July 15, 2021
For These US Jews of Color, Encountering Israel’s Diversity Was an Eye-Opening and Affirming Experience
by Michele Chabin
JERUSALEM – Arel Moodie, the son of a white Jewish mother and a Black father, experienced a core identity struggle through most of his teenage years. "It was one of the biggest pieces of turmoil in my adolescence," said Moodie, who was raised in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Brooklyn and attended Jewish camps every summer. "I asked myself, 'Who...
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