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Beyond the myths, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah share stories of resistance
This week, families across the country will gather for Thanksgiving feasts, followed by Hanukkah three days later. Harvest feasts are traditional for the Native peoples of this continent, but do Thanksgiving and Hanukkah merit a week and a half of celebration? A deeper look at each holiday demands greater introspection.
The ‘tomahawk chop’ is racist. So why are my fellow Jews still supporting it?
At Shabbat dinner Frank LaMere, a HoChunk Nation Elder and lifelong Native American Rights Activist, implored those gathered to “do something about those Braves.” I hosted this particular Shabbat dinner in Atlanta in 2016 at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. The event featured Native and Jewish leaders as well as elected officials.
Waking up to the parallels between the American Indian Boarding School system and the Holocaust
Waking up to the parallels between the American Indian Boarding School system and the Holocaust
A Jewish charity donates COVID supplies to Native Americans
Indigenous Bridges donates surgical masks medical-grade plastic face to the Dine/Navajo Nation
Jewish Conservative Ben Shapiro Defends ‘Boundlessly Racist’ Columbus Day Video
The video depicts Native Americans as cannibals who gawk in awe at the sight of Columbus eating with a knife and fork.
Was ‘Swastika’ Blanket That Caused Uproar A Native American Symbol?
Last month, a group of activists rallied at a Flea Market in Utah to protest what they said was a swastika-decorated blanket on sale.
The U.S. Suffers from Collective Amnesia About Its Original Sin
As we mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I cannot help but reflect on a recent visit to Germany. Among the many lessons brought into stark focus, the trip illuminated the shameful failure of America to confront the ghosts of its past that continue to haunt the marginalized communities on Native American reservations scattered across the country.
Three Jewish Practices in Solidarity with Standing Rock
Three groups of Jews have found ways to incorporate solidarity with Standing Rock and #NoDAPL into their Jewish spiritual and communal practice.
The Jewish Education of Jessye Stein — on a South Dakota Indian Reservation
One day, Jessye Stein, a computer teacher on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, was trying to persuade a student to return to his Lakota language class when the young man suddenly posed an unexpected question. “He asked me where I come from, where my people come from and what my ancestral language is,” she recalled. Stein, 24, told the student she was Jewish and that her ancestors spoke Yiddish. But that just prompted the next, obvious question: “He asked me if I could speak Yiddish,” she recounted. And when she said no, he accused her of being a hypocrite.
Native American Actors Walk Off Set of Adam Sandler Movie
Adam Sandler’s career is continuing its downward spiral. Nearly a dozen Native American actors stormed off the set of Sandler’s latest film…