A brighter future starts with small conversations every day at home.
Right now, even if it feels uncomfortable, it’s important for families to talk about race and racism together.
The following resources offer starting points for parents, educators, adults and caregivers to have conversations about race, racism, inclusion and justice.
Click here to read our Jewish community’s collective response to the killing of George Floyd.
Resources For Parents
Talking about Race with Young Children
Talking to Young Children about Bias and Prejudice
Raising Kids to be Thoughtful about Diversity
What is Jewish About Respecting Differences?
Diverse Toys to Raise Compassionate Children
Children’s Book Lists
Books about Identity, Bias and Bullying
More Children’s Books about Race
Multicultural Jewish Children’s Books
Resoures For Educators
Talking to Students about George Floyd and Racism
Primary Sources: Brown v. Board of Education
Teaching America's National Crime: Lynching
Resources for Adults
Compilations and Curricula
Coming to the Table: Discussions about Race
Social Identities And Systems Of Oppression
Scaffolded Anti-Racist Resources for wherever you are in the journey, a working document created by Anna Stamborski, Nikki Zimmermann, and Bailie Gregory
Jewish Racial Justice Resources, compiled by the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable.
Jewish Council for Public Affairs - Engaging the Jewish Community in Criminal Justice. Make sure to check out our toolkit with a criminal justice 101, which includes a section on policing.
Medium – Resource Guide: Prisons Policing and Punishment
Tema Smith - Compendium of articles on racism and Black-Jewish relations
Videos and Articles
Video: We Need to Talk About an Injustice, TED Talk with Bryan Stephenson
Videos: A Primer on Mass Incarceration
Article: What We in the Black Community Need from Jews Right Now
Article: Why I, a Minneapolis Rabbi, Changed My Mind About ‘Black Lives Matter
The 1619 Project: Podcast and Lessons (NYT)
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Books
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness, by Michelle Alexander
Just Mercy, by Bryan Stephenson (founder of the Equal Justice Initiative)
So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, by Douglas A. Blackmon
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (FREE ebook available)
Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States - Edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America by Elizabeth Hinton
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together In the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School by Monique W. Morris
Race for Profit by Keeanga-Yamatha Taylor
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Films
When They See Us (Netflix)
Just Mercy (Youtube, GooglePlay, Amazon Prime)
13th (documentary) (Netflix)
Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School (PBS)
Resources By Jews of Color
Jews of Color Field Building InitiativeAn Overview of Jewish Identity and Racial Justice
Collected Works of Ilana Kaufman: Identity and Race in the Jewish Community
Article: I Helped Coin the Term ‘Jews of Color.’ It’s Time for a History Lesson.
Article: "Believe us": Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words
Article: ‘As a Jew of Color, I Need More People in My Community to Speak Up’
Further Resources and Readings on Jewish diversity and Social Justice
Resources about Allyship
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
Resources for Direct Advocacy
Contact your state or federal legislators (phone calls, emails, or letters are most effective)
Visit your city or town website for municipal officials' contact information (phone calls or emails are most effective)
Upcoming Events/Actions
Past Events/Actions
"White Nationalism, Racism and Antisemitism in America Today" (June 10, 2020)
Watch the Recording
"Justice, Justice, Shall You Pursue": A Fireside Chat with Shawn Wooden (June 10, 2020)
Watch the Recording