As a longtime professor of religious studies and Middle Eastern history as well as an Iranian Jew, I wasn’t surprised certain Middle Eastern ethnicities are completely absent from the draft California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum.
On the heels of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, we sit down with Halie Soifer, Executive Director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, who previously served as National Security Advisor to Senator Kamala Harris, to talk about support for Israel within the Democratic Party and other issues of importance to the Jewish community ahead of the upcoming election.
Discussing Black-Jewish issues are, clockwise from top left, Julie Fishman Rayman, AJC deputy director for policy and diplomatic affairs, and Virginia Reps. Don McEachin, Elaine Luria and Bobby Scott.
Those who defend Farrakhan on the grounds that NOI helps underserved black communities across America and empowers African-Americans should know that one cannot empower one group by denigrating another.
Those who defend Louis Farrakhan on the grounds that NOI helps underserved black communities across America and empowers African-Americans should know that one cannot galvanize one group by denigrating another.