Jews of Color: Histories & Futures

Jews of Color: Histories and Futures aims to recover and amplify the voices of those members of the American Jewish community who identify as people of color.

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Join us via Zoom on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00pm (MT) for a talk by Dr. Helen Kim of Whitman College about the Asian American Jewish experience.

This event is supported by a grant from @HLuceFdn.

More info & webinar registration at:

https://t.co/OQo4SXAPIE

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Another friendly reminder that there is still time to submit your proposals for the #JewsOfColor in the United States: A Reader for Scholars & Communities. Deadline is May 31.

Tell your friends!

@samirakmehta
@Prof_girlfriend
@rabbisandra

https://t.co/Gbjhe6S98F

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet @mmrosenau, Project Manager for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures!

Maggie Rosenau (they/she) is Project Manager for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures and Communication & Project Administrator for the Program in Jewish Studies at CU Boulder.

https://t.co/6HUwE2uEb2

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet Deborah Whitehead, Working Group Member for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures!

Deborah Whitehead (she/her) is Associate Prof. & Chair of the Dept. of Religious Studies & Associate Director of the Center for Media, Religion, & Culture at CU Boulder.
https://t.co/q6RWw0GJtX

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

❗️Updated deadline for the #JewsOfColor in the US call for submissions ❗️

Send by May 31, 2023.
Notification of acceptance July 1, 2023.

Submit your proposals to:
@samirakmehta
@Prof_girlfriend

Learn more at
https://t.co/Gbjhe6S98F

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet Sooji Min-Maranda, Working Group Member for Jews of Color: Histories and Futures!

SooJi Min-Maranda (she/her) is the executive director of ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal @AlephAlliance.

https://t.co/5ISYSmtIrU

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet @rabbisandra, Working Group Member for Jews of Color: Histories and Futures!

Rabbi Sandra Lawson (she/her) serves as the Inaugural Director of Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Reconstructing Judaism

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet @JaredEJackson, Working Group Member for Jews of Color: Histories and Futures!

Jared Jackson (he/him), is Founder & Executive Director of Jews in ALL Hues.

https://t.co/IjK4MIcWmE

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet Sarah Imhoff @Prof_girlfriend, Working Group Member for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures!

https://t.co/VLSngdHf74

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet @DrJenHo, Working Group Member for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures!

Daughter of a refugee father from China & an immigrant mother from Jamaica, Jennifer Ho (she/her) is director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts and Prof. of Ethnic Studies.

https://t.co/Rz1kviIvwf

[Samira K. Mehta, PhD @samirakmehta]

Sliding in before the start of Shabbat to keep this project, edited by @rabbisandra, SooJi Min-Maranda, @Prof_girlfriend, and me on your mind! We are excited to see your proposals!

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet Megan Friedel, Co-Principal Investigator for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures!

Megan Friedel (she/her) is Assistant Professor at CU Boulder Libraries, serving as Assistant Faculty Director for the Rare & Distinctive Collections and Lead Archivist. https://t.co/pNIJkZcF5W

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet Elias Sacks, Co-Principal Investigator for Jews of Color: Histories and Futures!

Elias Sacks (he/him) is Director of The Jewish Publication Society and a scholar of Jewish thought.

Read more at https://t.co/Qt3buFMldy

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Call for Submissions for Jews of Color in the United States: A Reader for Scholars and Communities

Learn more here: https://t.co/2cI6d2JMn5

#JewsOfColor

[Jews of Color: Histories & Futures @JewsofColorHF]

Meet @samirakmehta, Principal Investigator for Jews of Color: Histories & Futures!

Samira K. Mehta (she/her) is Associate Professor of Women & Gender Studies and the Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Read more at https://t.co/WB99TzhVw5

[Samira K. Mehta, PhD @samirakmehta]

Call for submissions! @Prof_girlfriend @rabbisandra @JewsofColorHF @AjsCaucus @LauraLeibman @JewsinALLHues @JFREJNYC @JoCInitiative @CUJewishStudies @jewish_studies @ReconRabbis @ReconJudaism #JewsOfColor

[Jewish Studies at CU @CUJewishStudies]

Happy Hanukkah! Check out Prof. Samira Mehta's @samirakmehta holiday piece on #JewsOfColor and #FriedFood!

https://t.co/UD8couiiav

[Jewish Studies at CU @CUJewishStudies]

We are full of gratitude to the Luce Foundation, and honored and humbled to be able to provide a home for Jews of Color: Histories and Futures—a deeply collaborative initiative directed by @samirakmehta!

[Jewish Studies at CU @CUJewishStudies]

Congratulations to @samirakmehta, who will serve as Principal Investigator for a $250,000 grant from @HLuceFdn to the Program in Jewish Studies at CU Boulder to launch a new initiative, in partnership with the University Libraries, entitled Jews of Color: Histories and Futures.