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‘Racism and Jews’

Zoom event aims to explore the connectedness of racism and antisemitism.

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Is the rise in whether Jews can antisemitism its fight antisemitism own phenomwhile ignoring racenon or does it ism toward African stem from racism? Americans, the Thursday, Sept. 3, impact of antisemat 7 p.m., Professor Susannah Heschel JCRC/AJC itism and racism is on Black Jews and will speak at a how Jews should be community Zoom Susannah Heschel discussing racism. event that will “I am commandexplore that question. ed to love my neighbor, but

The event, “Racism and how can I love my neighbor if I the Jews: History, Conscience don’t know them?” Heschel said. and the Future,” is hosted “That to me means that as a by the Jewish Federation of Jew and as a human being, I am Metropolitan Detroit, the obligated to understand people Coalition for Black and Jewish that are all around me, which Unity and Jewish Community include African Americans. I Relations Council/AJC. want to understand their con

Heschel is the Eli M. Black cerns, their history and trouDistinguished Professor and bles.” Chair of the Jewish Studies The event will also feature a program at Dartmouth College. clip from the recently released She teaches courses on modfilm Shared Legacies, which feaern Judaism, modern Jewish tures lessons of Black-Jewish thought and history. Heschel cooperation and a discussion is also the author of numerous with a new generation of Black books and articles. leaders.

As the daughter of Rabbi “I am well aware that we live Abraham Joshua Heschel, she in a terribly polarized envigrew up surrounded by the ronment, in America, in the members of the Civil Rights world and also in the Jewish Movement. Her father is known community. There is a lot of for his active role in the civil anger and resentment and even rights and peace movements of hatred,” Heschel said. “We need the 1960s, so from an early age, to understand the reasons for civil rights were an important the anger, but we also need to be aspect of her life. inspired so we don’t get trapped

“I discovered the Hebrew in the anger. I believe Judaism Bible could change America. has something to contribute to I saw it could soften hardened lift ourselves out of that conflict. hearts,” Heschel said. “I was In my opinion, the teachings of inspired by my father and by Dr. compassion need to be comMartin Luther King Jr.” bined with the teachings of

During the event, Heschel will justice we find in the Hebrew discuss whether rising antisemprophets.” itism is a species of racism or “hate,” or a separate phenomenon. She will also explore Register at jewishdetroit.org/events.