INTERWOVEN JOURNEYS: THREE CROSSROADS IN BLACK-JEWISH HISTORY (REMOTE)

Join us to explore three powerful and often overlooked intersections between Black and Jewish histories. Examine ancient and modern African Israelite communities—including the Ethiopian Jews and other communities, such as the Igbo and the Lemba- two distinct African ethnic groups with longstanding traditions linking themselves to ancient Israelite or Jewish origins, and the complex racial narratives that have shaped perceptions of Jews and Blacks in America. Following, we will look at musical-cultural dialogue, asking whether Jazz music is fundamentally Black, Jewish, or both, through the creative exchanges of George Gershwin and his contemporaries. Finally, we will investigate how anti-Black racism and antisemitism phenomena share deep roots in similar exclusionary ideologies. Together, these sessions reveal a rich, interconnected story that continues to influence culture and identity today.