We had such a wonderful series of panel discussions in the East Bay about our multiracial Jewish community. I asked Sherith Israel to host the next gathering and several of our panelists grew up at Sherith Israel! Come on over and hear from all of them. The Jewish community if the San Francisco bay area…
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Interfaith or Interracial or Inter-ethnic: Jewish Families All
John Citron opened his presentation with, “My wife, Felicia, and I have been on a number of Dawn’s panels – interfaith and interracial and now both.” He went on to describe how they have raised their kids as Jews with an understanding of their Chinese heritage. Debbie, wife and mother in a Jewish Filipino home…
Read More »All in the Family: Jews talk about their Multiracial Families
Parents, siblings, aunts and cousins may be white but when their family includes racially diverse members they too are impacted by racial assumptions in the Jewish community. What do white family members have to share with us about how we can be more tuned in to their family? Join us for a dynamic and exciting…
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This fall has a varied and exciting line up of classes and workshops. Take a look below and feel free to call me if you don’t see what you want. Dawn 510-845-6420 x11 Homer & Moses: Poets of their People Join us at the Berkeley Rep production of An Iliad! Imagine this…a religion that focuses…
Read More »Jews Talk about their Multiracial Family: Save the Date
Jews Talk About their Multiracial Families Parents, siblings, aunts and cousins may be white but when their family includes racially diverse members they too are impacted by racial assumptions in the Jewish community. What do white family members have to share with us about how we can be more tuned in to their family? Join…
Read More »Multiracial Jewish Families and FUN!
Celebrating Jewish Racial Diversity I hope you plan to join us on Saturday, May 12 at 6:30pm for an end of the year celebration! We’ll have facepainting for kids, kid crafts (ok, grownups can do them too), food and music. The doors open at 6:30 with crafts & and fun. At 7pm we have a…
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