They are one of several Black Jewish creators asserting their identities and centering their stories with pride, calling their audiences in to relate and learn in the process. Black Jews are situated at the nexus of two communities that have suffered the generational trauma of state-sanctioned violence and discrimination. The anti-Semitic rhetoric propagated by Kyrie Irving, Kanye West and Dave Chappelle has at once rendered Black Jews invisible and hypervisible. “‘Black-ish’ is a blended Black family show. “Blewish” has played in various film festivals, schools and synagogues around the country, and while Edmond knows Black non-Jewish people have enjoyed it, he said it has yet to be accepted into a Black film festival.

Source: Ethiopian News December 22, 2022 07:33 UTC