europe and the Middle East share many genes inherited from the ancestral Jewish population that lived in the Middle East some 3,000 years ago, even though each community also carries genes from other sources — usually the country in which it lives.
Drake was born to an African-American father and a Jewish mother, who divorced when he was five. Raised by his mother in Forest Hill, a heavily Jewish neighborhood of Toronto, he attended a Jewish day school, and was even Bar Mitzvah’d. All of which is to say that, whatever else happens, Drake is already the first-ever black Jewish rap star.
The Shavuot story of Ruth might retell the journey of the most famous convert to Judaism, but South African-born Ilana Skolnik, who became a Jew more than 20 years ago and has lived in Israel ever since, has no less of an amazing story.
Rabbi Sharon Shalom, one of the first Ethiopian Israelis to be ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, is the spiritual leader of a congregation of about 100 people, most of them Holocaust survivors, in Kiryat Gan.
Despite having Hebrew names, Jewish Iranians use their Persian names in their identification papers and do not practice their religious rites in public. Unlike churches, which are clearly marked, synagogues are mostly located anonymously in back alleys and side streets.
There are 1,200 Jews in Guatemala today, and the majority of them reside in the country's capital city, Guatemala City, home to several synagogues and a Jewish school.
The Israeli version of American Idol, Kochav Nolad, has been airing its preliminary auditions as it weeds candidates down to the couple dozen finalists who will compete for the coveted prize which is an inside track to national stardom.
Shir Hodu is Hebrew for 'Song of Praise.' It also means 'Song of India.' This CD is the second in a series of remastered 78 recordings of Jewish song featuring Jewish singers and instrumentalists from Iraq and India.
If USC professor Josh Kun had his way, the Jewish people might not be known as “the People of the Book” but rather “the People of the Record.” “Jews on Vinyl,” curated by Kun and Roger Bennett, of the Charles and Andrea Bronfman Foundation, is the new exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center.
92YTribeca is proud to partner with Judios Latinos for a very special exhibition of work from emerging Latin artists. Based on the conflict that arises from belonging to two worlds at once, DUALITY showcases multi-disciplinary work from Tamara Bogolasky, Jessica Kaire, Mirta Kupferminc, Denise Flasz, Karen Dana, Jennifer Renee Caden Merdjan, Marcos Bucay, and Liora Rimoch.
Topic TBD. RSVP required: Judy Levitan or call 212-399-2685 ext 219. Co-sponsored by Be'chol Lashon and JBFCS.
There is still space at Camp Be'chol Lashon, a new overnight Jewish camp for children from racially and ethnically diverse Jewish families and all those who want to be part of a global Jewish community. Generous camperships are available.
Celebrate Sukkot at beautiful
Walker Creek Ranch in Petaluma. Kids camp, adult workshops, sports, arts & crafts, cooking classes, swimming, and much, much more! Click here to register.
Open call to Jewish artists from racially or ethnically diverse backgrounds or Jews whose work has an emphasis on expanding existing notions of what Jewish looks like. Pieces should be 2D and no larger than 3 x 4 ft. Your work will be featured as part of the Shemspeed Summer Festival on July 29 at Gallery Bar in NYC. Click here to submit your work by e-mail (.jpg format, no larger than 1MB).
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