Beyond black & white http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/beyond-black-white/ Writing in Jewcy, April N. Baskin and Corinne Lightweaver use the media frenzy over Alysa Stanton’s becoming the first African American female rabbi to argue that the black-white paradigm ignores many Jews of color. en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-07-28T;18:20:00-05:00 Comment by blackie sschwartz@inbox.com You’d never know that 12 other rabbis were ordained recently by Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. They got no “kvelling” at all because they’re not rabbis “of color”. Who says racism is dead? You’d never know that 12 other rabbis were ordained recently by Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. They got no “kvelling” at all because they’re not rabbis “of color”. Who says racism is dead?

]]> 2012-02-09T;19:12:00-05:00 Comment by Joshua Pines joshpines@aol.com This is puzzling to me. Mejia comes from a family of crypto-Jews, as I recall, and his story has been covered by a number of outlets.  Vinas is Jewish by birth and sephardic, and his story has also been covered. His story seems to highlight awfully slippery slope as many sephardim could arguably be considered “of color.” Stanton is notable since she’s a woman, a convert, AND black. That’s quite a combo, and to me, it’s worth coverage. This is puzzling to me.

Mejia comes from a family of crypto-Jews, as I recall, and his story has been covered by a number of outlets.  Vinas is Jewish by birth and sephardic, and his story has also been covered. His story seems to highlight awfully slippery slope as many sephardim could arguably be considered “of color.”

Stanton is notable since she’s a woman, a convert, AND black. That’s quite a combo, and to me, it’s worth coverage.

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