For an African American Jew, Jerusalem Was a Dream

For an African American Jew, Jerusalem Was a Dream

As Israel turns 70 this year, I can’t help but feel proud. It was hard for me to really understand what Israel was when I started learning about it in Hebrew school. Reading about it in textbooks and looking at pictures was fun but too abstract. Growing up in New...
Taking Greek Jewish Life to the Streets of New York

Taking Greek Jewish Life to the Streets of New York

People often ask me where my family came from before the United States. I always proudly answer, “Greece.” Shocked, they respond, “Really? I didn’t know there were Jews in Greece.” Not only are there still Jews in Greece today, there is an active, vibrant, and growing...
A Polish Guatemalan Grandmother’s Hidden Legacy

A Polish Guatemalan Grandmother’s Hidden Legacy

Jaime Permuth is a documentary photographer with an eye towards capturing communities and images “on the margins of mainstream society.” Raised in Guatemala, Permuth now lives in New York and has a unique perspective on being Jewish. In this, the second of two posts,...