race relations

16 Shots, 13 Months!

On Thanksgiving morning when I entered a large grocery store in Wicker Park, Chicago, I was transported back to a ...

I Desperately Want to Know…I am Not Just Asking

I was a 16-year old. My father (56), my younger sister (12) and I were walking home from the movies ...

My Summer in Mississippi: A New Yorker Reflects

This blog is written by Sam Gardner, who just finished his summer internship in the ISJL’s history department. The Neshoba ...

Race Matters: Reflections from a White Southern Jewish Mother

I’ve been thinking a lot about race lately. Many others have, too, in the aftermath of George Zimmerman’s acquittal – ...

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage: “a journey to a place associated with someone or something well known or respected” (The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of ...

Reengage! The Legacy of the Crown Heights Riots & Civil Rights

This week marks the 21st anniversary of the Crown Heights Riots. When these riots took place in 1991, I was ...